East Providence Fire Department nears final approval of new training facility plans
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Fire Department Chief Joseph Klucznik and Lt. Mike Carey will spend three days in Phoenix, Ariz., this week ironing out the last remaining details of a new customized training facility to be built in city. Chief Klucznik said he and Lt. Carey will make one, final in-person review of plan [...]
Read More →East Providence Firefighters adapt to new surroundings
EAST PROVIDENCE — It’s a move made out of necessity, and it’s one the members of Station 4 knew was coming, but that doesn’t mean the transition down the road from Wampanoag Trail to Amaral Street hasn’t been a bit of a challenge for the East Providence Fire Department. Station 4 was closed a few [...]
Read More →Commission clears way for East Providence cops to replace damaged cars
EAST PROVIDENCE — Four East Providence Police vehicles were damaged to varying degrees last weekend during an armed robbery attempt, and the Budget Commission, at its meeting Thursday afternoon, Nov. 29, granted the department permission to expedite the repair process. The damage to the squad cars came as a Pawtucket man, 25-year-old Justin Thomas, held [...]
Read More →East Providence Firefighters’ Freaky 5k race steps off Sunday
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Firefighters’ seventh annual Freaky 5k Road Race is set to step off Sunday morning, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. on and around the streets of the department’s Station No. 3 in the Rumford section of the city. The event is sanctioned by United States Track and Field (USTAF). Entry [...]
Read More →East Providence Firefighters hold seventh annual Freaky 5k Road Race
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Firefighters’ seventh annual Freaky 5k Road Race is set to step off Sunday morning, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. on and around the streets of the department’s Station No. 3 in the Rumford section of the city. The event is sanctioned by United States Track and Field (USTAF). Entry [...]
Read More →East Providence Fire Department readies for impending renovations
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Fire Chief Joseph Klucznik and his department are well on the way in preparing for upcoming renovations to two of their facilities, Station 1 on Broadway and Station 4 on Wampanoag Trail. The projects, totaling over $6 million, will be done simultaneously in order for the city to make sure [...]
Read More →Commission authorizes beginning of process to replace EPFD Rescues
EAST PROVIDENCE — The issue of the aging East Providence Fire Department Advanced Life Support Rescue fleet came to the fore over the last few weeks as Chief Joseph Klucznik approached the Budget Commission for permission to begin the process of replacing the out-moded vehicles. Chief Klucznik, City Manager Peter Graczykowski and acting Finance Director [...]
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