In 2008 the Tewksbury Fire Department purchased its first “technical rescue trailer” . This equipment will allow the Department to perform rescues in such disciplines as confined space rescue, high and

low angle rescue as well as trench rescue.

With the extensive sewer project In town, Tewksbury Fire Department has trained twenty two of its members as certified “trench rescue technicians” the Department has also purchased the equipment

to support the team.

April 9,2009 the Tewksbury Fire Department with the help of the Massachusetts Fire Academy spent the day educating its members in flashover recognition with live fire evolutions.

In 2010 the Tewksbury Fire Department will conducting training in the following In 2010 the Tewksbury Fire Department will conducting training in the following disciplinesdisciplines

• January 4th – 8th Water and January 4th – 8th Water and Ice RescueIce Rescue

• January 28th MFA Basic Fire January 28th MFA Basic Fire Attack, unit 4Attack, unit 4

• January 25January 25thth – 29 – 29thth Electricity Electricity “what first responders need “what first responders need to know”to know”

• February 4th MFA Basic Fire February 4th MFA Basic Fire Attack, unit 1Attack, unit 1

• February 8th MFA Surface Ice February 8th MFA Surface Ice Rescue unit 3Rescue unit 3

• February 23rd MFA Basic Fire February 23rd MFA Basic Fire Attack unit 2Attack unit 2

• February 15February 15thth – 19 – 19thth Electricity what a first Electricity what a first responder should knowresponder should know

• March 8March 8thth,10,10thth,16th – “IAFF” Confined ,16th – “IAFF” Confined Space Operational, unit1Space Operational, unit1

• March “TBA” – “IAFF” Infectious DiseaseMarch “TBA” – “IAFF” Infectious Disease

• April “TBA” – “IAFF” Infectious Disease April “TBA” – “IAFF” Infectious Disease

MEMBERS OF THE TEWKSBURY AND ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENTS TRAIN IN CONFINED SPACE RESCUE AT THE CALIFORNIA PAINTS

FACILITY ON DASCOMB RD.

TEWKSBURY FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN AS PART OF A MULTY AGENCY BIO-HAZARD DRILL, AT SAINTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. OTHER AGENCYS INCLUDED BOTH

LOWELL AND BILLERICA FIREDEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS PARAMEDICS.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE AIRWING AND TEWKSBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT PRACTICE TAKEOFF

AND LANDING SAFETY PROCEDURES.

TEWKSBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNAL PARTICIPATED IN THEIR SECOND THREE DAY COURSE IN TRENCH RESCUE. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO MAINTAIN

THEIR TECHNICIAN STATUS AND ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO SURROUNDING COMMUINTIES AS PART OF THE MUTUAL AID AGREMENT