Happy to see one of our photos on the cover of the Mass Call / Volunteer Firefighters Association magazine called Smoke Showin’. This picture was taken during a search and rescue drill we conducted in the old parsonage that belonged to the Goshen Congregational Church. The building was being demolished to make way for a […]
GOSHEN, MA – While some local fire departments offer food to their members to entice them to visit the station, Goshen firefighters just have to schedule a hydrant drill on East Street to get them to show up in numbers. Tonight, we took advantage of the 40 degree temperatures (the first time we’ve had such […]
GOSHEN, MA – I’m sure it won’t come as a surprise to you when I say that it’s been a bit cold lately. So, with last night’s temperatures hovering just below the freezing mark (which is actually warm compared to recent nights) we decided to have a pump drill. We flowed water from the cistern […]
GOSHEN, MA – Firefighters from Chesterfield, Goshen and Williamsburg recently attended a series of three Mass Fire Academy Impact Drills. The drills, which were hosted by each of the towns, were held over a period of three weeks in March. The first class on Common Emergencies was held on March 3rd in the Goshen fireshouse. […]
Do you know the hazards you might face when dealing with an incident on a farm? Farms, as part of our rural landscapes, can appear to be a working experience that is non-threatening and peaceful. Used by permission of the Massachusetts Call Volunteer Firefighters Association by Frederick G, Clark Deputy Chief, Goshen Fire Dept., Goshen […]
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) By SEAN REAGAN Staff Writer Five Hilltown volunteer firefighters graduated this month from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s I/II Basic Training Class. Two firefighters from Goshen and three from Chesterfield were among 29 men and women honored after completing the six-month course. ”It was a great course,” said Susan Labrie, […]
Source: The Republican (Springfield, MA) Author: D.L. STEPHENSON; [email protected] SOUTH HADLEY, MA – If the graduates from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s I/II Basic Training Class 9 are anything like the thousands of firefighters who came before them, then no matter how old they get, “When they smell that smoke, they’ll still want to chase those trucks.” So […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: JULLIETTE DORO Some towns may not be able to afford paramedic-level response 24 hours a day as required under the new law. A law governing emergency medical services in Massachusetts is causing concern in rural communities over the cost of meeting its standards. EMS 2000, which has gone into effect gradually […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: MICHAEL McAULIFFE SPRINGFIELD, MA – It was a class designed to help professionals, but much of the information presented during a program at Shriners Hospital for Children could also have helped laymen prevent burn injuries. Patricia M. Lybarger, clinical information specialist at the Shriners Burn Hospital-Boston, spent more than two hours […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Paula Mogelinski, a program support assistant, has been named employee of the month for February at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leeds. She was nominated by her co-workers for her positive and friendly attitude. She has been at the center since 1976. Kristal J. Bluemer of Northampton has been offered […]