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

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

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.

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