Haverhill Firefighters Local 1011
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The Haverhill Fire Department acted decisively in response to a structure fire at 39 School St, at 7:55 PM on May 7, 2024. Before swiftly containing the blaze within thirty minutes. Upon receiving a telephone alarm, Deputy Chief Roberts, along with fire apparatus, arrived promptly at the scene to find smoke and fire on the […]
Haverhill Fire Department Responded Swiftly to School St For A Fire, Rescues Pet, and Prevents Further Losses
On May 4, 2024 Haverhill will host another Battle of the Badges blood drive. Please consider donating blood and in the process, help save a life… and only slightly less important, help Haverhill Fire beat the Police in number of total donations.
May 4, 2024 9am to 2pm
Haverhill Citizens Center
10 Welcome Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
Walk-ins welcome!
Click here to sign up ahead of time online
Click the poster or scan the QR code for more information:
Congresswomen Lori Trahan presented the Haverhill Fire Department with the ceremonial check for 16 new full-time firefighters on the department for the next 3 years, 100% of personnel costs covered by the S.A.F.E.R. FEMA Grant, worth over $4.1 million. There were many thanks made during the event while standing in front of the Bradford Fire Station where the Bradford Ladder 4 crew will be staffed as of June next year. Joining with us to celebrate was Congresswoman Trahan, State Senator Payano, State Representative Vargas, State Representative Hamilton, City Councilor and Mayor Elect Melinda Barrett, City Council President Jordan, City Councilor Lewandowski, & City Councilor Bevilacqua.
We’d like to once again thank the members of the Haverhill Firefighters Local 1011 in-house firefighter grant writers who wrote this grant for the city: Grant Team Leader Richard Shellene, Brian Ray, James Bizeur, Ryan Fairbanks, & Timothy Carroll. As well as the advocacy we gratefully received from US Senator Warren, US Senator Markey, alongside Congresswoman Trahan.
Special thank you to the work done by Chief Robert O’Brien, Local President Tim Carroll, & Local Secretary Ryan Fairbanks for their efforts towards procuring this grant by their years of work before, during, and after this grant was awarded to Haverhill. Work that was shared by our strongest supporters in the Haverhill City Council: Tim Jordan, Melissa Lewandowski, John Michitson, Colin LePage, & Melinda Barrett.
There is a lot of work still being done to prepare for these new firefighters to join the department early next year. We hope to update you more as the process continues. Please see the pictures below provided by Mike Jarvis from Jarvi Productions.
We hope you’re looking forward to the new year as much as we are!
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) have unanimously endorsed Melinda Barrett for Mayor of Haverhill.
On September 22, 2023, your firefighters of Massachusetts assembled for their monthly meeting when firefighter union leaders from across the state conducted regular business. During that time, Haverhill Firefighters IAFF Local 1011 President & PFFM District 4 Vice President Tim Carroll stood for an endorsement request for Melinda Barrett and her run for Mayor of Haverhill.
The members of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts in attendance, with a unanimous vote, proudly chose to endorse Melinda Barrett for Mayor of Haverhill.
Recount Observers Needed: 2023 Haverhill Preliminary Election Recount
Impartial observers are needed to ensure the integrity of the ballot recount process.
City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright said a recount for the preliminary election in the mayoral race is scheduled to take place next Wednesday, Sept. 27, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing until completed, on the main floor of the Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St. She said all those who are interested are welcome to attend. WHAV Article
You don’t have to be there from start to finish, anytime you are available between 1130 and close is appreciated.
If you’d like to sign-up for a timeslot, the Barrett Campaign has setup a link to help make sure there are no gaps. If interested, click this link and towards the bottom of the signup genius page, select “Sign Up” and then “Save & Continue” at the bottom. Please put your information and comment on the times you are available. Please see the link for more information.
Please contact Tim Carroll or Ryan Fairbanks with any questions.
Thank you!
Please stop giving bad press good engagement. What this means is that when you engage with fake news, dishonest journalism, and “click bait” meant to illicit reaction or feedback, all you’re doing is rewarding bad behavior.
When an article comes out with a heavy bias and you can’t help but react and comment, all you’re doing is encouraging more bad press. In the modern era of social media algorithms, the more time you spend on a post, the more likely you are to bring your followers and friends to that same content. When you interact and comment, the same thing occurs: you drive viewership to the very thing you view. If that content is bad press, even if it is objectively incorrect, the time and attention you give it only spreads the bad. We get false and/or misleading stories written about us all of the time; what we have learned is that the more we interact and react to those stories, the more popular they become. We end up using our influence to direct good people to dishonest content with the small hope that they give our response more weight than the media turned against us, often by malicious actors. Here’s the worst part: Whether the new viewer believes our side of the story or not, we have still helped generate real income for the fake news source and therefore incentivized the reproduction of more bad-faith “news” from these organizations. As hard at it is to leave it alone, the better we’ll all be when we can turn our other cheek to content geared against us.
If it sounds like we’re talking in code, it’s for the same reason. The last thing we should be doing is driving good people, their precious time and attention, to bad press.
Please stop.
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