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Cause Of Orange House Fire Under Investigation

|Date: June 24, 2021

Cause Of Orange House Fire Under Investigation

Fire officials in Orange are continuing their investigation of a housefire that broke out on the night of ...

Fire officials in Orange are continuing their investigation of a housefire that broke out on the night of June 10th. Members of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department received the alarm just before 9 p ...

June 24, 2021
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Plans Being Made for Annual Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival

|Date: May 27, 2021

Plans Being Made for Annual Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department carnival will take place August 5, 6, 7 and 8, Chief Vaughan Dumas c ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department carnival will take place August 5, 6, 7 and 8, Chief Vaughan Dumas confirmed. He said the company that provides the rides, Rockwell Amusements, has submitted deta ...

May 27, 2021
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Orange Home Damaged by Early Morning Fire

|Date: May 27, 2021

Orange Home Damaged by Early Morning Fire

Orange Firefighters Make “Good Stop” As Fire Strikes Vacant House A vacant home in Orange was damaged on ...

Orange Firefighters Make “Good Stop” As Fire Strikes Vacant House A vacant home in Orange was damaged on the morning of May 5th by a fire that was quickly brought under control, despite presenting fir ...

May 27, 2021
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From the Fire Marshal: Outdoor Entertaining Fire Safety

|Date: April 01, 2021

From the Fire Marshal: Outdoor Entertaining Fire Safety

Warm weather is coming, and outdoor parties and celebrations are in the planning stage. While spending ti ...

Warm weather is coming, and outdoor parties and celebrations are in the planning stage. While spending time with friends and family, enjoying food cooked on the grill and the ambience of firelight are ...

April 01, 2021
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Orange Fire Department Lays Out Goals for 2021

|Date: April 01, 2021

Orange Fire Department Lays Out Goals for 2021

Volunteer firefighters in Orange responded to 674 calls for help during 2020, a record number of response ...

Volunteer firefighters in Orange responded to 674 calls for help during 2020, a record number of responses in one year. The number of calls was announced during the Orange Volunteer Fire Department’s ...

April 01, 2021
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Here’s A Way To Help Orange Firefighters Just By Having Dinner

|Date: December 10, 2020

Here’s A Way To Help Orange Firefighters Just By Having Dinner

A local restaurant has arranged a way for Orange-area residents to contribute to the Orange Volunteer Fir ...

A local restaurant has arranged a way for Orange-area residents to contribute to the Orange Volunteer Fire Department just by having dinner. Prime 16, 464 Boston Post Road, has set December 15 aside ...

December 10, 2020
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From the Fire Marshal: 2020 Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest

|Date: December 10, 2020

From the Fire Marshal: 2020 Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest

Orange Fire Marshal Jamie Vincent has announced that the annual Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contes ...

Orange Fire Marshal Jamie Vincent has announced that the annual Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest, a statewide competition for fourth and fifth graders from public, private and parochial scho ...

December 10, 2020
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Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Cancels 2020 ‘Santa’s Helper’

|Date: November 19, 2020

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Cancels 2020 ‘Santa’s Helper’

With an uptick in COVID-19 cases in town and too few reindeer masks for an extra trip to Orange, Santa ha ...

With an uptick in COVID-19 cases in town and too few reindeer masks for an extra trip to Orange, Santa has asked members of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary to cancel the annual Santa’s ...

November 19, 2020
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Surprised-looking Pumpkin Wins First Orange Pumpkin Blaze

|Date: November 19, 2020

Surprised-looking Pumpkin Wins First Orange Pumpkin Blaze

A surprised, one-eyed pumpkin won the People’s Choice Award at the Orange Volunteer Fire Department’s fir ...

A surprised, one-eyed pumpkin won the People’s Choice Award at the Orange Volunteer Fire Department’s first pumpkin-carving contest. Adria Boyle won the top prize. She carved the face into the surface ...

November 19, 2020
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Last Chance: Join The “Fire Truck $50K Challenge”

|Date: October 29, 2020

Last Chance: Join The “Fire Truck $50K Challenge”

Jim Leahy, project chairman of the Fire Truck $50K Challenge & Vice-Chairman of the Orange Board of F ...

Jim Leahy, project chairman of the Fire Truck $50K Challenge & Vice-Chairman of the Orange Board of Finance, sat down with Orange Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) Leaders Charlie Sherwood & Be ...

October 29, 2020
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Orange Firefighters Honor Deceased Members With Service

|Date: October 29, 2020

Orange Firefighters Honor Deceased Members With Service

Two Additional Members Added To The List Of Firefighters Who Have Died As National Fallen Firefighter Wee ...

Two Additional Members Added To The List Of Firefighters Who Have Died As National Fallen Firefighter Weekend Is Marked On September 29th members of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department quietly honore ...

October 29, 2020
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Clocks Change November 1st, A Good Time to Check Your Smoke Detectors

|Date: October 29, 2020

Clocks Change November 1st, A Good Time to Check Your Smoke Detectors

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Is Reminding People To Check Their Smoke Detector Batteries At Least ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Is Reminding People To Check Their Smoke Detector Batteries At Least Once A Year Halloween isn’t the only thing happening on October 31 this year. That’s also whe ...

October 29, 2020
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Letter: Fire Chief Dumas Extends Gratitude

|Date: October 29, 2020

Letter: Fire Chief Dumas Extends Gratitude

In the spring of 2020, the administration of the Orange Volunteer Fire Association was faced with an espe ...

In the spring of 2020, the administration of the Orange Volunteer Fire Association was faced with an especially important and difficult decision to cancel the annual carnival. Each year the carnival ...

October 29, 2020
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Last Call To Join The Orange Army

|Date: October 01, 2020

Last Call To Join The Orange Army

Be Part of the “Fire Truck $50K Challenge” “Neighbors helping neighbors” is more than a motto for the Ora ...

Be Part of the “Fire Truck $50K Challenge” “Neighbors helping neighbors” is more than a motto for the Orange Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD), it’s the calling card of all Orange Citizens. To chip in ...

October 01, 2020
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State Farm Teams Up With Orange Volunteer Fire Department To Serve Up Kitchen Safety

|Date: October 01, 2020

State Farm Teams Up With Orange Volunteer Fire Department To Serve Up Kitchen Safety

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm Agent Kevin Piscitelli are teaming up with ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm Agent Kevin Piscitelli are teaming up with the Orange Volunteer Fire Department to support Fire Prevention Week, an annual public awarene ...

October 01, 2020
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THE ORANGE ARMY to the Rescue!

|Date: October 01, 2020

THE ORANGE ARMY to the Rescue!

“Fire Truck $50K Challenge” Marches to $121K One day in August, project chairman Jim Leahy bumped into a ...

“Fire Truck $50K Challenge” Marches to $121K One day in August, project chairman Jim Leahy bumped into a lemonade stand on Lambert Road. “What is this?” he thought. Much to his surprise a family had ...

October 01, 2020
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Letter: Fire Chief Dumas Extends Gratitude

|Date: October 01, 2020

Letter: Fire Chief Dumas Extends Gratitude

In the spring of 2020, the administration of the Orange Volunteer Fire Association was faced with an espe ...

In the spring of 2020, the administration of the Orange Volunteer Fire Association was faced with an especially important and difficult decision to cancel the annual carnival. Each year the carnival ...

October 01, 2020
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When Storm Clouds Gather, The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Takes Action

|Date: September 03, 2020

When Storm Clouds Gather, The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Takes Action

When Storm Clouds Gather, The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Takes Action When the recent storm hit Ora ...

When Storm Clouds Gather, The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Takes Action When the recent storm hit Orange knocking out power for so many residents, the Orange Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) was r ...

September 03, 2020
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Overwhelming Response to the “Fire Truck $50K Challenge” – Donations near $110K!!!

|Date: September 03, 2020

Overwhelming Response to the “Fire Truck $50K Challenge” – Donations near $110K!!!

Last month, a “Call to Arms” went out to Town residents and businesses to help the Orange Volunteer Fire ...

Last month, a “Call to Arms” went out to Town residents and businesses to help the Orange Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) whose motto is “Neighbors helping neighbors,” a slogan that the OVFD has live ...

September 03, 2020
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Letter: Thank You OVFD

|Date: September 03, 2020

Letter: Thank You OVFD

First off, I would like to give a big thank you to the residents and business owners in Orange for their ...

First off, I would like to give a big thank you to the residents and business owners in Orange for their support of the Orange Volunteer Fire Department. Secondly, I would like to ask everyone who ha ...

September 03, 2020
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