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June 19, 2013
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Holyoke parking garage to be training site for new regional technical rescue team

The newly formed Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team will be training at the Dwight Street parking garage this week. Training is scheduled for Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will include use of a new trailer equipped with supplies to do high angle, trench and confined-space rescues, Fire Department Lt. Thomas G. Paquin said Tuesday. Western Massachusetts is divided into three areas in terms of distribution of Homeland Security funds: Hampden County, Hampshire and Franklin counties and Berkshire county. Lt. Matthew Normandin of the Holyoke Fire Department is team leader of the Hampden County team, Paquin said.

 

Courtesy of Mike Plaisance, The Republican

HFD Recent Promotions

Congratulations to our brothers who were promoted on May 10, 2013

  LT James Cadigan to Temp. Captain

LT Kirk Krause to Temp. Captain

LT Mark Bresnahan to Temp. Captain

FF Chris Butler to Temp. LT

FF Bobby Sadowski to Temp. LT

FF John Dezess to Temp. LT

HFD Runners Take 1st Place at Jay Lyons 5K Memorial Road Race

Congratulations to the Holyoke Firefighter Team who took First Place in Team Category at the 2013 Jay Lyons 5K Memorial Road Race.

Carribean Nightclub Fire

At 1855 hours companies from Group A were toned out to a structure fire at the Carribean Restaurant for a possible structure fire.  Units arrived to find a fire that had extended through the building.  Units went into a interior attack mode.  The fire went to 2 alarms and crews worked hard to extinguish this labor intensive fire.

HFD 2013 Recent Retirees

Congratulations to Local 1693 most recent Retirees. Thank you for all your years of sacrifice and service to the City of Holyoke. You will be missed. Happy retirement!

 

Captain Jim Byrnes

Captain Joe Snyder 

 Captain Paul Gubala 

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