Starting next week, the town
of Hartford will try something new, putting the fire chief in
charge of the police department. The plan has the support of the selectboard, but even the Town Manager admits
it’s an experiment.
Two
days before Christmas, fire broke out in an historic
brick building in St. Johnsbury. Fire
has been an all-too-frequent occurrence in the Northeast Kingdom town. In 2000, 2003 and 2008, major chunks
of the downtown were destroyed by flames.
The Shelburne Fire Department has proposed purchasing a used
fire rescue boat to use on Lake Champlain for approximately
$36,000. If purchased, it would be the only firefighting boat in the area.
The National
Weather Service issued tornado warnings Tuesday afternoon for parts of Vermont, meaning a funnel
cloud had been spotted either on radar or in the sky.
Lt. Governor
Phil Scott is thanking the Vermonters who offered him support after a fire
destroyed the building that housed his business, DuBois Construction in
Middlesex.