Oak Bluffs emergency crews rescued a kayaker whose boat had flipped in frigid waters and who had stopped breathing Friday morning, Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz told The Times that emergency responders were dispatched for a call about an overturned vessel. “We had very little information right at the initial call,” Wirtz said. The […]
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The Oak Bluffs Fire Department conducted a fire and emergency services drill and simulation Saturday at the Summercamp hotel. The simulation was conducted as a response to above-ground-floor emergency calls. “We have, in the past number of years, been called to various properties that require extrications above ground floor,” Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz […]
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The Oak Bluffs Public Library will host a Community Climate Discussion about Emergency Preparedness on March 2 from 1:30 to 3 pm. West Tisbury emergency management director Russ Hartenstine will speak at the event, as will Nelson Wirtz, the Oak Bluffs fire–EMS chief and emergency management director. A question-and-answer period will follow the talk. Hartenstine […]