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    1. Operations & Training

    MA Firefighter Quickly Rescued During Fire

    Dec. 31, 2020
    A mayday was issued during a call that had Webster firefighters battling a two-alarm fire that broke out at a small garage late Wednesday.

    By Kim Ring

    Source Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.

    Tony Fitzherbert/TNS
    A mayday was called as Webster, MA, firefighters were battling a garage fire late Wednesday.
    A mayday was called as Webster, MA, firefighters were battling a garage fire late Wednesday.

    WEBSTER, MA—Firefighters battled a blaze at the Twisted Piston, a small garage at 137 Gore Road, Wednesday night.

    Police who arrived at the scene radioed that there was heavy smoke coming from the eaves of the building prompting firefighters to request a second alarm shortly after 10 p.m.

    A mayday was called for a firefighter down. Radio transmission indicated the firefighter was quickly rescued.

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