Tag: Great Barrington Fire Department

The fire was contained to the kitchen and storage area of Pizza House and extended to a second-floor apartment.

Fire Chief Charlie Burger said his department has been receiving lots of calls for frozen pipes during this cold snap. He urged residents and merchants to take precautions against the possibility of them freezing.

"It's always heartbreaking to see a family forced from their home by a fire, especially when it happens so close to the holidays." -- Great Barrington Fire Chief Charles Burger

The Great Barrington Fire Department was dispatched to 232 Stockbridge Rd. after the Fairview Hospital reported they had admitted three patients with carbon monoxide poisoning.

The man had entered the Monument Mountain Reservation, climbed to Squaw Peak, stopped at Devil's Pulpit -- a free-standing pillar of stone visible from the Squaw Peak Trail -- and started screaming.

At 11:42 a.m. a CODE RED message from Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin announced that traffic along Main Street had been restored to normal.

Due to his location on the mountain, he had to be carried across boulders and lowered down steep embankments using rope systems.

Great Barrington’s public safety professionals have worked in partnership with Fairview Hospital’s emergency department head Dr. Alec Belman to develop an ongoing training program to be administered annually by fire Chief Charles Burger and firefighter Lt. A.J. Anderson.

After identifying the serious need for the equipment, the association raised $21,000 to make the purchase [of the utility vehicle] at no cost to Great Barrington taxpayers.

Chamberland's portfolio of volunteerism and community involvement is extensive includes, but is not limited to, 41 years with the Great Barrington Fire Department, with a current rank of deputy chief; eucharistic minister and usher at St. Peter's Church; and coach and director in numerous girls’ softball and basketball leagues.

Donny was a mentor for junior firefighters; he loved sharing his knowledge as his heart and soul was within the Fire Department.

First responders learned that a 76-year-old bedridden man was in the home on Dresser Avenue that was ablaze. Due to their bravery the man was rescued.

The community operations exercise is designed to test the response of local emergency organizations in the event of a real incident.

The Great Barrington Fire Department will be installing more smoke and CO detectors throughout town in the near future. Residents who are interested in receiving a free device must have a house built prior to 1975 that does not have hard-wired detectors.

Teams consisting of a Red Cross volunteer and firefighter and will visit pre-registered Great Barrington homes to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as well as to educate the homeowners on fire safety and personal preparedness.

On Sunday, Dec. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Lucky 5 will perform at the Prairie Whale and will donate all tips received from their performance to the family whose Dresser Avenue home was lost to fire over the weekend.