30 years of service

Cogratulations to Lt. Wiggin (A.K.A the Bedford Mauler) on reaching his 30 year mark with the Concord NH Fire Dept. Lt. Wiggin joined the department on Jan.25, 1977 and will continue to serve until a later date. He enjoyed the rank of firefighter until he was promoted to Lieutenant in 1998 and is now the officer on Engine 5 in the Manor Station.

Below are just a few pictures of Lieu's time on the job. I wish there were more but the camera wasn't discovered until half-way through his career.

Mighty 7's first due

View from Ambulance 7


View from Engine 7
Capt. Whitney with a halo over his head?
Around 3 P.M. Jan 23rd CFD Battalion 3's Mighty 7"s were dispatched to a barn fire in the town of Pembroke. Engine 7 responded from the quarters while Ambulance 7 came from Pleasant St at the Concord hospital. First reports was that of a fully involved barn. Once crews were on scene it was discovered that the barn was attached to the house as well. E-7 ended up being first due with A-7 arriving as the second piece on scene. Two 2 1/2" lines were stretched and both were placed at the entrance to the barn and with little progress being made E-7's deck gun was put to work. Entry into the home was made by members of the Pembroke Vol Fire and no extension was found. The incident eventually reached a "third alarm" which brought a compliment of apparatus from the Bow Fire, Hooksett Fire, Concord Fire, Pembroke Vol, Boscawen Vol, Allenstown Vol, Chichester Vol, and Loudon Vol . Another successful building fire with everyone safely going home to their families.

7's started the shift treating a 7 month old child who had fallen down a flight of stairs and ended the shift with a rockin' building fire. Who doesn't want to be a fireman.



I hope to add more pictures taken by some off duty guys.

Ordinary Box alarm

Tower 1

Engine Co. 4's Lt. French has finaly seen the light

Every box alarm is pretty much the same. Box comes in, companies go out, and they usually expect to be cancelled soon thereafter because of smoke from cooking or any other mundane reason. This time it could have been a whole lot worst. A box alarm came in from a large elderly retirement facility. Engine four's crew arrived first and found the alarm panel reading "third floor detector". When they got to the third floor they found a hallway filled with smoke and fire in an apartment "grease fire". A quick knock down with a dry chem and a lot of smoke removal and the incident was under control. Five to ten more minutes of uninterupted burning and we would have had a different situation. Koodo's to Battalion 3 Broadway companies.



I only had time to snap a few pictures from the outside but I hope to have some interior pictures in a few days.

A "thank you" goes out to Brother M. Johnson for taking a few shots with my camera.

Congratulations to Dave and Carol on the birth of their second son, Alexander David. Alexander joined the family at 0156 hrs on January 15th, and he weighed in at 7lbs. 8 ozs. I personally think he looks a lot like his daddy.

A big "Welcome to the CFD Family" goes out to little Alexander .

Waiting for the baby

Brother Dumas and his wife are expecting their second child. Her due date was the 8th and here we are two days later and still no baby. Hopefully I will be able to report about the birth of their second son soon. I told them about a fool proof remedy for having the baby. A box of maccaroni and cheese and all the A-1 steak sauce she handle. I guess they would rather wait. For momma's sake I hope they won't have to wait too much longer.

Wow!!! Our first post on the blog and what do I get to write about? A toy store fire, and NO it's not the French's fire, and NO there's not that much fire involved. This time only one light ballast caught on fire.

Brother Johnson was kind enough to pose next to what could be the new engine 7. It has an unbelievable sticker price and it has proven that it can operate efficiently on the fire ground. The lack of hose bed height might be an issue but I have a lift kit from my Ford Gremlin that would fit perfectly.