Bridgewater (NJ) Holding Vote to Replace Fire Equipment

Fire District No. 3 is holding a special vote in late November to request the funds for new firefighting equipment, reports Tap Into.

If approved by the voters of district three, they will enter into a Lease to Buy program, with payment not to exceed $650,000 for the new fire equipment.

According to the district, there will be no impact on the fire district budget that was previously approved by voters in February.

Vischer Ferry (NY) FD Opens Newly Renovated Firehouse, Christens New Heavy Rescue 

The firehouse opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The district also held a wet down of its new heavy rescue truck.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.