Webster Water Department

Webster Water Department Drinking Water Report Info
On most days… we live right not far off from you… our children go to class together… we shop similar stores and go to similar houses of worship. It's the point at which a health related crisis occurs, that you understand our promise to you. We are the representatives of Webster Emergency Medical Services and we convey the most excellent rescue vehicle transportation to our locale and our clients. "Automation of the Webster Fire Department is accepted to have been begun around 1908 with acquisition of a Pope-Hartford motor. In 1910, a Reo was purchased followed in 1914 by the stepping stool truck. Interim both enrollment and gear inside the department expanded as the town's development proceeded. Boxes were much of the time added to the fire caution system, and the water department expanded its lines to cover every remote piece of the town. Today there are roughly 351 hydrants, and 80 caution boxes, just as a sign system of "ghost" boxes to assign zones fresh alerts. The department stays a volunteer or "call" department notwithstanding the way that it serves the enormous territory of Webster and Dudley. The department comprises of 58 individuals, including the Chief and individuals from the Board of Engineers. The architects are named every year by the Selectmen, and they thusly choose the Chief. The Webster Fire Department is viewed as outstanding amongst other prepared in the state for a town of this size and has an exceptional standing in light of the fact that there are no perpetual men. The brilliant record of the department keeps the fire protection record low for a network of this size with a call department. Cost of working the department a year ago was roughly $31,000 of which $6,000 was come back to the town by Dudley. Furthermore, Webster spares the expense of water by keeping up its own municipally worked system. In correlation, for example, Southbridge has a few perpetual firemen and accordingly their operational expenses are in the area of $100,000 year, with an extra cost of thousands of dollars for water utilized in battling fires in light of the fact that the water system in that network is exclusive. Device presently claimed by the Webster department incorporates the accompanying trucks:Maxim Ladder, obtained in 1953; Engine 3, purchased around 1940; Hose 1, additionally the Forest Fire Truck, a Ford, purchased in 1940; Hose 2, a Ford, purchased in 1941; Maxim Pumper, 1930; and Engine 1, purchased in 1919. The initial four trucks recorded, react to all alerts. Other hardware claimed by the department right now incorporates 4000 watt Army supply generator (purchased since the flood risk of 1955); 500 gallon trailer siphon (much utilized after flood); Scott Air packs with tank, which firemen carry on their backs, empowering them to enter smoke-filled structures to find the wellspring of fire; two resuscitators which restore as well as can inhalate and suction with an end goal to spare life. These last have been utilized commonly on account of respiratory failures, suffocating, electric stun, gas and smoke inward breath. A few individuals from the department are talented in the utilization of this gear, especially resuscitators, on the grounds that the Fire Department today is much of the time called upon for crises other than fires. Edward P. Poblocki is head of the Fire Department right now; H. Craigin Bartlett is assistant. Different individuals from the Board of Engineers are Vincent Canty, George Wentworth, Gerard Morgan, Peter Wagher and Nobel Mason." SOUVENIR OF THE WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Circa 1899: HISTORY OF WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Contributed by Rep. Paul Kujawski, to pay tribute to his dad Leon Kujawski,Jr. "Something like sixty-three years back, the firm of Samuel Slater and Sons purchased a little "tub", without suction, bolstered with buckets of water, known as "Tiger 1." This was positioned at the South Village. In this way, a similar firm obtained a subsequent machine, with suction, which was positioned at the East Village and another, littler one, which was utilized for the protection of North Village. In 1845, Henry H. Stevens, surely understood regarding the Stevens Linen Works, understanding the need of some fire association for the town, began a development among the residents and headed a membership for such associ.