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Central Fire Company Raffle
The Central Fire Company is hosting a raffle to support its Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $10 ea or 3 /$20. Prizes include a Toro Snowthrower, Emotion Kayak, and a Husqvarna Chain Saw. Click here for more information, or email Captain Rusty Ricker at rricker@georgetownma.gov.
Georgetown Firefighters fill first shifts on July 1st:
Georgetown Firefighters (L-R) Captain Rusty Ricker, Lt. Jeffrey Ricker, and FF Tim Sullivan stand in front of Ladder 1 on Tuesday July 1. The three firefighters worked the inaugural per-diem shift to provide daytime Fire/EMS coverage. During the first shifts, the firefighters responded to two calls for assistance.
GTFD Presents Fire Safety at the Senior Center:
Georgetown Firefighter/EMT Donna Robbins (above right) along with Chief Michael Anderson (not pictured) visited the Senior Center recently to give a fire safety presentation to several senior citizens.
Georgetown Firefighters train in Firefighter Survival Techniques:
The Georgetown Fire Department acquired a donated house on Parrish Road for training. Above, firefighters practice firefighter survival techniques on Saturday, June 21st. Above Left, Lt. Brian Gosse demonstrates a firefighter rescue on Firefighter Brian Coolidge. Above Right, Lt. Chuck Savage watches as Firefighter Stew Barret practices a firefighter bailout from the 3rd floor window.
Mike Anderson named Acting Chief:
Current Georgetown Fire Chief Michael Anderson has been appointed Acting Chief of the Georgetown Fire Department by the Board of Selectman on Monday June 2nd. The appointment comes after the Board of Fire Engineers was dissolved. Chief Anderson will fulfil the role of Chief until the Town of Georgetown hires a part time Chief. The Georgetown Fire Department would like to extend our thanks to former Selectmen Peter Sarno and Lonnie Brennen for serving on the Board of Fire Engineers during our transition period.
Summer Burn Information:
Chief Anderson and the Georgetown Fire Department are providing the following information from the American Burn Foundation and the United States Fire Administration to help keep you and your family safe during the upcoming Summer season.
Georgetown Firefighters Train in Specialized Rescue
Georgetown Firefighters train in the use Rescue Jacks and Airbags to lift dumpsters and a bus at the Highway Department Garage on Tuesday April 29th, 2008.
Firefighters to get upgraded Protective Gear
Former Georgetown Fire Chief Herb MacDonald gets fit tested for a new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) mask recently at the Central Station. Georgetown residents generously voted at the May 2007 town meeting to appropriate $15,000 for upgrades to the fire department for upgrades to personal protective equipment. All firefighters were fit tested and will be assigned their own SCBA mask. In the past, firefighters grabbed whatever mask was assigned to the SCBA they were using. Many times these masks were inadequately sized for the firefighter who used it. Fit testing, and the assignment of face masks will ensure the safety of the towns firefighters when they enter hazardous environments.
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