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Sat. Nov 8th 2008 Bylaw Vote Results
Results of the Bylaw Vote
are as follows:
All
proposed changes passed
by a large
majority.
Thanks to thos...
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Sat. Nov 8th 2008 Penny Auction
The Support Services
Penny Auction was held on
Saturday, November 08
from 10:00 am to noon.
Several hundred prizes,
including...
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Mon. Nov 3rd 2008 Halloween Window Cleaning
On Sunday, November 02
member so of the Winsted
Fire Department cleaned
the windows of downtown
businesses. Each year,
studen...
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| Bylaw Vote Results | | Sat. Nov 8th 2008 |
Results of the Bylaw Vote are as follows:
All proposed changes passed by a large majority.
Thanks to those who voted!!!!...
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| | | | Penny Auction | | Sat. Nov 8th 2008 |
The Support Services Penny Auction was held on Saturday, November 08 from 10:00 am to noon. Several hundred prizes, including a stand in on the popular series Rescue Me were auctioned off.
The lucky prize winner of the Rescue Me stand in will be allowed to participate in a Rescue Me episode...
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|  | | | Halloween Window Cleaning | | Mon. Nov 3rd 2008 |
On Sunday, November 02 member so of the Winsted Fire Department cleaned the windows of downtown businesses. Each year, students from area schools paint murals of Halloween scenes on the front windows of downtown businesses.
The murals are judged and students are recognized for their artistic talent...
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|  | | | Annual Gator Parade - Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm | | Fri. Oct 31st 2008 |
Annual Gator Parade
The annual Gator Parade, containing fire apparatus, town and various emergency vehicles will step off from Meadow Street on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
The Route for 2008 is as follows:
Line up on Meadow St
Right on Route 44
Right on Lake St
Right on Route ...
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|  | | | Salamander Accountability System To Go On-Line | | Fri. Oct 31st 2008 |
The Salamander Accountability System will begin on December 01, 2008. Most Department personnel have received their 2 tags, and Officers have reviewed the policy, which is also posted on the web site file library.
This will be the first accountability system ever used by the Department, and is an a...
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|  | | | Budget Fails for 4th Time | | Sat. Oct 25th 2008 |
The annual budget for the Town of Winchester has failed again, for the 4th time. Voters on Saturday, October 25, 2008 again voted down the annual budget proposal. This continues to severely hamper the operations of the Fire Department.
Purchases of equipment, repairs to apparatus and buildings and ...
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|  | | | RIT Training | | Mon. Oct 20th 2008 |
Rapid Intervention Team training was conducted at the New Hartford main station. Members of the Regional RIT Team, consisting of firefighters and officers from Norfolk, New Hartford and Winsted conducted several RIT drills, practicing the rapid removal of a downed firefighter.
Several props, includ...
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|  | | | 60th Anniversary Celebration | | Sun. Oct 5th 2008 |
The 60th Anniversary celebration for the Winsted Fire Department marching with the Mattatuck Drum Band was held on Sunday, October 5 in Bantam, Ct. The event was attended by approximately 175 past and present members of both organizations.
Scarpelli's Restaurant of Torrington catered the ev...
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|  | | | Fall Foliage Festival | | Sat. Oct 4th 2008 |
The annual Fall Foliage Festival was held on Main Street on Saturday, October 04 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tactical Unit 8 was on display, and fire prevention brochures and halloween bags were passed out to all of those who attended the event....
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|  | | | Town Budget Fails......AGAIN | | Sun. Sep 7th 2008 |
The annual Town budget has failed again, for the 3rd time, by a vote of 786 to 516. Town Manager Keith Robbins has enacted a spending freeze, effective immediately. No spending, other than salaries, will be allowed.
This will certainly cause further operational problems to our Department, and promi...
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| Recent Calls |
Wed. Oct 22nd 2008 Garage Fire
A report was received by
passing police on patrol
of a garage fire on Case
Avenue. First arriving
units reported a 3 bay
one ...
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Sun. Oct 19th 2008 Structure Fire
On Saturday, October 18,
2008 at approx. 0044
hours a report was
received of a building
fire with people trapped.
First arriv...
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Fri. Sep 12th 2008 Car Fire
A report was received of
a car fire, just past
midnight, on Strong
Terrace. First arriving
apparatus found a vehicle
with its...
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| 2008 Call Volume |
| January |
61 |
| February |
97 |
| March |
53 |
| April |
81 |
| May |
58 |
| June |
83 |
| July |
53 |
| August |
53 |
| September |
37 |
| October |
40 |
| November |
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| Total |
616 |
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