Seekonk Fire Department News

Three Seekonk Firefighters recently graduated the Massachusetts Firefighting Recruit Training program held at the academy in Stow Ma. on Monday August 22, 2016. The three graduating firefighters are Douglas Young, Kevin English and Matthew Bradford. Congratulations to them for a job well done.

Seekonk Fire Department receives new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus for the entire department. At the May 2016 Town meeting voters approved a capital item for the Fire Department in the amount of $200,000 which will be paid through a lease program over the next few years. The new units will provide firefighters with National Standard Compliant Breathing apparatus, the new units feature many improvements the biggest being the Pak-Track locator ability , which means if a firefighter is trapped or unable to move the unit sends out a signal which as part of the upgrade came with two hand held locators which firefighters can use to locate the down firefighter quickly. These units greatly improve the safety and well being of every member of the Department and I want to thank the Town for their support of the firefighters and the Department.

Chief Michael P. Healy

Seekonk Fire Department adds five new members, first at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting of June 29, 2016 the Board appointed three new members, Aaron Braga, Timothy Goodwin and Timothy Houde they were appointed that evening and sworn by the Town Clerk. At the Boards meeting of July 13, 2016 Ryan Gormley and Bruce Ballard were appointed and sworn in at that meeting. All of these new recruits will be heading off to the Fire Academy shortly for their recruit training.