LACONIA — Deputy Fire Chief Louis Loutrel was recognized by the mayor and city council last week for his graduation from the National Fire Aca…
MEREDITH — Children from the Lakes Region and beyond were treated to a visit by Smokey Bear and state forest rangers at the Meredith Public Li…
BRISTOL — Mother Nature was the culprit of a brush fire on Roundtop Mountain Saturday afternoon, with evidence of lightning striking a tree du…
BRISTOL — A large fire at a three-story condominium complex, on Friday, burned three units to be uninhabitable, with one believed to be a comp…
NORTHFIELD — An outside fire on Windfall Road that torched about 1.5 acres of brush was likely caused by burnt construction debris. Tilton-Nor…
MEREDITH — To clear the air about public safety response for island communities, Chief Ken Jones addressed the selectboard last week, to clear…
MEREDITH — Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Kettlehead Brewing Company, after it was closed on Saturday night. The incident is under …
BARNSTEAD — After a lifetime of service — six spent with Barnstead Fire Rescue — Chief Alfred Poulin retired June 30.
LACONIA — Sherman O. Thompson passed away peacefully with family in his home on July 5, 2026.
The risk to firefighters isn’t just from breathing wildfire smoke – it’s also in the chemicals that get on their clothes and filter through to their skin.