Tag: fire department
New firefighters on the job
NAUGATUCK — For Ethan Gagnon, firefighting is a way to give back.
Gagnon, a 21-year-old Franklin resident, was in a car accident when he was...
Fire department in a time of change
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Fire Department is bracing for unprecedented change over the next couple of months.
There will be a search for a new...
Turnover trend continues
NAUGATUCK — Naugatuck firefighters say they work hard to build and maintain close working relationships with their brethren because their lives are sometimes literally...
Grant equals new air packs
NAUGATUCK — Borough firefighters will be able to breathe a little easier now that new air packs are on the way.
The Naugatuck Fire Department...
Commissioners name interim fire chief
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Fire Commissioners has moved the second in charge at the fire department up as it searches for a permanent...
Fire chief to call it a career
NAUGATUCK — Fire Chief Ken Hanks has fond memories of his grandfather bringing him and his brother to the Naugatuck Fire Department headquarters downtown...
Firefighters reflect on time in borough
NAUGATUCK — They will tell you, to a person, that being a career firefighter is not for everyone.
Firefighters work nights and weekends. They leave...
Firefighters leaving over retirement concerns
NAUGATUCK — A change in retirement plans is being pointed to as the catalyst for an exodus of firefighters from the Naugatuck Fire Department.
The...
Fire ravages Naugatuck home
NAUGATUCK — Five cats were killed in a house fire on Diamond Street Tuesday.
Firefighters responded to a fire at 19 Diamond St. at 11...
Charger causes small fire
NAUGATUCK — Firefighters responded to a small fire at 38 Cherry St. at 1 a.m. Saturday.
Fire Chief Ken Hanks said a battery charger for...
