The Martha’s Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will be holding a safe boating class on Saturday, April 23. The course will include updated information and will be covering Vineyard-specific boating law, safety equipment, navigation, and emergency protocols, according to a press release. Due to a significant increase in boating accidents over the last year, in addition […]
Updated Feb 25 Former Oak Bluffs Fire Chief John Rose has joined the West Tisbury Fire Department. West Tisbury Fire Chief Greg Pachico said Rose will be assigned to a fire tanker on a six-month probationary period. Rose resigned from the Oak Bluffs Fire Department in January 2018 amidst sexual harassment claims and ambulance billing […]
Members of the West Tisbury Fire Department water rescue team conducted ice rescue drills on Sunday while temperatures were in the teens. Firefighters wore ice rescue suits and used an ice rescue sled during the drill. The sled, according to West Tisbury Fire Chief Greg Pachico, disperses the weight of the rescuer atop ice. Firefighters […]
You may have seen him atop a retro fire truck riding down Main Street in Edgartown, or at an Island library with frenetic children bouncing on his lap caterwauling Christmas wishes. Wherever you see Santa Claus this holiday season, you can be sure his clothes will be tarnished with ashes and soot from spreading cheer […]
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