It is with a heavy heart that the Great Barrington Fire Department announces the passing of retired Fire Chief Harry Jennings.
In a social media post the south county department celebrated Harry Jennings after he succumbed to a long 10 year battle with cancer. Chief Jennings was officially Chief of the department from 2001 until 2012, although he was considered a leader for much longer than that.
According to the post, Jennings was about as progressive as they come in regard to the fire service, having a large part in the building of the State Road station using his knowledge to anticipate both was the present and future needs of the department and putting that into the design and construction. Harry was determined to make sure that the station was going to serve the town for well over the next 100 years.