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Fire Commission names new lieutenant
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s firefighter of the year is now a lieutenant. John DeBisschop III, who has worked for the Naugatuck Fire Department for seven years, was promoted earlier this month to fill the vacancy supervising two other firefighters at the Eastside Fire Station on May Street. DeBisschop has been working as a lieutenant... »
Brush fires under investigation
NAUGATUCK — Fire marshals are investigating a series of suspicious brush fires that started late Monday on the Waterbury line. Firefighters responded after 9:30 p.m. to brush fires off Route 8 southbound and Sheridan Drive in the industrial park. Just after 11 p.m., they responded to brush fires on Platts Mill Road by South... »
Brush fire spans 3 acres
NAUGATUCK — Firefighters battled a brush fire Friday afternoon that spanned more than 3 acres off Pear Tree Drive, an undeveloped section of the Fawn Meadow subdivision. Fire Marshal Robert Weaver was in the area doing an inspection when he noticed the fire just after 3 p.m. When firefighters responded, the flames were 200... »
Firefighters douse brush fire
NAUGATUCK — Firefighters spent about an hour Friday afternoon knocking down a brush fire in the woods off Great Hill Road in the industrial park. The fire began behind STRAW Technologies at 39 Great Hill Road. It was initially a small fire, but the weather was windy and the blaze kept changing directions, said... »
Budget reductions include fire marshal position
NAUGATUCK — The fire department has asked the Board of Finance for a 17 percent budget increase for the fiscal year that begins in July. Fire Chief Ken Hanks earlier this week proposed a $4.3 million budget, about $620,000 more than the current allocation. Most of that increase is related to the expected retirements... »
Borough begins budget deliberations
NAUGATUCK — Budget season began in the borough Monday night as the police and fire departments presented their budget proposals to the Joint Boards of Finance and Mayor and Burgesses. The police department presented a budget of $6,657,919, an increase of $585,961 over this year’s budget. The largest increase came in the regular payroll... »
Turnover to create openings in fire department
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Fire Department is looking for a few good firefighters. The department is expecting four to six openings come July, Fire Chief Ken Hanks said. In fiscal year 2013-14, he said another 10 or so positions could open up as the department undergoes a substantial change. Hanks said 13 people will... »
Borough approves new contract for firefighters
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s firefighters have a new contract and a new pension plan. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses approved a new contract for the firefighters union during a special meeting on Thursday. Prior to this contract, the borough’s fire department was the only department that was not on a 401(k)-style pension plan.... »
Fire department looking to diversify
NAUGATUCK — Recent census data indicate the borough population is about 51 percent female, 9 percent Hispanic, 5 percent black and 3 percent Asian. All 39 of the borough’s firefighters, however, are white men. That is a fact Deputy Fire Chief Ellen Murray, the department’s first woman who is not a secretary or dispatcher,... »
Fire department to request money to fix truck
NAUGATUCK — The borough fire department is asking for $11,000 to repair its 12-year-old ladder truck, the only one the department has. “That truck shakes so bad at certain speeds, you can feel your insides shaking,” Fire Chief Ken Hanks said. Deputy Fire Chief Ellen Murray will ask the Board of Mayor and Burgesses... »