Bristol facility will provide realistic firefighter training

On any given day, Addison County firefighters are asked to tap into a diverse set of skills when responding to fires and other emergencies. 

BRISTOL — The Bristol Fire Department that Brett LaRose leads today is quite a bit different from the one he joined 25 years ago. “Back then it was a unique culture here, more of a club mentality,” LaRose told the Independent during a recent Zoom intervie … (read more)