Category Archives: fire department

First week of March

Posted on March 7, 2021 by dakegrodad

today it is +5 at 7:00 it has been like this all week The month has started off with really nice weather and combined with it getting light earlier and staying light later has helped keep me in a good … Continue reading →

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happy Sunday

Posted on February 21, 2021 by dakegrodad

+3c at 9:00am cloudy with a few breaks 0 overnight It would seem that we have a winter season right now but if you believe the forcast it is going to warm up. For us it has been cold,not as … Continue reading →

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Winding down

Posted on December 28, 2020 by dakegrodad

0c at 6:30 no more snow and no less The temperature has stayed around 0c all day yesterday and overnight and the forcast is for snow but we havent seen it yet there is just enough left of the boxing … Continue reading →

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tuesday again

Posted on December 22, 2020 by dakegrodad

+4 c at 7:00 cloudy and windy It was a busy morning yesterday in the snow. It snowed so hard and fast it was like a dump truck dropped the snow and then it rained and everything is a mess. … Continue reading →

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a busy Sunday

Posted on December 13, 2020 by dakegrodad

+1c at 6:30 cloudy very light snow overnight The weather forcast said snow overnight and snow for several days but it was only enough to make the grass a light green. the field across the street looks white but the … Continue reading →

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wonderful wednesday

Posted on December 9, 2020 by dakegrodad

+2c at 6:30 cloudy colder than it says and a skiff of snow I got called out last night just after 8 for a car crash there was freezing rain and snow and a car went off the road and … Continue reading →

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last day of Sept

Posted on August 31, 2020 by dakegrodad

Weather 15c at 7;30 sunny with a lot of clouds light breeze, feels more like fall Last night, late afternoon it was very windy it would have been terible if I had been at work with all the umberellas up. … Continue reading →

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The start of a new year

Posted on January 3, 2019 by dakegrodad

Here it is the 3rd day of January. The year has started off with a bang, 2am on jan.1 I got a fire call a vehicle on fire, so much for a quiet new years. The rest of the week … Continue reading →

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Off to a great start

Posted on March 12, 2017 by dakegrodad

The first couple of weeks as the new Fire Chief have been busy with updating a lot of paperwork and reestablishing procedures and programs and letting everyone in and out of the department know about the changes. Now that most … Continue reading →

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Interesting times

Posted on March 5, 2017 by dakegrodad

I have just finished an interesting month which has ended in a change in my career. I tried to copy the towns press release but it didn’t work so I will have to say it for myself.I have just been appointed … Continue reading →

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