Local 1491 would like to congratulate Firefighter Bob O'Keefe on his retirement from the Lexington Fire Department after 30 years of service. Stay safe Bob and enjoy your retirement.

On April 4th, 2013 Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Naughton was sworn in to the LFD. Mike if the 4th firefighter hired in a 4 person federal grant. The LFD and Local 1491 welcome Mike to the department.

On February 11th, 2013 Lt. Kenneth "JC" Tremblay was promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief. This is a brand new position in the department as there are now two assistant chiefs with seperate responsibilities. JC is a veteran of the LFD with over 30 years on the job. For the past severel years he has been serving as the fire prevention inspector. Local 1491 congratulates JC on his promotion.

On February 8th, 2013 during a major snowstorm Engine 1 responded to the Town of Wilmington to assist in fighting a 4 alarm apartment building fire at 4121 Avalon Drive. Engine 1 along with engines from Billerica and Burlington relay pumped water to assist with low pressure issues crews were having.

The Lexington Fire Department recently promoted four firefighters to the rank of Lieutenant.  These new officers will for the first time since the 1980's be assigned to the Ladder truck.  Providing a supervisor to the ladder adds capabilites and responsibilites we have not seen in nearly 30-years.  A welcome return!.  Promoted to Lieutenant were Lt. Ned Bolle, Lt. Bob Croke, Lt. Scott Morency and Lt. Chris Ford.  Congratulations to all of them from L-1491

Nearly a month later three new Firefighter/Paramedics were hired and appointed including FF/P Joe Annese, Doug Boudrow, and Rob Palardy. These firefighters were added to our base staff levels and will be assigned to groups to support the staffing of a second ambulance.  The appointments are partially funded through a SAFER grant from the Federal government and will allow the staffing of Medic 2 to run Monday - Friday from 0800-1800 hrs in East Lexington.  The department has not seen staffing levels increase since the 1970's and not only does it bring added resources for medical response but broadens safety for all firefighters during fires.  Local 1491 welcomes and congratulates these three new firefighter/paramedics.