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2 Stove Fires
- 6/17/2008 |
Brighton Firefighters responded to two kitchen fires with
12 hours of each other.
The first occurred at 1600 Elmwood Ave in an apartment building. The
second incident happened on Fieldston Terrace about 1 block from our Station 3
firehouse.
In both cases the fire started on the stove and extended into the cabinets
above.
The fire was contained to the kitchen and in both cases stopped before larger
fires occurred.
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2 Firefighters Sworn In
- 6/6/2008 |
Firefighter JP Lacey took the Oath of Office on May 29th and was sworn in a
the newest career firefighter for the Brighton Fire Department.
JP crossed over from the volunteer side of the Department as have many before
him. He was a volunteer with the Department for four years and served as
purchasing agent prior to assuming his role as a paid firefighter.
Also graduating was Shane Bagley, a member of our bunker program who
continues to volunteer for the Department.
Shane went to the fire academy sponsored by the BFD.
Congratulations to both firefighters for an outstanding performance at the
academy.
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BFD Swift Water Training
- 5/31/2008 |
If you drove by Ellison Park on Saturday, May 31st, 2008,
you may have seen several people walking around in bright yellow rubber suits.
That's because Brighton Firefighters were busy training in swift water rescue
operations.
Swift water consists of any body of water that has a current. It only
takes a current of 1-3 mph to make maneuvering difficult, especially if you have
been in an accident or suffered a traumatic incident which resulted in a water
entrapment .
The training consisted of scenarios where victims were stranded in the water,
floating downstream and stuck in rocks.
Each scenario required objectives, strategies and tactics to effect a timely
rescue.
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MDA - FILL THE BOOT
- 5/30/2008 |
On June 4th, 2008 motorist traveling through Brighton
will once again be asked to help Firefighter raise money for the
MDA.
This annual event raised over $8800.00 last year and will hopefully meet this
years goal of $9000.00.
You will see both Volunteer and paid firefighters on many corners in Brighton
with boots in hand. Please give what you can.
For the International Association of Fire Fighters, the
tradition of raising money to help MDA goes all the way back to 1954.
Fill-the-Boot is the IAFF's signature campaign event, in which fire fighters
greet motorists, shoppers and others and ask them to drop donations for MDA into
fire fighter boots.
The program - which in 1999 helped the IAFF raise $13
million in North America to support MDA - has had a huge impact on MDA's ability
to help people with ALS and other neuromuscular diseases.
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