Pictures for the year of 2005
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16 Carver Firefighters participated in a Basic Rope Course coordinated by Lieut. Jon Fortier. The course was taught by the Plymouth County Fire & Rescue Training Association. Now a Basic Rope Course might sound a little boring, but my guess is anyone who started out with that thought, quickly switched gears when it came time to climb out a 2nd floor window and rappel to the ground with a “Basic Rope”. All in a day’s training for today’s professional firefighters....
Firefighters work a state regulation required detail during the set up and firing of a fireworks display at Edaville Railroad. Fireworks every Friday night at 9:15 pm during the month of December for the 2005 Christmas festival is something new this year. (Photo’s by Captain Eric Germaine)
Wareham & Carver Firefighters team up and assist with patient care at 2 car MVA at the Town line on Wareham Street. One car in the water made things interesting. (Photo’s by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
Open house at the CFD Training Facility is an opportunity for children and adults to get up close and personal with some state of the art fire equipment as well as a contingent of extremely dedicated firefighters. A steady stream of families learned fire prevention practices together crawling through smoke, looking through a Thermal Imager, and even taking turns holding the hose. Free cold drinks, pizza, and cookies rounded out the visit. The mom and dads had great comments and...
Company's 1, 2 and 3 were dispatched to a Structure Fire at 7 Birch Terrace. Deputy Mark Weston quickly assumed Command, declaring a working fire, with a possible person trapped inside the structure. Firefighters from Engine 1 performed an aggressive primary search ahead of extinguishing the fire. All searches turned up negative with the occupant later discovered at another location. 37 Carver firefighters responded, containing the fire to side C/D of the structure. A Plymouth Engine Company covered our Central...
24 Carver firefighters spent a Sunday afternoon battling the intense heat of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's Flashover Course. Firefighters entered the flashover trailer in groups of eight to observe the conditions of a real flashover and exited with big smiles from the experience. (Photo's by Firefighters Steve Falconer and Bill Piper)
20 firefighters from Company 2 practiced flowing water during a night drill at John's Pond in North Carver. Firefighters utilized a drafting engine, tanker and attack engine to create water supply scenarios. Our department's new portable light tower was deployed to light up the action. (Photo's by Firefighter Steve Falconer)
20 firefighters from Company 2 practiced flowing water during a night drill at John's Pond in North Carver. Firefighters utilized a drafting engine, tanker and attack engine to create water supply scenarios. Our department's new portable light tower was deployed to light up the action. (Photo's by Firefighter Steve Falconer)
Our annual "experienced firefighters" night, is a great time to fight the big fires again. On this night, FF Mike Nye received his 25 year award. It was a proud moment for his dad, who was asked to make the presentation. Mike's son Frank was there too. That's 3 generations of Nye firefighters serving the Town. Company 3 served a great meal of beef, chicken, and vegetables cooked on sticks. (Photo's by Firefighter's Dan Wilcox and Steve Falconer)
Lieutenant Eric Weston and Firefighter Mark Moran teamed up to teach firefighters from Company 1, Driver Training and Water Supply Tactics, at the Carver Fire Training Facility. The driver operator course consisted of driving Tanker 1 through S-curves, parallel parking, and backing into simulated water supply areas. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
CFD personnel responding to a motor vehicle accident with people trapped, in the Myles Standish State Forest, were met with a unique challenge. The car had gone off the road and was wedged between 2 large trees, which prevented both the drivers and passenger side doors from opening. A Brushbreaker was called to the scene and it's winch was utilized to pull the car back enabling the doors to be opened. Lieutenant Jon Fortier was in command at the scene....
Carver and Plymouth Dive Teams get together at John's Pond to practice rescue and recovery techniques. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
Company 2 goes to work on a fire in the engine compartment of an SUV in the crowded parking lot of a new supermarket. Quick work by the crew confined the fire to the engine compartment. (Photo's by Firefighter Steve Falconer)
This where all that training pays off! A routine gas grill fire on a rear deck turned out to be much more than expected. The grill was right next to the rear wall of the home between the chimney and the rear door. The fire extended up the shingles on the back of the house and entered the attic through the eaves. DFC Mark Weston (C2) was first in and declared a "working fire". A total of 46 Carver Firefighters...
Local developer Buz Artiano of New England Architectural Builders, offered the Carver Fire Department the use of a building which was about to be torn down to make way for a new commercial project. On a sweltering hot night when most people are thinking of kicking back with a brew and sitting in front of the air conditioner, about 40 members of the Carver Fire Department along with a "mutual aid" Engine and crew from the Plymouth Fire Department, went...
All 3 Company's responded to 60 Crystal Lake Drive for the reported house fire. A quick and aggressive attack by members of Company 1 confined the fire to one bedroom. At the time of the alarm the temperature was 92 degrees with very high humidity. Not the kind of day that you look forward to putting on heavily insulated coats and pants and then entering a building that is well over 150 degrees before you even get near the room...
Members of Company 2 using Brushbreaker 29 quickly bring under control a quarter acre brush fire on the power line between Walker Road and Johns Pond Road. (Photo's by Firefighter Steve Falconer)
Annually in mid June, the 3rd grade class from the Gov. John Carver School hikes up Route 58 and spends time touring the Ambulance Station, Police Station and Fire Station. This year, Firefighters Mark Durling, Bill Kelly, Dave Buker and Alan Dunham did the honors giving the 130 member class a tour of the apparatus in Central Fire Station. (Photo's by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
Members of Company 1 deal with hazards and assist Carver EMS at a near head on collision on Main Street near So. Meadow Road. (Photo's by Firefighter Danny Wilcox)
At 4:25 pm on June 7, 2005, Company's 1 & 2 responded to a reported motor vehicle accident with a person trapped in the vehicle in the vicinity of 72 Fosdick Road. Firefighters were challenged with a difficult extrication of an adult male victim whose legs were pinned by the dashboard and brake pedal of the Ford Ranger pickup truck. During the extrication process the vehicle engine compartment burst in to flames. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control using...
Company 1 & 3 responded to an MVA on Tremont Street involving a large truck and 2 cars. Firefighters assisted Carver EMS packaging the injured driver of one of the cars and dealt with an estimated 75 gallon spill of diesel fuel. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
The drill theme for May this year was use of the Jaws of Life and other rescue tools. The Lieutenants from all 3 Company's got together and created an accident scene that would test the resourcefulness of the crews and in doing so exercise about every tool we own. A Winnebago motor home on top of a little Dodge Omni, a crushed Ford Taurus about 50 feet away; and of course "victims" trapped in all vehicles. A real good...
The drill theme for May this year was use of the Jaws of Life and other rescue tools. The Lieutenants from all 3 Company's got together and created an accident scene that would test the resourcefulness of the crews and in doing so exercise about every tool we own. A Winnebago motor home on top of a little Dodge Omni, a crushed Ford Taurus about 50 feet away; and of course "victims" trapped in all vehicles. A real good challenge...
On April 24, 2005 the Class of '05 graduated from Recruit Training. This is an extremely important day in the evolution of the Carver Fire Department. The enthusiasm and excitement that the new firefighters feel reverberates through the Department and we all look forward to the load being lighter now that they are here. They have worked extremely hard and earned the respect of the trainers. They now will have the opportunity to truly serve the people of Carver. This...
Plymouth County Control requested 2 Brush breakers respond mutual aid to the Town of Plymouth for a woods fire threatening homes in the area of Fairway Drive. Carver Brush breakers 27 & 28 along with DFC Mark Weston responded. A few minutes later Plymouth County Control requested an Engine to the same fire and Engine 3 responded. The Plymouth County Fire Plane (shown in one of the pictures) was on scene as well as Brush breakers and Engines from 5...
Company 1 & 2 respond to a MVA with entrapment. Firefighters using the Jaws of Life make quick work of opening a jammed door, then assisted Carver EMS removing the lone occupant of the 1 car motor vehicle accident. (Photo's by Firefighters Rob Reardon and Gerry Farquharson)
Personnel and equipment from Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury, Plympton, Onset, Wareham, Marion, Plymouth County Sheriffs Department, Mass. Bureau of Fire Control, and Mass. Department of Fire Services participated in the annual Carver Fire Department Spring Forest Fire Drill. The drill exercised the county radio frequencies, the mutual aid system, water supply and the incident command system in a simulated forest fire on the Carver side of Myles Standish State Forest. (Photo's by Firefighters Gerry Farquharson, Danny Wilcox and Steve Falconer)
About 1/2 acre of brush was consumed by this suspicious fire off of Cranberry Road near Myles Standish Drive. Kudos to the alert fire tower observer who was able to distinguish the smoke from this fire as being different from several permits in the area. Carver depends heavily on the state operated system of forest fire observation towers. (Photo's by Firefighters Gerry Farquharson Rob Reardon)
Co. 1 & 3 were dispatched to a permit out of control on Meadow Street. State Patrol 17 was at Station 1 for a meeting at the time and was first in. State Patrolman Jeff Stanovich and DFC Mark Weston made the attack with a line off of the State Patrol Truck and quickly brought the fire under control. Breaker 27 supplied water to the State Patrol Truck. (Photo's by Firefighter Rob Reardon)
Company's 1 & 3 were dispatched to an outside fire off of Cranberry Road. Lieut. Fortier (303) was first in and positioned Breaker 28 off of Cranberry Road where they ran a long line in to the fire. The fire actually started from a smoldering unattended permit fire on Island Farm Road. About a quarter acre was blackened. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
Company's 1 & 3 responded to Wenham Pond at the rear of the old Country Cupboard for a dog through the ice. Our Hovercraft piloted by FF Joe Kirk made quick work of the rescue and had the dog back in the owner's arms within minutes.
Company's 1 & 3 responded to a report of a person and dogs through the ice in the Myles Standish State Forest. The report was from a cellular phone that lost signal during the conversation so an exact location was not known. Larger units staged up at the Myles Standish Headquarters while smaller all wheel drive vehicles checked the ponds. The victims were found alive and well on Halfway Pond Road and had gotten out on their own. (Photo's by...
Ventilation is the drill theme for the month of March. Company's 1 & 3 teamed up for the first use of the new roof prop. They also spent time reviewing reserve brushbreaker 23. The Training Center gets better all the time and, has become an integral part of our fire department. (Photo's by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
Company 2 works the roof prop at night. This was the first night of use for the roof prop which received great reviews from those who used it. While a team worked with the roof prop, others did search and rescue in the smoke house and practiced power venting with a fog nozzle as well as positive pressure ventilation with a fan. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
The Class of 05 goes through the practical mid term review under the watchful eyes of the CFD Recruit Training Instructors. The maze, the smoke house, even drafting operations. All 4 pass with flying colors and it is hard to tell who is prouder, the recruits or the instructors. (Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
Carver Engine 2, Rescue 1, C2 & C3 responded to a request for assistance from the Middleboro Fire Department for a MVA with people trapped on the new route 44. Mutual Aid between communities is an extremely important custom in the fire service. (Photo's by Firefighters Gerry Farquharson and Bill Piper)
Fortunately for all, our services were not needed at this incident. A horse through the ice and in to a cranberry bog ditch. Rescue 2 and C2 responded but were not needed. (Photo's by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
A tradition in the Carver Firefighters Association is that each of the 3 Company's puts on a supper once a year for the Association. Company 1 served clam chowder, ham, beans, cole slaw, and carrot cake on this night. They even managed to do it with out burning the beans! A good time had by all. (Photo's by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
On 2/4/05 at 13:34 hours, Co. 1 & 2 responded to an MVA with a person trapped on High Street near the intersection of Spring Street. Rescue 1 crew used the Hurst Spreader tool to open a door, while Engine 2 stood by with a charged attack line. Firefighters then assisted Carver EMS personnel removing the victim from the vehicle. The effect of the Blizzard of 05 continues to challenge us with high snow banks and nowhere to park on...
Pushing snow from the BLIZZARD of 05 got to be too much for this plow truck. Firefighters from Engine 1 handled the 11:49 am truck fire without incident. Two to three feet of snow does make maneuvering an 1 3/4" line around the vehicle somewhat of a challenge. All in an hours work for a Call Firefighter though...........(Photo's by Deputy Craig Weston)
On January 14, 2005 Co. 1 & 3 were dispatched to Tremont Street for a motor vehicle accident with the car smoking. The smoke turned out to be steam from a ruptured radiator. C2 and Engine 3 stood by for about 15 minutes assisting the EMT's and checking for hazards. (Photo's by Firefighter Gerry Farquharson)
On Sunday, January 9, 2005, Carver Firefighters gathered to pay their respects to the family of Chief Homer F. Weston, retired; who passed away at the age of 93. Chief Weston served as Chief of Department for 17 years and Deputy Chief for 18 years. He was a founding member of the Carver Firefighters Association and remained active in the Association until the time of his death. In addition to the Carver Firefighters who posed for a group picture prior...
An old fashioned New England rock clambake is the annual fundraiser for the Carver Firefighters Association. The proceeds from the bake support scholarships, purchase training materials, as well as other endeavors which benefit the community. Preparing, cooking, and serving; clams, fish, onions, white potato, sweet potato, stuffing, hot dogs, sausage, corn and of course watermelon to feed 450 people is no easy task. But it is a long standing tradition on the 4th Sunday of every June for the men...
