Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Robert Powell and William Fralick, new to the Easton Fire Department, are set to graduate from drill school Friday.
As Robert Powell and William Fralick will tell you, being hired as a firefighter isn't like starting any old job. While most professions will assign you a cubicle, give a brief orientation, and send you on your way, becoming a full-fledged firefighter is a bit more gruelling. "I came into this as an average Joe pretty much and not having any experience at all," said Powell, a landscaper from Canton. "Now going through this training – it’s very military like." Powell and Fralick are new hires for the Easton Fire Department. They've spent the last 10 weeks at the Firefighter Drill School in Brockton and are set to graduate on Friday. The program is five days a week for the entire day. While they've gotten used to the bootcamp-like atmosphere…
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Members of the Easton Fire Department participated in a food drive at Elise Circle and Parker Terrace Monday and were able to rescue one resident who had fallen in her apartment.
What began as a holiday food drive turned into a rescue mission for Easton Fire Department members Saturday morning. During the firefighter union's annual holiday food drive at Elise Circle and Parker Terrace in-which the firefighters delivered food boxes to the elderly and disabled residents in the complex, Easton's on-duty crew happened to knock on the door of a resident who had fallen the night before and was suffering from a medical condition. The firefighters gained entry to the apartment and were able to treat the resident, Fire Lieutenant Mike Green said. She was then transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center. Firefighters were participating in the food drive, which was such a success last year that they hope to expand and …
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1 Elise Cir, North Easton, MA
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
A last minute change to the FY12 budget plan that moves $45,000 from the DPW to the Fire Department was approved Monday night
Easton voters approved a $66,894,757 budget for Fiscal Year 2012 Monday night at Town Meeting with a 1.74 percent increase over the current year. The budget, which calls $600,000 worth of cuts in town departments and $900,000 worth of cuts in the school department, was slightly different than what Town Administrator David Colton had presented at a Board of Selectmen meeting last week. Rather than cutting three positions from the fire department, Colton said he and Selectman Sean Noonan were able to work out a "compromise" with the Finance Committee and the Department of Public Works that salvaged one firefighter spot. As approved by town voters, the plan eliminates two positions in the Fire Department, two positions in the Police …
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Oliver Ames High School
100 Lothrop St, North Easton, MA
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