Front Row - Mark Brown, Bob Vestute, Eric Weston, Craig Weston, "Santa", Mark Whittemore, Rick Leopardi, Tom Fitzgerald Back Row - Jesse Boyle, John Fein, Steven Weston, Jerry Vaughn, Bob Middendorf, Eric Germaine, Bob Thibodeau, Carl Santos, Matt Sears, Mark Weston, Chris Mahoney, Kristen Durling and Mark Durling Twas 2 weeks before before Christmas, at Central Firehouse, Everyone was stirring, even the Macintosh mouse. Decorations of snowflakes, lights and a tree, Made the Station look festive, even the floor was grease free. Captain Santos was...

By Christine Wallgren, Globe Correspondent | June 17, 2004 CARVER -- Annual Town Meeting voters on Monday unanimously endorsed a program that will award veteran call firefighters monthly benefit payments at age 65. Carver Fire Chief Dana Harriman called the vote ''a very solid step toward perpetuating a call firefighting system long into the future in Carver." Under the service award program, firefighters with 20 years of service will receive $200 each month and those with 30 years will receive $300. Harriman...

By Mary Julius, Enterprise staff writer As Carver Fire Chief Dana E. Harriman walked through the charred timbers at a fatal mobile-home fire last week, it reminded him of the importance of talking about fire safety to all mobile-home residents. "Mobile homes tend to be more energy efficient than conventionally built homes and, while that saves money and energy, unfortunately when a fire occurs it also keeps that heat and smoke inside," Harriman said. On Monday, Antonio J. DeSiata, 78, died in a...

As most of you are aware, local reporter Kristen DeOliveira, of CNC Newspapers, is taking the Carver Fire Department Recruit Training Course as a public interest project. She is writing a 7 part bi-weekly story on “What it takes to become a Call Firefighter.” Below are the links to the articles she has posted so far. They will also be running in the Carver Reporter, Wareham Courier, The Sentinel, and the Halifax-Plympton Reporter.

A big THANK YOU to FF/Dispatcher Bill Piper. Bill (with carpentry support from DC Craig Weston) spent a solid week fabricating, re-arranging and upgrading our Fire Station Dispatch Center. Keeping all the necessary equipment organized in a 9' x 12' room is a big challenge!