Local 1764 Celebrates Retirement of Capt. James Johnson
Posted: July 27, 2010
On Friday, July 30th, 2010, the Amherst Firefighters will celebrate the retirement of Captain James Johnson after more than thirty one years of service to our community. Captain Johnson began his career working on the Town's Student Force while attending UMass in the 1970's. He later joined the Call Force before becoming a Full-Time Firefighter in 1979.
Captain Johnson was most recently assigned to Tour 1 at the Central Fire Station. He spent the last eight months of his career in the role of Acting Assistant Chief while the Town worked to fill the position of Fire Chief that was vacated in the summer of 2009.
The Amherst Firefighters Local 1764 wishes Capt. Johnson the best of luck in future endeavors. Have a happy, healthy retirement and visit us often!
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Bridgeport, CT Local 834 Loses Two Firefighters
Posted: July 26, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of our fallen brothers in Bridgeport, CT. Two members of Local 834, Steven Velasquez and Michel Baik, gave their lives while fighting a residential fire on Saturday afternoon. Arrangements are being made.
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2010 MDA Poker Ride
Updated: July 24, 2010
Our 4th annual motorcycle poker ride to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association is less than a month way. The ride will be held on Saturday, August 21st. Registration will take place starting at 8 AM at the UMass Football Stadium located on University Drive in Amherst.
The Boston Red sox have donated an autographed picture of Tim Wakefield to be raffled off at our annual MDA Poker Ride. This is just one of many items sponsors have donated to our cause. Many local businesses also support our charity ride!
The ride is followed by food, music, and prizes at the Hadley Young Men's club. In addition to our raffles, prizes are awarded for a number or achievments.
For more information, to download a flyer, or to sign up for our Poker Ride newsletter, please visit the Poker Ride Page. We hope to see you there!
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Local Student Reports on AFD
November 9, 2008
A young man named Chris recently picked the history of the Amherst Fire Department for his school project. Chris and his Dad are regular visitors to our stations while they are on their bike rides. Chris was nice enough to send us a copy of his report and give us permission to share it on our site.
Great work Chris!
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