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FIRE BURNS CLASSIC CAR, SPRINKLER SAVES OTHERS
Ipswich fire officials are crediting a classic car storage facility’s working sprinkler system with saving hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property Saturday. Firefighters Keith Carlson, Peter Nich and Jeff Stone were dispatched in Engine 4 just before Noon to Clam Town Classics at 11 Old Right Road for a fire alarm activation with a […]
Read moreLucky Ipswich Students Get IFD VIP Treatment
Meet Ipswich’s three newest Junior Firefighters! Felix, Izzy and Theo suited up for a ride to school at Winthrop Elementary School on Wednesday. “The loved it so much!”, says Theo and Felix’s mom, Kimberly Mavroi. “They can’t stop talking about it.” The ride to and from school, as well as a ride to school […]
Read moreIpswich Firefighters Host Northeast Mass Tech Rescue Team
Thursday, March 24 was the fourth full day of Spring, but a Winter Weather Advisory was in effect. It was cold and wet, and at Miles River Sand and Gravel in Ipswich, very muddy. “Perfect”, in the words of Ipswich Fire Deputy Chief Lee Prentiss. Ipswich Fire was hosting more than two dozen firefighters […]
Read moreDon’t Stop with Your Clock
Sure, you lost an hour early Sunday morning. And the move to Daylight Savings Time has you busy changing all your clocks and watches by an hour. But the extra few minutes you take to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors could be the most important few minutes you take all […]
Read moreIFD Executes Willowdale Rescue
Willowdale State Forest is a terrific place to bike, run, hike or walk your dog. It’s a particularly unfortunate place to get injured or fall ill. This 10-square-kilometer forest — largely located in Ipswich — has miles and miles of various paths, wide and narrow. It can make locating, reaching and extricating a patient a […]
Read moreSafety Awareness Tip: Hotels and Motels
Winter break is here for Massachusetts public schools, and that means many families are going to be taking off for some well-deserved R&R at some distant locale. The IFD wishes everyone a fun and relaxing time, but we also urge you to take a couple quick and easy steps to ensure you are ready in […]
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