Two West Tisbury firefighters and an officer with the West Bridgewater fire department have been named finalists.
The $73,429 state grant will allow West Tisbury to partner with the RAND Corporation to bolster its emergency facilities in the face of growing climate threats.
West Tisbury firefighters knocked down a smoky house fire at 50 Bradley Martin Road in the Tiah’s Cove section of town Tuesday evening.
West Tisbury fire and police personnel banded together Friday morning to rescue a horse named Max from a swimming pool. Sgt. Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter played a key role in leading the horse to safety.
Beneath a clear blue sky, children scrambled up the steps of fire trucks and parents peeked inside police cruisers at the West Tisbury public safety building open house on Saturday.
They drive the engines, rescue people, put out fires and know CPR. They have to be prepared for anything — a car under water, a person in cardiac arrest, or a family trapped inside a burning building. Or it could be a false alarm. Meet the Island's call firefighters.