Bedford Bulletin : fire

Bedford hazard mitigation plan gets updated

Bedford Editor — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:38:00 GMT

BY PATRICK O’NEILL Having a solid plan in place is the best way to handle natural disasters. At a recent Town Council meeting, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission and members from the Planning Board presented an update to the Bedford Hazard...(read more)

Mutual aid helps fight fire that destroyed Bedford home

Bedford Editor — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:02:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE A three-alarm fire crushed a garage and consumed most of a Westview Road home when area fire departments were called in to help Bedford control the blaze. The owners of 22 Westview Road were home at the time of the fire on Friday, Jan....(read more)

Stuntmen engulf each other in pyrotechnic acts

Bedford Editor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Suited in the white protective underwear worn by race car drivers, frozen aloe gel and a coating of contact cement mixed with diesel fuel, David Bentubo was as cold as he ever wanted to be. Standing behind him was a woman with a vise-like...(read more)

Bedford Police/Fire Year in review 2007

Bedford Editor — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:11:00 GMT

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE To meet MRI study recommendations, a study that called for additional police and fire positions in Bedford, the Bedford Police and Fire departments added many new positions in 2007. “These studies,” former Town Manager...(read more)

Fire department hosts citizens fire academy

Bedford Editor — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:47:00 GMT

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)

Life savers - Family helps neighbors escape from fire

Bedford Editor — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:33:00 GMT

BY KEVIN SHALVEY A family helped save the lives of their neighbors, when a truck on Quincy Drive caught fire within feet of several stored oxygen tanks. The Delaney family helped put out the Jan. 11 fire and alert their neighbors. Because of his help,...(read more)