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June 29, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 ATTENDS FDNY FIREFIGHTERS FUNERAL.

Lieutenant Lowell Karpuska, Lieutenant Bill Foran, M.R.T. Dan Foran, and Jeremiah Gilmour took Service 213 to NYC to show respect and support for fallen Firefighters.

NYFD Funeral Procession.

June 15, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 RESPONDS TO TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT AT EXIT 71 EAST BOUND ON RAMP.

Click on picture to see Parade Photo Gallery.

June 03, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING ON SATURDAY JUNE 02, 2001.

M.R.T. Dan Foran (left) is awarded the first John Service Award by Lt. Lowell Karpuska (right). (Click on picture for meeting photo gallery.)

The annual meeting of the Willington Fire Department #1 was held today. The highlights of the meeting was the election of officers and awards presentation.

Chief Line Officers
Chief	Tyler Millix
Deputy Chief	Ron Gantick
Assistant Chief	Stuart Cobb
Administrative Officers / Board of Directors
President	Wes Beebe
Vice President	Jim Humphrey
Secretary	Stuart Cobb
Treasurer	Doug Racicot
Chief	Tyler Millix
Active Member	John Peters
Associate Member	Bill Bartholomew

May 28, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 MARCHES IN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.

Click on picture to see Parade Photo Gallery.

May 25, 2001

SERVICE 213 IS NOW IN SERVICE.

Click on picture to see Service Truck Photo Gallery.

May 22, 2001

POSTAL VAN VS. CAR HEAD ON. RT32 AND VILLAGE HILL. ONE MINOR INJURY TRANSPORTED TO RGH FOR A CHECK UP.

Click on picture to see Accident Photo Gallery.

May 09, 2001

BRUSH FIRE WITH EXTENSION TO SHED.

Willington Fire Marshal Dick Palmer (left) Willington Fire Chief Tyler Millix (center) and Eagleville Deputy Chief George Thompson (right) discuss the cause of the fire. (Click on picture for incident photo gallery.)

At 1:03 pm Wednesday, the Willington Fire Department #1, under the command of Fire Chief Tyler Millix, responded to a brush fire in proximity to a shed at 120 Willington Hill Road. Upon arrival, firefighters found about 1.5 acres involved with a 15' X 30' storage shed with fire coming from the front door. Firefighters from Willington Hill, Eagleville and Tolland responded to the scene. The fire was under control at 3:00 pm. No one was injured in the fire. Staffordville Fire Department was standing by at Station 13 in the event of another incident.

April 14, 2001

TOM SMITH WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE MARATHON CHALLENGE TEAM.

Should you have any interest in tracking Tom as he progresses along the marathon course, you should be able to log on to www.bostonmarathon.org and look for the "Athlete Tracking Network" and enter Tom's bib # which is: 15805. The race start is 12:00 Noon (Mon. the 16th) and I hope to finish around 4:00 PM.

April 14, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JEREMIAH GILMOUR AND KIM HARRISON FOR THEIR RECENT SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS.

Jeremiah Gilmour was awarded First Place in the VICA Job Skills Demo held at Wilcox Technical School. Jeremiah was featured in Willimantic Chronicle for his achievement.

Kim Harrison attends E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield and received High Honors on her last report card.

April 14, 2001

PICTURES ADDED TO PHOTO GALLERY FROM TUESDAY NIGHTS DRILL ON EXTRICATION AND VEHICLE FIRES.

Click on pictures to see Drill Photo Gallery.

April 09, 2001

THE WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 110 FOOT COMMUNICATION TOWER IS UP.

Click on picture to see Tower Photo Gallery.

April 09, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 WOULD LIKE TO WISH LT. TOM SMITH GOOD LUCK IN THE THE 2001 BOSTON MARATHON ON APRIL 16th.

As many of you are aware Tom has been selected to run as a part of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Marathon Challenge Team 2001. The team has a goal of raising $2,100,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through sponsoring team runners. Please click here to see how you can help. Please check back for additional information about the Boston Marathon.

April 09, 2001

SERVICE 213 HAS BEEN DELIVERED BY BACKUS FORD.

We have taken delivery of the new Service 213, a 2001 Ford F350 pick up. We are currently waiting for the new Whelen Edge Ultra lightbar and the radio and siren console to be delivered before the truck is put into service. The truck was sent to Peter Rossi Signs in Stafford for lettering. They did a nice job detailing the truck. Once the truck is finished we will post pictures.

March 21, 2001

THE NEW EMS RUN FORM LAPTOP AND PRINTER IS NOW IN SERVICE ON RESCUE 513.

Willington Fire Department, Inc. #1 would like to take this opportunity to thank the Hall Foundation for their donation of a new Dell Inspiron 8000 Laptop and wireless Cannon Bubble Jet Printer. The laptop and printer were donated to computerize our EMS run forms. The computer will ensure legibility of all run form copies and allow the Technician to spell check the document prior to signing a legal document.

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March 13, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 IS SPONSORING AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ADULT / CHILD / INFANT CPR CLASSES. CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

March 11, 2001

CONGRATULATIONS TO LT. BRUCE CARLSEN FOR BEING THE NUMBER ONE RESPONDER IN 2000.

It was a tight race for the number one responder slot last year. Only an eight call margin between first and second place. This years honors go to LT. Bruce Carlsen with a total of 218 calls in 2000. The top ten responders for the year 2000 are;

#1. Lt. Bruce Carlsen	#6 Del Ekenbarger
#2. Kim Harrison	#7. Steve Harrison
#3. Dan Foran	#8 Wes Beebe
#4. Chief Tyler Millix	#9 Deputy Chief Ron Gantick
#5 Lt. Lowell Karpuska	#10 Warren Plude

Thanks everyone that responded in 2000 for all of your hard work.

March 08, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. #1 GUESTBOOK ADDED.

February 28, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT #1 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT LT. TOM SMITH WILL BE RUNNING THE 2001 BOSTON MARATHON.

Tom has been selected to run as a part of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Marathon Challenge Team 2001. The team has a goal of raising $2,100,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through sponsoring team runners. Please click here to see how you can help. Please check back for additional information about the Boston Marathon.

February 27, 2001

WILLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT # 1 MAKES THE COVER OF FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE IN AUGUST 1991. CLICK PICTURE FOR LARGER IMAGE AND TRIVIA QUESTION.

February 22, 2001

MEMBER PROFILES HAVE BEEN ADDED!!! IF THERE IS NOT A PROFILE FOR YOU, PLEASE E-MAIL DOUG TO BE ADDED. ALSO, LINKS PAGE HAS BEEN STARTED WITH A FEW LINKS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL DOUG WITH A HYPER-LINK FOR THE PAGE YOU WANT ADDED.

February 18, 2001

EAGLEVILLE FIREFIGHTER BARRY WOLLMAN DIED ON FEB 18, 2001 AFTER RETURNING FROM A FIRE AT EASTBROOK MALL. GO TO FIREHOUSE.com FOR FULL STORY.

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CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSES BILL NO. 6543 REGARDING THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROPOSED BILL