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Special Notices & Items In NH Fire News - Jul-Dec 2001 STATEWIDE NEWS FROM Jan-Jun 2001 - - - STATEWIDE NEWS FROM July-Dec 2000 - - - STATEWIDE NEWS FROM 1999 October 2001 October 2001 Sun Oct 14, 2001 - Bellows Falls VT SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO 2 BROTHER VERMONT FIREFIGHTERS LOST 20 YEARS AGO! The members of the Bellows Falls Firefighters Association announce our 117th Fire Prevention Parade, Sunday October 14, 2001. This years parade coincides with the 20th year anniversary of the tragic loss of Bellows Falls Firefighters Terry Brown and Dana Fuller in the Star Hotel Fire December 29, 1981 . Firefighters Brown and Fuller will be honored as the 117th Fire Prevention Parade Grand Marshals Posthumous. There will be a dedication of a new memorial flag pole at the site of the Star Hotel including a flag raising. This event will take place during the parade after the Bellows Falls units arrive in the Square. We would appreciate any pieces of apparatus that can participate in the parade to help demonstrate our unity in remembering our fallen brothers. Any interested personnel are invited to join the Bellows Falls Fire Department in the Square for the dedication ceremony. The parade lineup will begin at 12pm with the step off at 1pm from the Bellows Falls Fire Station, 170 Rockingham Street, Bellows Falls VT (Exit 5 or 6 off I-91 in Vermont follow Rte 5 into Bellows Falls. 4 miles north from Exit 5. 3 miles South from Exit 6). For further information please contact Mike Empey (mklnhsem@sover.net) of the Bellows Falls Firefighters Association 802-463-4024 or call the BF fire station at 802-463-4343. Bellows Falls Firefighters Association PARADE INFORMATION Trophies will be awarded for the following : 1. Best Appearing Apparatus. 2. Brown / Fuller memorial trophy for Best Appearing Apparatus with a marching unit, first place. 3. Carl E. Harlow Memorial trophy for Best Appearing Apparatus with a marching unit, second place. 4. Units traveling longest distance. 5. Oldest piece of Apparatus in service. 6. Best Appearing Ambulance Refreshments will be served at the fire station to all participants and guests following the parade . Dec 29 - 1981 - Rockingham (Bellows Falls Vlg) - VT - Star Hotel 3 Sty Bldg destroyed - Bellows Falls Firefighters Terry Brown and Dana Fuller perish in the Star Hotel Fire Fri Oct 12,2001 - Concord NH Fire Prevention Parade Returns ! The evening Fire Prevention parade will be returning to Concord this year! It will be held on the 12th of October. It either starts at 5PM (17:00) or 6PM (18:00) from the shopping center on Storrs Street & will proceed down N/S Main Street. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW: Sat Oct 13, 2001 - Loudon Fire Dept Annual Harvest Supper Loudon Fire Station - 8 Cooper Street Our annual Harvest Supper will include dinner served family style - corned beef, cabbage, a wide assortment of vegetables, rolls and butter, cider, coffee, tea and, of course, pie. Saturday, October 13, 2001 - 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM $7/adults and $5/children under 12. For info (603) 783-4384 Oct 12-14, 2001 - Connecticut State Fireman's Convention Rescheduled The CT State Fireman's Convention scheduled for this weekend in West Haven CT has been postponed until October 12-14 Rick Burnham Secretary Oct 8,10 & 13 Forest Fire Training Fire Academy Rte 106 in Concord Basic Forestry Course Open to NH Wardens, Deputy Warder=ns, Special Deputy Wardens, Firefighters, other state and federal employees (and others if space is available). Sat Oct 6, 2001 - Peacham VT       Public Safety Open House On Saturday, October 6, 2001 from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M. the Peacham Volunteer Fire Department will hold a public safety open house. Fire Departments, Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Agencies have been invited to help the Peacham Volunteer Fire Department celebrate the new addition to the Fire Station. There will be contests for Fire and EMS,commemorative T-shirts for sale, Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream, Coffee and Cookies Free for all. The public is welcome. The fire fighter contest ("Over the Barn") will remember a historic event. When the Peacham Volunteer Fire Department was new, it sought a fire engine. A special Jeep fire engine was touted as the solution for the Town. A test was proposed, could the 1946 Jeep, outfitted as a fire engine, shoot a stream of water over Warren Farrington's barn? It did and the Jeep, still in service as Peacham Engine 2, was purchased in 1950. The contest will be for teams of firefighters to compete to see who can send a stream of water the furthest distance across the new station addition. The Emergency Medical Services contest ("Through the Field") will pit teams of EMT's against each other in safely and completely immobilizing a "patient" on a backboard and transporting that "patient" for 50 feet. The fastest team to safely transport the patient wins. Rules for the contests can be found at http://www.peacham.net/fire Thur Oct 4, 2001 - Hartford VT       Celebrating Our Unsung Heroes: "Celebrating Our Unsung Heroes: Honoring Volunteer Firefighters," the annual meeting of Vital Communities: 7 to 9 p.m, at the Hartford Fire Station, VA Cutoff Road, White River Junction; call (802) 291-9100 for information. September 2001 September 2001 Sat Sept 29, 2001 West Windsor VT       Car Wash and Bake Sale Car Wash and Bake Sale in West Windsor to benefit the families affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, sponsored by the Albert Bridge Elementary School and West Windsor firefighters: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the fire house, Route 44. Fri Sep 28, 2001 - St. Albans VT Just to let everyone know, the St. Albans City Fire Dept. is having a coin drop, Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 starting at 4:00 p.m. on the corners of Lake and Main Sts. Hope yoou can drive by and help us help our brothers and sisters at FDNY. Thanks, Jeff Levesque SACFD - A-13 Notes on Statewide Mtg of Sept 2001 September's meeting filled over half the seats in the Fremont Fire Station training room. Points covered were: Member retention, in light of the radio system problems. Current members who have not rejoined, can expect a personal phone call within the week Radio System Status - S-1 is hearing quite well again and is being heard further out than before - S-1 is still having occasional static problems, usually very late at night. SW91 is recording and time stamping each incident for review by PSNH. Wednesday/ Thursday overnight, the repeater was being hit by static more than usual. A dead CSQ key usually terminates the static. S-2 power output is down to 20 watts, but it appears we will live with that for now First hand reports from the World Trade Center in Manhattan from Ed SW73 Slide show of current and PAST, PAST, PAST incidents courtesy of Ted SW578 Next meeting date and site is to be determined, due to nearness to the MRS Holiday Party and Thanksgiving. Another issue that has come up, in the meantime, involves our Web Site. Currently we are generating over 100 MegaBytes of traffic per day. Yahoo, the host provider, wants to charge us $8.95-$11.95 a month in order to increase our capacity. This increase in costs would also give us a few nice added features. Two opinions I have so far are totally opposite. One is strongly in favor of paying a monthly fee and the other is not. We can still continue to operate as is, however, once we reach our daily quota, site access will be shut off for the remainder of the day. Sun Sept 23 -Grafton NH       Memorial Service Grafton Center Church invites all Fire and EMS personnel to a prayer vigil Sunday, 11:00 AM on behalf of rescue workers who lost their lives on Sept 11, as well as those who continue the rescue and recovery efforts. Vigil will take place at the flag pole on the common. Area departments are welcome to attend WCP383 Hanover Dispatch Center clear with the special announcement tone Sep 24, 2001 - Stratford Hollow NH Chief Submits Letter of Resignation The Colebrook News and Sentinel is reporting that Stratford Hollow Fire Chief Smokey Curley submitted a letter of retirement at the September 24 Selectman's meeting. Smokey started the Hollow Fire Department 33 years ago. He has been the precinct's only chief since its inception The fire department in Stratford Hollow was started because the Hollow was not a part of the Stratford Fire precinct and fire service was provided by the Groveton Fire Department. In 1969 the Hollow obtained its first fire truck, old forestry trucks. Sept 22 & 23 Forest Fire Training 0800 - 17:00 Stratham Fire Department Basic Forestry Course Open to NH Wardens, Deputy Warder=ns, Special Deputy Wardens, Firefighters, other state and federal employees (and others if space is available). Sat Sept 15, 2001 - Derry NH Derryfest McGregor Park Sat Sept 08, 2001 - Littleton NH Littleton Firefighters Open Golf Tournament to Benefits Local Charities At The Bethlehem Country Club Route 302 Bethlehem, NH September 8, 2001 Scramble Format Call Bethlehem CC At 869-5745 To Reserve Tee Times Cost: $55 Per Player Includes Greens Fees ò Cart ò Beef & Chicken Barbeque Dinner & Prizes Prizes & Awards After Last Foursome Finishes At Approximately 5:00 PM For More Information, Please Call Littleton Fire Department (603) 444-2137 Bethlehem Country Club (603) 869-5745 Sat Sept 8, 2001 - Chester NH Chester Days Parade including fire apparatus, on Chester Street Sun Sep 7,8,9 2001 - Gorham NH The NH State Firemen's convention is in Gorham NH the week end of Sept. 7,8,9 2001. with parade, muster and exhibits. etc. Thanks to Dan Peterson of the Goshen Fire Dept for this info Sun Sept 02, 2001 - Jackson NH 12:00 - Jackson and Barlett Fire Departments 35th Annual Chicken Barbecue in Jackson Village August 2001 August 2001 Aug 27 Statewide Member Update As many of you probably know, S-1 has been marginal if all useful all summer. This is the new repeater installed in June. I had hopes for it, because the first few days, it worked quite well, aside from audio. Then, the techs went back up a couple times shortly there after, and it went down hill fast. I had been pressing the company to get back up there, as we are coming on 3 months. Saturday, the techs went up, and did some more work. Members please test and test and test it to see if it works and works consistantely. There is still some of that static noise, but aside from that (I will pursue with PSNH seperately) first indications are favorable. 66 says they found something flakey with the receiver preamp. Keep tuned, transmit jobs, and please comment here in the e groups forum so everyone can evaluate. Thanks for your patience, this hasn't been a very fun NHSW summer. On the good side, S-2 is working great! Aug 24, 2001 - Derry NH Former Derry Fire Department Chief Walter Boyce dies after short illness. He was born in Derry, NH on May 8, 1910. He was a lifelong resident of Derry. He served with the Derry Fire Department from 1931 to 1969. In 1964 he become the first permanent Derry Fire Chief. He retired in 1969. Funeral services will be Tuesday August 28, 2001 at 1:30PM at the Peabody Funeral Home, 15 Birch Street, Derry. Burial will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery, East Derry. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday August 27, 2001 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Derry Firefighters Relief Assoc., 131 East Broadway, Derry, NH 03038 for the purchase of Thermal Imaging Camera. Complete obituary at http://www.peabodyfuneralhome.com/Obit4.htm Aug 18, 2001 - Conway NH North Conway Fire Chief David Halprin Announced his retirement in a letter to the North Conway Water Precinct. First Deputy Tim Anderson will serve as acting chief until a successor is chosen. Halprin had been with the fire department since 1984, serving as it's chief since January 2000 Sun Aug 19,2001 -Barrington NH 15th Annual Barrington Old Truck Meet Rochester Fairgrounds - Rochester NH Antique Trucks, Fire Trucks, Tractors, Cars and Small Engines. Fun & Games - Vendors - Lots Of Food. General Admission $3 Registration Fee $5. RAIN OR SHINE. Tel: 603 664-9761 Sat Aug18, 2001 - York Maine York Maine Fire Department Firemen's Parade & Muster The parade will start at 12:00 noon sharp. The line-up will be on Woodbridge Road at the Route 1A intersection. Muster will start after the parade at the Village Elementary School on York Street. A flea market will also be held. Aug 14, 2001 - Concord NH Fire Chief John Dionne announces he is retiring in March Dionne has been a firefighters for 38 years, and Concord's Chief for 12 Sun Aug 12, 2001 - Pepperell MA 41st Annual Fireman's Muster Check http://www.pepperellfire.org/ For details Sat Aug 11, 2001 - Wakefield NH 5:00pm - Wakefield Fire Station community Supper - 2nd Saturday of month - Italian fare is usually served Sat Aug 11, 2001 - Freedom NH 5:00pm - Firemen's Annual Lobster Supper at Freedom Town Hall, part of Freedom Old Home Week August 7, 2001 - Wolfeboro NH 2:00pm - History of early fire equipment and notable fires in Wolfeboro Clark House Complex on South Main Street - Free and open to public .......... 1887 - Wolfeboro - NH - Lehner St - Wolfeborough Steam Power Co. Shoe Factory - 4 Sty bldg 200 ft long, 2 ells 36x75 Feb 24 - 1897 - Wolfeboro - NH - South Main Street - Estabrook Dormitory at Brewster Academy gutted by fire May 28 - 1899 - Wolfeboro - NH - B&M Railroad wharf building fire spread to Goodwin's Block destroying Extensive damage to Wolfeboro Landing Nov 03 - 1903 - Wolfeboro - NH - Brewster Free Academy burned down, total loss .......... 1939 - Wolfeboro - NH - Fire - SS Mt. Washington burns - 178x48 ship with large 1 cylinder engine (42 inch by 120 inch bore and stroke) Mar 01 - 1998 - Wolfeboro - NH - 2nd Alm - Center St./Back Bay - Barry Mills (Vacant) August 4, 2001 - Madison NH Chicken Barbecue at Madison Fire Station part of Madison Old Home Week July 2001 July 2001 Sat July 14, 2001 - Deerfield NH 2:00pm - Public Auction of Engine 2 and Engine 4 Viewing hours from 9:00AM to 2:00PM Sat July 14, 2001 - Wakefield NH 5:00pm - Wakefield Fire Station Community Supper - 2nd Saturday of month - Italian fare is usually served July 11, 2001 - Alton NH Chicken Barbecue during Alton Old Home Days at Alton Fire Station on Route 140 July 4, 2001 - Brentwood NH Brentwood Fire Chief Norman "Red" Byrne retires, 48 years after becoming a volunteer firefighter. Red's last 19 years has been as chief. Deputy Chief Kevin Lemoine becomes Brentwood's new Fire Chief. July 4, 2001 - Greenville NH 12:00 - bicycle and Fire truck parade 1:00pm - Firemen's Muster at Adams Street Field July 4, 2001 - Pittsburg NH 6:00pm - Firemen's Softball Game Derry Fire PL Change Derry NH Fire (154.130) has switched PL/CTCSS tone from 136.5 to 114.8. July 1, 2001 - Rochester NH The NEW Gonic Fire Station closed due to funding issues July 1, 2001 - Ossipee NH 2:00-4:00pm - Touch a Truck Town Hall - Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Ambulances on display Aquatics Safety & Water Rescue From: Gerry Dworkin, Consultant Aquatics Safety & Water Rescue LIFESAVING RESOURCES http://www.lifesaving.com Statwide Radio System Update The repeater on Pack Monadnock "was" performing quite poorly. Since last summer, I have been trying to get something done. No shop seems interested in working on the equipment given the many unknowns, so we have done something substantial and definitive for S-1 (461.400 MHz). Finally we have a solution. A new-to-us repeater is ready to go, and was installed on Saturday June the 2nd. At the same time, Pinnacle has discovered that there are a few of us users out there, and a lease with rent is due July 1st. Members should get out and do some performance testing to see how things have improved. Non-members can e-mail us and let us know how much better they are hearing us at nhsw@mail.com We are anticipating the annoying static problems will be greatly reduced. Initial testing indicates that the receiver has just as well or slightly better than the old receiver. On the transmit side you should notice an additional 6dB of signal strength. In the Merrimack Valley Massachusetts region, it appears the increased power output is enough to overcome the "church" in Boston, that was causing listening difficulties! 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