Citizen committee selects top site after considering a dozen
By Polly Lynn Mikula
KILLINGTON—Do we really need a new fire station? Was the first question the Fire Department Facility Review Committee asked themselves when they formed in December 2014.
Two and a half years later,…
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger
RUTLAND—Rutland City Fire Chief Michael Jones and the mayor reached an agreement that will see the chief depart his post at the end of this month.
Outgoing city Fire Chief Michael Jones will receive more than $35,000 as part of…
WALLINGFORD—The American Red Cross responded to a home fire on Church St. in Wallingford Tuesday night, May 30, that displaced two adults and two cats.
Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers have met with the residents and have ensured everyone has a safe place to sleep and has food,…
Rutland City Fire Department, GMP win first Lip Sync Battle
By Polly Lynn Mikula
UPDATE, MAY 10: The event raised over $16,000 for Wonderfeet Kid’s Museum.
On Saturday night, April 29, eight teams battled it out at the inaugural Lip Sync Battle at the Paramount Theatre…
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger
Rutland City Fire Chief Michael Jones said he is considering quitting his job due to lack of support from the city’s new mayor.
“We look at things differently, I would say,” Jones said Tuesday, April 25, of his relationship with…
Vermont’s 232 fire departments responded to an average of 3,000 emergency calls per month in 2016, according to an annual report released by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The report contains information from over 45,000 recorded emergency incidents. Those calls were not only…
FAIR HAVEN—Investigators are looking into a fire that occurred at an unoccupied building in Fair Haven early Sunday morning, Feb. 5. Firefighters with the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department were notified at approximately 1:15 a.m. of a structure fire at 8 Union Street in Fair…
By Evan Johnson
KILLINGTON—At the Killington Select Board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Killington Volunteer Fire Department updated the town on new fire trucks and the opportunity for a new fire station on Killington Road (known locally as the Access Road). Chief Gary Roth said…
CASTLETON—Firefighters from Castleton and Poultney responded to a reported structure fire at Castleton University in the Adams dormitory building located off South St. on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15. Initial alarm activation in the building was followed up with 911 calls for an active fire on…
By Evan Johnson RUTLAND — Firefighters with the Rutland Fire Department responded to smoke in downtown Rutland Sunday afternoon, which closed a portion of Center Street. After investigation, the smoke was determined to have been caused by an improperly functioning woodstove in a restaurant. Rutland…
