Graduation Ceremony Celebrates Eighteen Island Firefighters

Eighteen graduates of the All-Island Firefighter I/II course received their certificates Tuesday night, having completed 145 hours of training since last October.

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Tisbury Firefighters Quickly Quell Blaze at Rocco’s Pizza
Louisa Hufstader

A minor fire at Rocco’s Pizzeria in the Tisbury Marketplace Tuesday did no damage to the building, Tisbury fire chef Greg Leland told the Gazette Wednesday morning.

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Tisbury Officer Commended After Fire Rescue

A Vineyard Haven woman and three young children are safe after a Tisbury police officer rescued them from a second-floor apartment that was on fire.

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Tisbury Names New Fire Chief
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury selectmen appointed a new fire chief Tuesday with none of the formality that is customary when the town names a top public safety official. Greg Leland takes the job July 1.

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Firefighters Win Grant

The Tisbury Fire Department will buy a washer-extractor for contaminated turnout gear.

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Tisbury Fire Chief Prepares for Retirement
Louisa Hufstader

After 18 years as Tisbury fire chief, John Schilling will retire at the end of June. No decision has been made yet on who will replace him, but his departure is reflected in the budget he presented to selectmen this week.

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Two Boats Destroyed in Fire at Lake Tashmoo
Holly Pretsky

Two boats were destroyed in a fire at Lake Tashmoo Sunday morning at about 3:10 a.m., Tisbury fire chief John Schilling said. Both vessels, a 32-foot Pursuit and a 28-foot Cape Dory, were a total loss.

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Volunteer Firefighters Graduate from Accelerated Training Course
Holly Pretsky

Fifteen volunteer firefighters from Edgartown and Tisbury graduated on Wednesday evening from an accelerated firefighter 1 and 2 course. The graduation ceremony was held at the Edgartown school.

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Firefighters Contain West Chop Basement Blaze

Tisbury firefighters responded to a fire on West Chop Monday morning and found a basement filled with heavy smoke. The fire was quickly contained.

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Firefighters Knock Down Tashmoo Boat Fire
Sara Brown

Island fire departments joined an all-out response Friday morning to a boat fire in Lake Tashmoo. Officials said there were no injuries and damage was largely contained to the boat.

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