What a great attendance for our annual Experenced Firefighter supper on Monday night. Over 30 CFD Firefighters were honored for their dedication for over 20 years of service! This year, Massachusetts Firefighter Service Awards were presented to the following Firefighters: Firefighter Kris Durling - 20 Years Firefighter Billy Garnett - 20 Years Firefighter Matt Farquharson - 20 Years Captain Bill Froehlich - 30 Years Firefighter Joe Kirk - 30 Years Captain Eric Weston - 35 years Firefighter Steve Falconer - 35 Years Lieutenant Chris Mahoney - 35 Years Firefighter Mike Williams - 45 Years Two highlights of the evening were when Firefighter Mike Williams was presented with his 45 years of continuous service to CFD. Mike's family was in attendance as a surprise to see him receive the honor. Congratulations Mike! Retired CFD Firefighter John Santiper was honored for his 69 years of dedication to our Department and our Association! John was a dedicated member of Company 3 for many, many years. Officers and Firefighters from Company 3 picked John up at his house honoring him with a ride on newly rehabed Brush Breaker 28. John was then presented with a handmade plaque for all his years of dedication! A big thank you to all the Company 2 members who provided a great meal for us to enjoy! What a great night! (Photo's by Firefighter, Mike Shaw)

CFD Fire Company’s 1, 2, and 3 participated in the Deputy’s Structure Fire Drill this past Saturday and Sunday morning.  This year, Deputy Germaine designed a live-fire training exercise incorporating four main training scenarios.  The scenarios included a first and second floor fire attack, drafting station with Engine 1 and Tanker 1, a master stream station using utilizing Engine 4 and a rehab station with Carver EMS.   Fire crews were divided into four teams spending about 45 minutes at each practical station. At the first and second floor Fire Attack scenario, crews worked as five person Engine Company’s, first preforming a forcible entry scenario into the building, then stretching a 1 ¾” charged hose line and attacking a live fire in the 1st floor burn room.  Crews rehabbed shortly and then proceeded to re-enter the building, ascending the stairwell to the 2nd floor and extinguishing a bedroom fire in our 2nd floor burn room.  A total of eight live burns where conducted each training day. At the Drafting Station, crews utilized Engine 1, setting up a draft site at our static underground water tank behind Station 1.  Crews worked to establish a draft and then feed a 4” supply line to refill Tanker 1.  This exercise was practiced numerous times by each firefighter. At the Master Stream Station, fire crews on Engine 4 set up and filled a 3,000 gallon portable pool from Tanker 1, established a draft, then stretched a 4” supply line into our blitz fire nozzle and top mount deck gun on Engine 4.  The top deck gun master stream can put out up to 1,000 GPM while the blitz fire stream can flow 500 GPM.  The final evolution was a Rehab Station established by Carver EMS.  All CFD personnel transitioning through the Rehab Sector at least once during the exercise.  This is the eighth year we have been able to conduct the live structure fire training at our facility.  Every time a CFD Firefighter can hone their live fire skills working under real fire conditions raises our Firefighter’s confidence when they are working the real thing! This labor-intensive training exercise would not be possible if it was not for such a dedicated CFD Officer core to help Deputy Germaine facilitate all the scripted evolutions throughout the two days.  (Photo’s by Future CFD Firefighter, Matt Heath)