A propane tank fueled fire quickly spread in a 2.5 story home. 8 Firefighters were injured in the line of duty. One firefighter was rescued by his brother jakes, 3 of whom were injured in the process. The eight injuries came from a series of serious fire consequences. Five were injured from a backdraft, 2 from a ceiling collapse, and 1 from a stairway collapse. All firefighters were treated and released that evening. Some of these have gone back for treatment of more extensive injuries.
Linda recently recently crossed back to the southern end of the other side of the pond. She competed and finished the Two Oceans Marathon, which was held on March 22. The race is held in Cape Town, South Africa. The race route has views of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is advertisised as The World's Most Beautiful Marathon. Linda ran in the Ultra Marathon which is a 56K race (34.8 miles). She will take a cool down run by competing in the Boston Marathon April 21st. Congrats to Linda and good luck to her in Boston.
Sunday March 16th at approximately 3:45 AM a building fire occurred at 103 Sewall Ave. Fire quickly spread to 2 exposed buildings. A great job was done by all the jakes to stop this blaze. 3 firefighters were hurt battling the fire.
Brookline Firefighter Rob Ward won the election to an open seat on the Town's Retirement Board. Rob wishes to thank all of those that supported his effort.
On behalf of the Brookline Firefighters Association Local 950 I.A.F.F, I welcome you to our pro-union website. Our duty is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of Brookline and to ensure a safe working enviroment for our membership. As time goes on, we hope our website will be a reliable source for information and education to both our membership and the general public.
Paul Canney
President
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