| NEW STATION PROGRESS REPORT |
| Wed. Jun 11th 2008 |
Work continues on the new Wellfleet Fire-Rescue station. The steel frame is nearly complete and joists and steel pans are being prepared to receive the first and second floor concrete. Utility piping is being put onderground and below the basement and apparatus floor slabs. For a f...
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| Thank You to the Grace Chapel |
| Thu. May 15th 2008 |
Thank you to the members of the Grace Chapel in South Wellfleet for again hosting their annual appreciation dinner for the members of the Wellfleet Fire and Police Departments. We greatly appreciate the good food and your continued support.
Thank You from the members of the Wellfleet Fire Departmen...
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| Retirement Party in Honor of Lt. Wayne Deforest, Joseph Lema, and FF/EMT Frauke Rosenthal |
| Sat. Apr 19th 2008 |
A retirement party will be held on May 5, 2008 in honor of long time department members Lt. Wayne Deforest, Joseph Lema and FF/EMT Frauke Rosenthal.
The party will be held at the Marconi Beach Restaurant from 1800 to 2200, $25.00 per person. All are invited. If you would like to honor the service o...
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| NEW STATION UPDATE - APRIL 18, 2008 |
| Fri. Apr 18th 2008 |
INITIAL SITE WORK DONE
FOUNDATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Initial site work on the new fire station is mostly completed. The site has been reshaped and regraded. Two 40,000 gallon water tanks were placed underground. Drainage catch basins, septic tanks and leaching boxes and most of...
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| Wellfleet Fire & Rescue awarded federal grant |
| Wed. Mar 12th 2008 |
FEMA has awarded a $69,825 Assistance to Firefighters grant to the Wellfleet Fire & Rescue Department. This grant will provide equipment and training to convert Wellfleet's engine 95 to a compressed aid foam system (CAFS). CAFS technology injects air into a firefighting hose stream t...
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| New station groundbreaking and construction update |
| Mon. Mar 10th 2008 |
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2006
Town officials, department members, architects and builders were joined by the public on a sunny late winter day to celebrate the offical groundbreaking for the new fire and rescue station.
Chief Silverman thanked the many individu...
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| Construction Begins, Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled |
| Wed. Feb 27th 2008 |
Construction has begun on the new fire and rescue station. Bufftree Construction has taken control of the property and site work has been started.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2008 beginning at 12:00 noon. The public is invited to...
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| Updated Massachusetts Statewide EMS Treatment Protocols Now in Effect |
| Fri. Feb 15th 2008 |
The latest update of the Massachusetts statewide EMS treatment protocols are now in effect. The protocols and the appendix may be viewed by following the appropriate links in the EMS section of our "Links" page.
Cape and Islands EMS is now following the statewide edition and is no longer ...
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| New station contract signed, groundbreaking set |
| Wed. Jan 9th 2008 |
The contract for construction of the new fire station has been signed by Bufftree Building Co. and the Town of Wellfleet.
A pre-construction meeting was held on January 8 including the contractor, architects, project manager and the Town. The discussion included scheduling, communications, ...
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| Thanks to Wellfleet voters |
| Fri. Dec 28th 2007 |
An open letter to Wellfleet’s voters:
On behalf of the Wellfleet Fire Department, thank you for voting to approve funding for the new fire/rescue station.
At Town Meeting on December 3, and again at the polls on December 4, you carefully considered all the informa...
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