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• Town, firefighters reach new contract

  BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Under the terms of a new union contract, Bedford firefighters will now be covered by short-term and long-term disability and life insurance, have the same health insurance benefits as police and nonlabor groups, and be eligible for Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:54 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, firefighters

• Heavy metal – Academy class learns how to free a car accident victim

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY (Editor’s note: This is a series of articles detailing Staff Writer Kevin Shalvey’s experiences at the Bedford Citizen’s Fire Academy.) Cutting through the metal frame of a car is, I found out, much easier than sawing Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:30 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, firefighters, Schools

• Contained fire is no match for students with extinguishers

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Although it was definitely a real fire, it wasn’t all that dangerous. My Citizens’ Fire Academy classmates and I, after an hour-long lecture on how to use fire extinguishers, were ushered outside to try out the extinguishers Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:07 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, firefighters, School

• Fire department hosts citizens fire academy

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Do you want to know more about the gear, procedures and trucks of the Bedford Fire Department? Well, the department is still accepting applications for a free, six-night Citizens Fire Academy to run Thursdays, March 15, 22, 29 and April Read More... Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:47 AM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, firefighters, fire

• 12-alarm year

  Bedford firefighters show off in 2007 calendar BY KEVIN SHALVEY The Bedford Fire Department had to change the name of its third annual calendar to “Bedford’s Bravest.” “We had to change it from ‘The Boys of Bedford Fire’ Read More... Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:33 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, firefighters, calendar

• Pasta dinner celebrates rescue professionals’ work

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY More than a month after a five-alarm fire nearly destroyed their office building on South River Road, Prudential Verani Realtors served up a thank you for local fire and police departments. Managers cooked pasta, while real estate agents Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:09 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, firefighters, Prudential Verani