Goffstown News : Fire Department

Averting carbon monoxide trouble

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:20:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE As temperatures have dipped in homes without power, Goffstown residents are facing another threat – carbon monoxide gas from the space heaters they are using to combat the cold. Goffstown Fire Chief Rich O’Brien said the Fire...(read more)

Goffstown Fire Department gets $38,000 grant

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:23:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Next to their protective, fireresistant clothing, the oxygen bottle that allows firefighters to breathe amid smoke and flames might be one of the most important pieces of equipment they use. Goffstown Fire Chief Rich O’Brien announced...(read more)

Emergency crews participate in mass casualty incident drill

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:18:00 GMT

If you drove by Goffstown Public Works recently, you may have seen fire crews and other emergency personnel putting out a bus fire and treating victims. However, there were no real injuries, as this was all part of a mass casualty incident drill, which...(read more)

Goffstown selectmen try to protect residents from higher tax bills

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:48:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town budget this year might be good news for people down on their economic luck. The total spending for 2009 would be $21.8 million, a decrease of about $118,000. The Board of Selectmen was presented the budget on Monday, Sept. 8....(read more)

Goffstown eyes new fire station site, hires firefighters

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The county land on Mast Road appears to be the go-to place for government building these days. The Goffstown District Court in a few months is moving out of the town hall and into the second floor of the Bouchard Building owned by Hillsborough...(read more)

Lightning strikes cause two fires

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:20:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE A family brought closer together by one fire has been separated by another. In March, Keith Moore and his wife Toni lost most of their 58 Elm St. home to a fire. Since then, he has lived with his daughter, Shannon Moody, and her family...(read more)

Firm hired to design new Goffstown fire station

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:11:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by...(read more)

Fire Department wins big, land bond fails

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:21:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town election on Tuesday, March 11, reversed a string of defeats for proposals to expand the Fire Department. In two previous elections, voters had thrown out plans for 18 and 10 firefighters, but Tuesday they signed off on hiring...(read more)

Firefighters, contract highlighted on ballot

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:43:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The future of the Fire Department will be shaped by the outcome of the Tuesday, March 11, town election. On the ballot are a new contract for firefighters, a proposal for two new ones and plan to save up for the purchase of a ladder truck...(read more)

Wind may have caused barn fire

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:51:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim DUNBARTON – A tinder-dry barn full of sawdust and wood furniture, a dying ember, and freakishly strong winds came together to set the small furniture-making business of a Dunbarton family ablaze Wednesday night, Jan. 9. The 3000-square-foot...(read more)

Increases sought for proposed fire budget

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:20:00 GMT

BY MICHELLE KIM The Goffstown Fire Department presented its 2008 proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Oct. 1, requesting a 9 percent increase in funding for the Fire Department and 11 percent increase for Emergency Medical Services. Fire...(read more)

CERT gets flame training

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:56:00 GMT

BY DAVE CHOATE It was probably the only time the Community Emergency Response Team would get a chance to put out a fire and have fun at the same time, so members like Nicole Lyonnais took advantage of it. “I liked it, but I want a bigger fire,”...(read more)

Longtime resident becomes fire chief

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:18:00 GMT

BY STEVEN ANDREWS Richard O’Brien did not expect any surprises his first week as the new fire chief, but he was glad to get one. The Board of Selectmen swore-in the 16-year resident July 2 at the Pinardville Fire Station, and he soon found out his...(read more)

Fire hire – Selectmen tap Goffstown man as fire chief

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:26:00 GMT

BY STEVEN ANDREWS After three often tumultuous years with Frank Carpentino and six months with an interim employee, the Board of Selectmen has hired a new fire chief. Richard O’Brien, a 16-year resident of Goffstown and currently the fire chief...(read more)

Hunter voted out, town rejects 24/7 fire coverage

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:05:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN Voters elected Scott Gross and Vivian Blondeau to the board of selectmen Tuesday, March 13, while ejecting incumbent Bruce Hunter from his seat on the board. The voting also brought disapproval for a 24/7 fire service proposal and a water...(read more)