DOVER Longtime Dover paramedic and firefighter engineer Jennifer Myers said she often thinks back to the lives she was able to save rather than the ones that she could not.
In June 2013, a three-alarm fire was reported in the four-unit building on Cushing Street. A 16-year-old girl called 911 around 2:19 a.m. and reported she was home alone and trapped on the second floor of the burning apartment building. I was working that night, Myers recalled. I drove the engine out of the South End station and quickly arrived on the scene, seeing her house engulfed in flames. That call will stay with me forever because we were able to get her out safely. I still keep in touch with her to this day, and check on her on the anniversary of the fire.
Firefighters Dover Toy Drive meets community need
By Karen Dandurant
DOVER – Gifts gathered during the annual Dover Fire & Rescue toy drive will soon be distrbuted around the community, where they will help brighten Christmas for local children.
On Sunday, hundreds of toys were bagged for families, fulfilling as many family requests as possible. Each year between 100 and 150 families benefit from the annual toy drive, which has been going on since at least 1976.
“I have a picture of Brendan helping out with this when he was 4 years old,” said retired Fire Chief Richard Driscoll, talking about his son as he packed toys.