120 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-0-9-2 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:17:20 -0400 http://www.southburyfire.com southburyfire.com News Thu, 23 May 2013 07:17:20 -0400 YourFirstDue.com RSS Generator en-us Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:01:03 -0500 The Southbury Volunteer Fireman's Association held a Pancake Breakfast to support Sandy Hook, CT.  Being mutual aid partners several of our members wanted to do something to help. Firefighter Sarah Palmer came up with the idea of a pancake breakfast ...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=56879 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=56879 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:58:45 -0500 On the weekend of Saturday December 22 and Sunday December 23 a few members of the SVFA got together to sell green and white flowers that were donated to us by Southbury Country Florist. Those who attended were sitting outside Center Firehouse where those...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=56365 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=56365 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:26:42 -0500 SVFA Members participated in our annual live burn on November 10, 2012 at Danbury Fire Department's Burn Building. About 35 full members attended along with Engine 6, Rescue 1, Ladder 1, Utility 12 and several Junior Corp members. We were able to have in...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55769 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55769 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:17:25 -0500 On October 31, 2012 members of the SVFA and Ladies Auxillary hosted a Trick or Treat maze at Center Firehouse in the Banquet Hall. An estimated 600 people attended the event and all had a great time. There were 4 sections to the maze, each one being decor...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55897 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55897 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:44:10 -0500 The weekends of August 19th and 26th members of the SVFA trained with our newly acquired RIT pack.  This speciazled pack was brought into the department to be housed on Rescue 1.  It assists firefighters with rapid intervention training on a fir...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55791 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=55791 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:52:11 -0500 On Wednesday evening January 19th, officers and members of the Southbury Fire Department took part in a Post Incident Analysis of two structure fires the department fought the previous week.  Lt. Jason Decremer was the Incident Commander of the struc...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=35935 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=35935 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:43:07 -0500 Officers and members from the Southbury Fire Department, as well as other departments throughout the state, attended a 2-day class on Strategy & Tactics that took place at Center Firehouse on Jan. 15th and 16th.  The class focused on building con...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=35934 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=35934 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:04:45 -0500 Firefighters recently took a trip to the Danbury Fire Department's burn building for an Annual Live Burn. Engine 4, Ladder 1, and Rescue 1 and about 40 firefighters left Center Fire House at 8:00 AM. Throughout the day firefighters practiced search and re...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=33967 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=33967 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:49:11 -0500 On November 11th, 2010 members of the SVFA attended a training session in Traffic Incident Management and Highway Safety.  The course was taught by instructor Steve Coulon of the Connecticut Fire Academy.  Topics covered:  safe highway resp...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=33283 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=33283 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:18:30 -0400 Four year old Sara Johnson gets a tour of Southbury Fire's Engine 4 after stopping by Center Firehouse Friday afternoon. Firefighter Scott McAulay takes time out, after returning from a fire call, to walk Ms. Johnson through Engine 4 and show her the Ther...]]> http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=24830 http://www.southburyfire.com/news.html?view=1&id=24830