Tuesday, November 6, 2007

TUESDAY MORNING TWO CAR MVA

A TUESDAY MORNING MVA MADE A SMALL TRAFFIC PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE GOING TO WORK .







GOOD TRUCK PLACEMENT MADE A SAFE PLACE TO WORK ON THE DRIVERS OF THE CARS WITH OUT WORRYING ABOUT GETTING HIT BY THE CARS DRIVING BY.






THE NEW RESCUE TRUCK MAKES FOR A GOOD BLOCKER TRUCK, AND IF WE NEED THE TOOL- IT COMES OFF THE DRIVER SIDE. WE HAVE TWO REELS OFF THE DRIVER SIDE AND ONE OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR NOW.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

NEW RESCUE IN SERVICE



THE NEW RESCUE WENT INTO SERVICE THIS WEEK,


IT HAS BEEN OUT TO A CAR FIRE, A MVA AND TWO MEDICAL CALLS


STARTING OFF WITH A BANG!

CALLS FOR OCTOBER




THE CALLS FOR THE MOUTH OF OCTOBER GO AS


MED CALLS
19

MVA CALLS
13

FIRE CALLS
12
UP TO 286 CALLS

Saturday, October 13, 2007

COMING TO A FIRE DEPT NEAR YOU



THE JOHN DEER GATORS ARE IN CT AND THE SKID UNITS ARE COMING ON THE 18TH FROM VERMONT. NOW ALL WE NEED IS A TRAILER TO GET IT TO THE CALL, AND ROOM TO PARK IT.

Out with the Old, In with the New... Really!

The Old, A 1995 E-ONE FREIGHTLINER RESCUE, 16 FOOT BOX, 5 MAN CAB, 6-6000 POUND AIR FILL STATION, 30 FOOT LIGHT TOWER.





The New, A 2006 E-ONE TYPHOON CUSTOM CAB, 20 FOOT BOX WITH 4 COFFIN BOXES ON TOP, A 6 MAN CAB, 25 KW OWEN GENERATOR, FOUR 750 WATT QUARTZ SCENE LIGHTS, AND TWO 750 WATT TRIPOD PROTABLE LIGHTS, ONE LIGHT TOWER WITH 6-1000 WATT LIGHTS, TWO 200 FT CORD REELS.




THE NEW TRUCK WILL BE IN HOUSE AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

CAMPER ROLLOVER


THREE CAR MVA AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT 6 AND RT 203. A CAMPER WAS T-BONED BY A PICK UP GOING EAST ON RT 6. IT ROLLED THE CAMPER ON TO A PICK UP WAITING AT THE LIGHT ON THE 203 SIDE.

THE PICK UP THAT T-BONED THE CAMPER.

A HEAVY TOW TRUCK HAD TO UPRIGHT THE CAMPER
OFF THE PICK UP. NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE MVA.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Two New Trucks Coming to North Windham



THE NEW SERVICE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND HAD NO CALLS TO GO TO. SOME OF THE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING IT TO THE FIRST CALL. (THEY HAVE BEEN SLEEPING IN THE TRUCK - THEY'RE THAT BAD!)


THE RESCUE TRUCK IS A GO, WE WILL BE PURCHASING THE DEMO FROM E-ONE. E-ONE CAME DOWN ON THE PRICE TO WORK WITH THE DEPT. THE NEW TRUCK MAY BE IN HOUSE NEXT MONTH. (CROSS YOUR FINGERS) THIS TRUCK IS BIGGER THAN THE ONE WE HAVE NOW. TIME FOR A BIGGER TOOL BOX FOR ALL THE NEW TOOLS WE NEED TO DO THE JOB OF A FIRE/RESCUE DEPT.