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Grant to bolster town's fire investigation efforts

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The Town of Plainville has received a $2,515 fire investigation grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.

FM Global representatives presented the award on Oct. 13 to Larry A. Sutherland, fire marshal, at the Plainville Municipal Center.

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Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
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Plainville Town Manager Robert E. Lee, second from right, accepts a check from FM Global Manager of Fire Service Programs Michael Spaziani, second from left, along with Plainville Fire Marshal Larry Sutherland, far left, and Town of Plainville Director of Finance Rob Buden, far right.

Fire marshal makes emergency appeal

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This morning, Thursday, Jan. 13, there was a fire in Plainville and firefighters had to locate the nearest fire hydrant and shovel it out before it could be used.

We ask that all residents and owners of commercial property to take the time and locate the one closest to their property and shovel around them to make accessible to fire fighters.

No open fires

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Due to the unusual dry conditions and no rainfall predicted in the seven day forecast, open burning and recreational campfires are prohibited in Plainville.

...and another fire

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Photo courtesy of Fire Marshal's office
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The Plainville Fire Department responded May 27, at 10:30 a.m., for a truck fire in the parking lot at Forestville Machine, located on South Washington Street. On arrival, the cab of the waste material truck was fully involved. During the event hydraulic fluids and diesel fuel leaked from the vehicle. Fire personnel placed booms and pads to absorb the fuels from running into the water ways. The Department of Environmental Protection and a local environmental cleanup company responded to clean up the area of the incident. Fire personnel and equipment was brought in on mutual aid for station coverage and help at the scene at fire fighters brought the fire under control. The rear cargo area of the truck had to be emptied to completely extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported.

Fire poster winners to be honored tonight

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The following students were named local winners in this year’s . Hannah Nicole Charest, grade 4 from Toffolon School and Jonathan M. Olson, grade 5 from Linden Street School were grand prize winners in the Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest.

Plainville students participate in annual fire poster contest

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Larry A. Sutherland, Plainville fire marshal, has announced local children are participating in this year's Fire Prevention Poster Contest. The contest theme is “Fire Prevention-Everyone/Everyday.” Its purpose is to promote child and adult awareness of fire prevention responsibilities.

Fire marshal issues public alert

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Plainville Fire Marshal Larry Sutherland would like to warn residents about chimney cleaning scams:

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