Fire and rescue service decision onhold at least until after budget season
For quite a while, it looked like this year the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department would become a department of the Charlotte municipal government
‘Tis the season to prevent holiday decoration fires
Most home fires involving candles happen in December, when one in five home decoration fires also occur.
Selectboard hires coordinator to help switch to town-run fire and rescue
Charlotte took a major step in the march toward a town-run fire and rescue service on Monday night.
Sex discrimination alleged in fire and rescue service
In 2016, there were an equal number of men and women in leadership positions in the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Department.
A history of the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Service
With the very real possibility that the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Service may change from a private, nonprofit organization…
Discussion between selectboard and fire and rescue service gets warm, fuzzy-ish
Charlotte is buzzing with the possibility of changing its fire and rescue service from a separate nonprofit organization into part of the town government.
Selectboard discusses forming new fire department behind closed doors
The selectboard is on the precipice of possibly making a big decision that could have a major impact on Charlotte
Charlotte Fire and Rescue names new chief of department
The name doesn’t say it all. But it says a lot about the new chief of the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Department — Justin Bliss.
CVFRS President: Pay our rescue workers or lose ‘em
An appropriations increase requested by CVFRS for fiscal year 2022 was the hotly debated topic at the Special Selectboard Meeting on January 17 with the final decision to be made by town voters in March.
Letter to the Editor – January 13, 2022
CVFRS is required by its MOA agreement with the Town of Charlotte to provide basic and paramedic level rescue services, and to do so with reasonable and appropriate expenditures.
Twins! CVFRS delivers
A regular Monday morning turned into an extraordinary one this week for Willa and Eric Lampman. Thirty-five weeks and six days into her pregnancy with twins, Willa went into labor at their home in Charlotte and ended up delivering the babies shortly afterward—one while they were still at home.
CVFRS call report for November 2020
CVFRS rescue logs for November,2020
Winter and holiday safety reminders from CVFRS
Well, it is that time of the year again. Here are some tips to help you get through our Vermont winters safely.
Fire safety: Rules and tips for summer and beyond
Before burning any brush or yard waste, please remember to call Shelburne Dispatch at 985-8051 (7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for a burn permit.
Rescued with a good lunch
Philo Ridge Farm, through the Frontline Foods Vermont program, donated and delivered lunch to the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and…
Coronavirus update from CVFRS and the Vermont Department of Health
Here are the important recommendations from the Vermont Department of Health as of 3/26/20 to help all of us deal with this challenge. Please visit healthvermont.gov for up-to-date information about the steps to take to keep you, your family and our community healthy.
Burning Down The House
Forty firefighters from Charlotte, Hinesburg, Ferrisburgh, Monkton and Shelburne honed their firefighting skills at a spectacular controlled burn of the former Waldorf School on Ferry Road in Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Two fires tackled by Charlotte Fire and Rescue
Early on the morning of March 25, Charlotte Fire and Rescue was alerted by a Charlotte firefighter of a…
Charlotte Fire and Rescue members receive promotions
At the Jan 9 members meeting, the following members received promotions: Devin St. George – Battalion Chief Suppression and…
CVFRS assists Shelburne Fire at Mutual Aid barn fire
On the afternoon of January 8th, 2019 at approximately 1:15 PM Charlotte Fire and Rescue was dispatched to assist Shelburne Fire Department at a possible structure fire.