60,000 Gallons of Water: Sunday, the West Barnstable Community gathered to dedicate the new 60,000-gallon cistern (underground water tank) at the 1717 Meetinghouse/West Parish. The water is for firefighting and replaces an old 20,000-gallon tank. The new tank represents a multi-year collaboration between the 1717 Meetinghouse Trustees, the Town of Barnstable, and the WBFD. See […]
CFSI accepting Nominations for 2022 Awards
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) announced on Monday the opening of its award application period for its 2022 national awards. The CFSI awards recognize both individuals and organizations for outstanding leadership in fire and life safety. The four awards include: CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recognizes individuals for leadership in […]
Winter Fire Safety: Preparing Your Department & Community
Winter is just around the corner, along with new challenges to public safety. Now is the time to prepare your department and community for the threats fire poses during the winter months. Join us for this Facebook Live discussion on the NVFC’s page: National Volunteer Fire Council. Lt. Michael O. McLeieer, president of E.S.C.A.P.E., Inc. […]
Lanesborough Fire Department Chief Leadership Update
As some of you may know there has been a change of leadership recently within our organization. We wanted to take a second to explain what has changed within our ranks and essentially introduce you to our new Chief Officers. But first, we wanted to extend our utmost gratitude to our former Fire Chief Charles […]
Home Structure Fires and even Home Fire Deaths are all too Common in the News
Stories of home structure fires and even home fire deaths are all too common in the news. From 2015 to 2019, US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 346,800 home structure fires per year. These fires caused an annual average of 2,620 civilian deaths; 11,070 civilian fire injuries; and $7.3 billion in direct […]
New Standards set Stage for improved Gear Cleaning and Decontamination
NFPA 1851, the standard that covers the selection, care, and maintenance of firefighting protective clothing, was transformed in late 2019. Requirements for cleaning turnout gear were significantly revamped, with comprehensive changes affecting all aspects of gear cleaning and decontamination and the introduction of verification procedures for independent service providers, organizations, and manufacturers that regularly clean […]
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