MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO SECURE THEIR VEHICLES AS BEST THEY CAN WHILE ON DUTY.  A MEMBER'S PERSONAL VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS AND ITEMS TAKEN ON 7/3/08 NIGHT SHIFT.  THE PERP MADE ENTRY BY BREAKING OUT THE VEHICLES WINDOW.  HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE A RARE OCCURANCE.

ON THURSDAY THE NLFD HELD A BADGE PINNING CEREMONY FOR THE TWO NEWEST FIRE FIGHTERS TO JOIN THE NEW LONDON FIRE DEPARTMENT.  FF TIM O'REILLY AND TIM JEFFERY WILL BEGIN THEIR ORIENTATION TRAINING ON MONDAY JULY 7TH.   CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS.

FROM NEW LONDON FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1522, HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.  ALSO, HATS OFF TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO WILL BE WORKING FOR THE 4TH.  CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ABOUT FIREWORKS INJURIES.

MEMBERS OF LOCAL 1522 WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE ANNUAL MOHEGAN SUN COOKOFF.  THE NLFD WILL BE GOING UP AGAINST STRATFORD FIRE.  THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 2008.  TO BE THERE IN TIME FOR THE JUDGING, MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ARRIVE AROUND 5:00 PM.  THERE ARE MANY FESTIVITIES TAKING PLACE INCLUDING A FIREWORKS SHOW LATER IN THE EVENING.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TIMES.

ON THIS DAY, JULY 1, 2008, LOCAL 1522 HONORS AND REMEMBERS THE 5 HACKENSACK FIRE FIGHTERS THAT WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, 20 YEARS AGO.  MAY WE NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.  CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMARY OF THE HACKENSACK FORD FIRE.

THIS IS A TOUGH ASSIGNMENT BUT SOMEONE CAN HANDLE IT!  ONE MEMBER OF LOCAL 1522 IS NEEDED TO TAKE PART IN THE 2008 SAILFEST HOT WING EATING CONTEST.  WINGS ARE PROVIDED BY HOT RODS CAFE ON BANK STREET IN NEW LONDON.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CONTESTANT, CONTACT VICE PRESIDENT ROGER TOMPKINS.  FOR SAILFEST INFO, CLICK HERE. 

THE CITY OF NEW LONDON FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL SWEAR IN TWO NEW MEMBERS ON THURSDAY JULY 3, 2008 AT 3:00 PM AT CITY HALL ON STATE STREET.  AT THIS EVENT, TIM O'REILLY AND TIM JEFFERY WILL BECOME THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE NLFD.  BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH!   

THE CITY OF NEW LONDON AND OCEAN BEACH WILL BE HOSTING A CITY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY AT OCEAN BEACH PARK ON THURSDAY JULY 24TH, 2008.  THE PICNIC IS FREE TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND WILL BE HELD FROM 3:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 PM.  THE CITY IS PLANNING ON RECOGNIZING YEARS OF SERVICE AT THIS EVENT.  MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.