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The Department is a combination fire department
with both career and paid call members that provide emergency
services to the citizen of Franklin from our central station.
Franklin, New Hampshire is located in the Lakes Region of
central NH and is 29 square miles with three rivers, a lake, a
moderate sized industrial park, a local 50 bed hospital, a
downtown district and a number of neighborhoods (from mid 1800’s
to today). The Department currently holds an Insurance Service
Organization (ISO) fire protection rating of 4/9. Approximately
two-thirds of the community’s area and greater then
three-quarters of its population is covered by a municipally
operated water system. We provide our services from one of five
divisions: Administration, Fire Suppression, Rescue & EMS, Fire
Alarm, and Fire Prevention & Inspection. We are also proud
members of the Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association (mutual
aid & dispatching) as well as the Central New Hampshire
Hazardous Materials Response Team (Level A-D hazardous materials
response) in furthering our effort to provide you the highest
level of service.
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overall management of the fire department. It consists of the Fire
Chief, Deputy Fire Chief and a Secretary. The office hours for the
administration are Monday-Friday from 8AM-5PM. The department’s
telephone number is (603) 934-2205 and facsimile line is (603)
934-7408. |
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Chief Royal B. Smith Serving Franklin since 1987, Chief since 2009. |
The Fire Chief is responsible for the overall management of the
department with immediate supervision of the Administration, Fire
Alarm and Fire Prevention & Inspection divisions. Duties include
planning, budgeting, purchasing and response to emergency calls as
needed. The Fire Chief also serves as the City’s Emergency
Management Director and reports to the City Manager. |
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Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Lachapelle,
Serving Franklin Since 1996
Deputy Fire Chief Since 2009 |
The Deputy Fire Chief is
responsible for the day to day operations of the department with
immediate supervision of the Fire Suppression & Rescue/EMS divisions
which currently includes 12 career and 30 call members. Duties include training of personnel,
care & maintenance of apparatus/equipment, Quality Assurance and
Inspection, and responds to fire and EMS calls as needed. |
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Secretary Carolyn P. Morrill Serving Franklin since 1984,
secretary since 1984. |
The secretary is responsible for the office operations of the entire
department. |
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This division is charged
with extinguishing fires and protecting life and property against fire
and hazardous materials. This division’s apparatus consists of three
engines, one ladder platform, and one utility vehicle. The personnel
within this division are the same that perform Rescue/EMS functions and consist of a shift captain and two firefighters per shift 24
hours a day, 365 days a year. A current Fire Call Force of 24
members. |
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Engine 1 – 1989 Mack
Quality 1500pump/1000 tank - Attack En
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Engine 3 – 1985 Mack
Grumman 1250 pump/ 600 tank - 2nd Engine Urban
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Engine 4
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Ladder 1 – 1998 ALF/LTI 93-foot
aerial platform1500 pump/ 200 tank, 20Kw AMPS hydraulic generator with
10,000 watts of body lighting, two 200-foot 240v cord reels, twin
platform deluge monitors, 241 feet of ground ladders, a wide assortment
of saws, overhaul & salvage equipment. |
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Utility 1 –
Ford Single Cab Pick-up |
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Inspectors Vehicle -
Ford four door Pick-up |
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This division is charged
with emergency rescue, ambulance, and first responder medical services
for the injured and ill of Franklin. This division’s apparatus consists
of one ambulance, one heavy rescue truck, and one boat, supplemented by
a current EMS Call Force of 6 Members. We currently have four
Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedics (EMT-P) on staff. This level of care can increase an individual’s chances of
survival in a life threatening injury/illness by bringing additional
life saving treatment options into the field for pre-hospital delivery.
The department has also been gearing up to add to its technical rescue
capabilities. Through the generosity of the Raymond & Betty Turcotte
Memorial Rescue Squad Trust Fund (donation of an estate) we have begun
an ambitious program to increase our training and equipment to provide
additional capabilities in the following rescue disciplines: swiftwater/ice,
confined space, above/below grades, building collapse/trench,
industrial/farm/unusual vehicle. |
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2002
Navistar/Road Rescue ALS ambulance
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"7 Ambulance 2" |
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2002
Zumro 14 foot with 40 HP outboard motor |
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2003 Mack/4 Guys
Heavy Rescue with 60 gallon CAFS, 30Kw Harrison hydraulic generator, 4-
bottle 6000 psi Scott Revolve-Air twin fill station, 9000w of 240v body
lights and 5400w light tower, two 240v electric reels, two hydraulic
reels, one CAFS booster reel. |
This division is
responsible for the care and maintenance of the municipal fire alarm
signal system which was established in 1896. The staffing is part-time
and is filled by off-duty personnel when needed. Currently they
maintain approximately 100 fire alarm boxes, of those 50 are master
boxes, which protect most of the City’s municipal buildings, largest
employers and other larger properties. The system is comprised of alarm
boxes, miles of wire and a control panel which receives the transmission
of the activation and repeats it to both the fire and police stations
for an immediate notification of emergency personnel. The every other
month testing of the entire system is provided by on-duty suppression
personnel. This division also assists the Municipal Services Department
with aerial work for the City’s six controlled traffic control
intersections and tree trimming operations when requested. There is one
bucket truck assigned to this division. |
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1984
GMC/Holan 35-foot Utility bucket truck |
This division is responsible for a wide array of inspection services for
the City’s Fire and Health departments. This office is providing
inspectional services for the fire department for life safety, place of
assembly and other fire prevention codes. This office is responsible
for the enforcement of the property maintenance code and the enforcement
of the building codes and building permit field inspections for the
Planning & Zoning department. This Division has two employees
(one full-time and one part-time). This office is also responsible
for health officer duties.
Currently the division is staffed with two Inspectors who maintains
business hours of Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM. The direct line for this
division is (603) 934-5680.
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