Several Lockport and Niagara Falls firefighters were among the 34 graduates from the state’s Recruit Firefighter Training program at the Office of Fire Prevention and Control’s Academy of Fire Science
MASSENA — A woman’s trip to the basement Sunday to check on her sump pump turned into a technical rescue by the fire department after her basement stairs collapsed.
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Ridgefield is now accepting applications for the positions of firefighter/paramedic or firefighter/EMT. (Shutterstock)
RIDGEFIELD, CT The town is now accepting applications for the positions of firefighter/paramedic or firefighter/EMT. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age, non-smokers, in good physical condition and of high moral character, according to the job listing. No previous firefighting experience is required.
Candidates should possess a valid State of Connecticut Paramedic license, as well as a valid Connecticut vehicle operator s license, or one from a state with Connecticut reciprocity.
The Town of Ridgefield requires candidates to have successfully passed the Candidate Physical Ability Test and must provide proof of valid CPAT effective no earlier than July 1, 2019, or have passed the CPAT by the time of appointment (anticipated mid-July).
Town of Ridgefield Accepting Applications for Firefighter/Paramedic or Firefighter/EMT Written by Town of Ridgefield
The Town of Ridgefield will be accepting applications for the position of Firefighter/Paramedic or Firefighter/EMT through 4:00 PM, Friday, May 7, 2021.
Applicants MUST be non-smokers, in good physical condition and of high moral character interested in a career in the Ridgefield Fire and EMS Services.
No previous firefighting experience is required. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age and possess a valid State of Connecticut Paramedic license to be considered for a position. Candidates must also possess a valid Connecticut vehicle operator’s license or eligible for CT reciprocity.
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An escort was organized to accompany Morse March 15 from Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre to Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton then on to Watertown.
The 21-year-old died March 12 following an incident March 3 at the New York State Fire Academy.
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New York State Police investigating the incident say Morse was participating in a Recruit Firefighter Training program at the academy in Montour Falls on March 3 when he suffered a medical emergency.
The escort route was to travel from Sayre, east on Route 17/I86 to Johnson City, to Route 201, the traffic circle and Riverside Drive to Lourdes then was to travel midday on I81 north to Watertown.