Brothers,

The September buisness meeting of the Central Mass FOOLS will be on Thursday Sept. 9th 1900 hours at the Gardner Fire Headquarters 70 City Hall Ave Gardner MA.  Following the buisness meeting will be a presentation by Gardner Fire LT. Brian Smith on a few fires they have had in the city.  Any members who have not had thier picture taken by Trustee Kokernack please bring your helmet to the meeting. We hope to see you all on the 9th.

Central Mass FOOLS
E-Board

Just got word Lt. Steven Velazquez and FF Micahel Baik both of Ladder 11 were pulled from the third floor following mayday calls that were transmitted by them as they were performing a search and venting the floor above the fire on the third floor of a three-decker. Based on some of the witness descriptions it sounds like they possibly may have been caught in a flashover. Velazquez had worked down at Kentland VFD Sta. 33 down in Prince Georges County before moving to Bridgeport. They were recovered by a RIT team following the mayday call, both in cardiac arrest. They were recovered within minutes of the mayday calls. Another firefighter fell from a third story window and recieved a broken ankle and other injuries. Two others for heat exhaustion. Both of the victims had families & kids, Velazquez a newborn baby.

Say a prayer for our brothers and their families tonight.

Starting to hear intial reports of a double LODD in Bridgeport CT.  Ofc and a FF killed in a 3 story OMD.  We'll post updates as we get them, in the meantime keep the CT brothers in your thoughts and prayers.

The July meeting of the Central Mass chapter of the Fraternal Order of Leatherheads (FOOLS) will be held Thursday July 1st, 2010 at 19:00 hours at the Ayer Fire Station 1 West Main St, Ayer MA.

If any members have anything they would like to add to the agenda please send Pres. Bean an email at ajb118@gmail.com

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far and hopefully we'll see you on the 1st.

Central Mass FOOLS E-Board

The Town of Ayer will hold it's annual July 4th Parade on Saturday, July 3rd, at 13:00 hrs.  We always have a large contingent of apparatus from the area, and we look forward to providing the same.  Any department that is interested in sending apparatus can contact the Ayer Fire Department at 978.772.8231, or ayerfire@comcast.net
The line up for apparatus will be at Lorden Oil on  Fitchburg Road (Route 2A) at 12:30.  Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to seeing you on July 3rd.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Capt. Timothy Johnston
Lt. Timothy Shea

I am organizing the fire truck division for Fitchburg's fourth of July parade again this year. The parade this year is on July 4, 2010 and it will start at 1100 am from our Summer St. Station 42 Summer St. Fitchburg. I would like all trucks to assemble at 1015 am. We will have judging on apparatus, coffee and donuts. We will once again lead the parade so companies will not be tied up for longer than a couple hours. Anyone attending send me and email at pjr35c6@yahoo.com.

Thanks
 
PJ Roy
Fitchburg Fire Dept.

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There will be a general membership meeting on Thursday May 6th starting at 7pm at the Westminster Fire Dept on South St in Westminster MA.  There will be a presentation following the meeting by Lt. Clay Swenor of the WFD on the recent restoral of the WFD's Hand Tub the "Always Ready" We hope to see you there.

Central Mass FOOLS
E-Board

Congratulations to Central Mass FOOLS members Steve Provencher and Derek Ranno on thier recent acceptance of job offers from the Leominster FD.  Good luck with the rest of the process boys and wishing you a long a healthy career.

[Seventh Annual Spring Training 2010]

Seventh Annual Spring Training 2010

April 31st, May 1st and 2nd 2010

Casual Friday Night Discussion with Your Instructors

Dates: Friday April 31st 1900 hours
Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd 0800-1700 hours

Fri night: The Rusty Hammer, 49 Pleasant St Portsmouth NH
Sat/Sun: National Wrecker Service, 295 West Rd Portsmouth NH
$125 FOOLS Members/$150 non-members
 
Shifting gears a little bit with Spring Training into the new decade, we present “Advanced Auto Extrication, beyond the ‘Five-Star Challenge’.”

This hands-on program is designed for responders who are proficient in their vehicle extrication skills. Skills taught and practiced this weekend will go beyond the intermediate skill levels. Attendees will perform challenging team problem solving extrication scenarios, included but not limited to, vehicle rollover, on their sides (more and less than half way), frontal offset, over and under rides. This program won’t just be cars.  Expect the unexpected, much the same as we encounter every day on the highways and byways.  Extrication is no different than any other FOOLS-style training will consist of extreme vehicle extrication scenarios based on situations that will challenge the extrication team to their limits and beyond.
 
The Curriculum will consist of four skills stations covering:
-Extrication Challenges, Maximizing Your Personnel
-Airbag Rescue Scenarios
-Street Smart Vehicle Stabilization
-Introduction to Heavy Truck and Bus Emergencies

We will be using the latest extrication equipment from Hurst, Genesis, Paratech, Matjack, Champion and more.
For further information and downloadable application, www.nefools.org

Application Deadline: April 24th 2010

Make checks payable to New England FOOLS Inc
mail to:
Spring Training 2010 c/o New England FOOLS
P.O. Box 109
Georgetown, MA 01833