The Bedford Fire Department New Squad 1

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John Daniels, who has been a firefighter with the department for 10 years was promoted to Lieutenant on January 20, 2010. 

Paul "Zeke" Joy, who was hired as a Firefighter in 1981, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 retired from the Bedford Fire Department on January 15, 2010.

On July 1, 2009, A Lieutenant promotion was announced by the department.

David Bauman has been promoted to the rank of Fire Lieutenant, and will be assigned as the Officer in Charge of Group 2.  Dave was temporarily promoted to Provisional Lieutenant in October 2008, and had been working in the Fire Prevention Office and as a shift OIC since that time.

The Bedford, Massachusetts Fire Department is here to protect the lives and property of the citizens of the town, as well as the lives of thousands of people who enter our community each day to work in the many commercial and industrial firms located here.  The department is responsible for providing fire protection for several large complexes, such as the Bedford VA Medical Center, Middlesex Community College, MITRE, Carleton-Willard Village, and two large shopping centers.

The career firefighters, along with the on call firefighters, provide an array of diversified skills.  They are trained in Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Material Operations, Confined Space Rescue, Vehicle Extrication, Cold Water Rescue, High Angle Rescue, and much more.  The firefighters work and train throughout the year to provide a professional level of fire suppression, fire prevention, and emergency medical care for Bedford 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.