Dreadnaught Fire Company shows its colors once again
On Sunday, a small group of Bristol’s fire and rescue department, their friends, family and a few elected officials gathered on the corner of Church Street and High Street to celebrate a simple, yet significant act that the members of Dreadnaught Fire Company haven’t been able to do for quite a long time. While the [...]
Read More →Bristol FD thanked for breaking glass
To the editor: On February 9th in the midst of the blizzard at around 2:30 a.m. Ned and I were awakened by a crashing noise in our house and supposed it to be storm related. With no electricity, I grabbed my flashlight and bathrobe to inspect what the noise might be. With my “in-a-hurry” bare [...]
Read More →Former Bristol firefighter sentenced for special hazards crash
Clayton Hardon, 24, a former Bristol volunteer firefighter pleaded guilty today in Providence County Superior Court to all charges stemming from a July 16, 2011 incident in which he took a Bristol Fire Department special hazards vehicle from the Dreadnaught’s fire company for a joyride before crashing it on Woodlawn Avenue. Judge Netti C. Vogel [...]
Read More →Fire’s out in Bristol
Bristol fire crews were briefly on the scene of a reported fire at the 25 Paine Ave. home of Jean DeBronzo. Paine Avenue is about 300 yards from the bottom of Narrows Road. Fire crews were called to the home just after 6 p.m. and were leaving by 6:30 p.m.
Read More →Bristol receives $150,000 in federal grant to help fire department
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced over $1.65 million in federal funds to recruit more volunteer firefighters statewide and help fire departments in Pawtucket and Bristol purchase essential pieces of firefighting equipment. The Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation (RIAFCF) is being awarded [...]
Read More →Bristol Rotary and fire department hosting food drive
The Bristol Rotary Club and the Bristol Fire Department will team up on Sunday, Jan. 27 along with volunteers, going door to door to collect non-perishable food donations to the Bristol Good Neighbors Soup Kitchen. Volunteers will deliver plastic bags to Bristol residents on Jan. 20; residents are asked to leave non-perishable food in these [...]
Read More →Warren vs. Bristol in Saturday blood drive
Who’s got more blood, Warren or Bristol? Saturday decides it. The fire departments from the two neighboring towns are having a blood drive challenge from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. this coming Saturday, Oct. 6. Residents who give blood in either town can elect to have their donation “count” in a contest between the two [...]
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