"Engine 1 to Engine 2, lay in to us, we need a water supply." When you hear this transmission over your radio, do you think, “Here we go, we will have to rack the 5-inch hose again”? Many of the fire ...

Firefighters are enjoying the quiet of a summer afternoon in their fire station discussing the night’s dinner when the stationhouse speakers crackle. The dispatcher announces “a reported structure ...

In your front-page article “Board wants full-time fire chief” on Jan. 3, you state in part “There are no fire hydrants in town, so water must be trucked to all calls.” Not true. We installed dry ...

CLINTON — Connecticut Water has awarded funds from its Firefighter Grant Program for 2020, including two stations in lower Middlesex County. Applications were open to any fire department in ...