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A Sterling firefighter gets power washed of insulation and other contaminants after a fatal 2 Alarm fire at 18 Farragut Rd in Holden.
Firefighters move ground ladder after venting 2nd floor windows, causing fire to blow out during 4th Alm at 403 Chestnut St in Gardner. Temperatures were around 8 degrees.
Gardner FF Andy Fields stands by an overturned rail car at a grade crossing on South Main St in Gardner. The car came witin inches of striking an occupied barn and house.
A Henry St neighbor's hose is no match for the one manned by a Fitchburg firefighter.
Fitchburg FF Robert Dacosta bears the helmet of fellow FF Jimmy Roy at the conclusion of his funeral with full department honors. Behind is widow Denise Roy flanked by her sons Patrick James (PJ) and Sean both also Fitchburg Firefighters. Jimmy died of occupational cancer 5 days shy of his 40th year on the job.
A Gardner police officer takes cover with weapon drawn as 2 cars burn in the driveway at 99 Graham St. There were also shots fired. SENTINEL& ENTERPRISE/ Jim Marabello
Fitchburg Firefighters throw ground ladders to the 2nd floor while other crews were inside searching for 2 persons reported trapped during the initial stages of a 2nd Alm fire at 176 Walton St. From left-right Lt Marty Kukkula, FF Kurvin Lopez, Lt Anthony Castelli, FF Patrick Haverty and Deputy Chief Dave Gravel.
A Gardner police officer speaks with a handcuffed party while being covered by local and State Police after a suspect rammed his truck into a car in the driveway and stormed into a house at 99 Graham St. armed with a shotgun.
Gardner police officers and a State Trooper take cover with weapons drawn as 2 cars burn in the driveway at 99 Graham St. There were reports of shots fired and a barricaded subject with hostage. A subject from the house is also being sheltered behind another car. SENTINEL& ENTERPRISE/ Jim Marabello