firefighters
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Two Bristol firefighters receive statewide honors
Kris Perlee was recognized as state Firefighter of the Year, and Caleb Rockwood received the award for VSFA Emergency Maintenance Technician of the Year.
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Addison County Firefighters Association awards three scholarships
The Addison County Firefighters Association’s Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce awards to area students Genevieve Forand, Paige Guilbeault and Ila Crowley. A formal presentation was made at…
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Vergennes firefighters bring science to life for homeschool kids
Three volunteer firefighters from the Vergennes Volunteer Fire Department brought the truck to the co-op’s final gathering of the school year.
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County firefighters, local citizen honored
The annual meeting of the Addison County Firefighters Association drew 149 firefighters representing 17 area departments ranging from Addison to Orwell.
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Firefighters honored at annual dinner
The Middlebury Fire Department and Battell Hose Company held their annual awards dinner last month at the VFW Post 7823 in Middlebury. The dinner was attended by current,…
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Life experience inspires Ripton teen to join fire department
For 14-year-old George Cammack attending the 2024 Fire Cadet Academy hosted in Pittsford by the Vermont State Firefighter’ Association was one of the few times he stepped foot…
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Editorial: Firefighters are the epitome of neighbors helping neighbors
Addison County’s community firefighters are a special breed of volunteers who, almost uniformly, spend hundreds of hours each year training and reporting to duty for one reason: a…
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Firefighters have good clean fun at Muster Games
Saturday was a typically hot summer day, and there was a lot of cool water splashed and sprayed in the G. Stone Motors parking lot in Middlebury. But…
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Middlebury to host state firefighters’ convention
The Middlebury Fire Department will host the Vermont State Firefighters Association 134th annual convention, slated for this Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27, in the county’s shire…
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Gas-hauling truck fire strikes Route 7 in Ferrisburgh again
When a truck hauling gas caught fire on Route 7 last year, the Ferrisburgh fire chief thought it was a once in a career event. Then it happened…