Massachusetts Southern Fire District-14 Technical/Dive Rescue Team- Photo/Incident Summaries
Note from Webmaster: Eventually this will be the home for all photos/incident summaries of the team. All current incidents will still be displayed in the Recent Events section.
09/23/04.
Rescue
team entrenched in training: New Facility will help simulate confined space
emergencies for local firefighters
04/28/04. MSFD-14/Dive Rescue, mutual aid call to Auburn, MA for a body recovery.
04/27/04. Bomb Scare at Bank North on Pond Street.
04/21/03. Running of the Boston Marathon. 4th photo shows grill being used on patio, STRICTLY FORBIDDEN due to fire hazard, FYI.
05/05/02. Ashland Fire receives call from Sutton Fire Department for women trapped in a cave. Southern Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team activated and responded to assist in incident. Click below for news article about incident:
07/24/02. House explosion on Main Street in Hopkinton. Ashland responded shortly after initial call came into Hopkinton Fire Department. C-1, C-2, Engine-2, Ambulance-1, Ambulance-2 and Rescue-1 all responded to assist at scene. In addition, Massachusetts Southern Fire District-14 Technical Rescue Team (Hopkinton, Southborough, Ashland and Milford Fire Departments joint team/task force) was activated for collapse rescue. Despite quick response and superb job by the Team to gain access to the collapsed sections of the house, two young girls, four and five years old sustained fatal injuries during the explosion and subsequent collapse. Suspected cause of explosion is due to gas leak from faulty appliance. Investigation is on-going.
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Officials search debris for clues
Firefighters urge gas users to take precautions
The search, and the tears: Appliances could hold clues about explosion
Detecting and responding to gas leaks
To donate to the memorial funds:
Memorial donations can be made out to the Violet and Iris Carey Memorial Fund c/o Fleet Bank, 209 East Main St., Milford, MA 01757.
A fund has been set up to benefit all four families who lived in the house. Donations should be made out to The Flower Fund, c/o Middlesex Savings Bank, 10 Main St., Hopkinton, MA 01748.
07/24/02. New photos from Hopkinton house explosion. Photos by Dick Bartlett. For more information scroll down to initial entry.
08/26/02. Photos of the Massachusetts Southern Fire District-14 Technical Rescue Team response trailer. This trailer is based out of the Ashland Fire Department. Scan below for pictures of incidents the team has responded to including the Hopkinton house explosion on 07/24/02.
08/26/02. Photos of the new Massachusetts Southern Fire District-14 dive truck. This truck formally was Ashland Fire Ambulance A-2 and was refitted and repainted for use as a fully capable dive rescue/recovery vehicle based at the Ashland Fire Department. Members of the regional MS/D-14 Dive Team conducted training this weekend (8/23-8/25/02) at Hopkinton State Park. Course was taught by Dive Rescue International
08/24/02-08/25/02. Massachusetts Southern Fire District-14 Dive Team training at Hopkinton State Park. Click below for photos and article from MetroWest Daily News:
10/15/02. Photos from two separate days of training (September) of the Massachusetts Southern Fire Ditrict-14 Technical Rescue Team.
01/31/03-02/04/03. Massachusetts Southern District-14 Dive Team Training. Ice Diving Operations course and Dry suit Diving course taught by Dive Rescue International of Colorado at Ashland State Park Jan 31st through Feb. 4th.
