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Winslow was the fire chief in Yarmouth for seventeen of his forty-four years (1952–1996) in its ranks. [5] He was a member of the Yarmouth Town Council for nine years, serving as its chair in 2006 and 2007. He received the town's "Latchstring Award" in 2014. [1] Winslow was a Past Master of Casco Lodge #36 A. F. & A. M.,
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A battalion chief is the lowest chief officer in a fire department's rank structure, above rank-and-file fire station officers and fire company officers. A battalion chief is in charge of a firefighting battalion, similar to a military battalion. A battalion consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies.
20 Center Street is the home of Winslow Station, which served as the town's only fire station from 1953 until the mid-1990s. It was used by the fire department until 2004. [5] The building, which was constructed in 1930, is dedicated to Carl Henry Winslow, who was the fire chief for seventeen of the forty-four years he was in its ranks. [18]
The fire occurred around 12:22 p.m. at 139 North Main St. in South Yarmouth.
The rank of an officer in an American fire department is most commonly denoted by a number of speaking trumpets, a reference to a megaphone-like device used in the early days of the fire service, although typically called "bugle" in today's parlance. Ranks proceed from one (lieutenant) to five (fire chief) bugles.
The area embracing North Yarmouth, first settled in 1636, was abandoned twice before successful final settlement in 1713. In 1646, William Royall (c. 1595 –1676) purchased a farm on the river that, since, has borne his name.
According to the New Zealand Fire Service Act 1975, a chief fire officer in the New Zealand Fire Service commands a single fire district. This may be a volunteer fire brigade, with a single fire station, in an outer-urban or rural area, or it may consist of several fire stations in a metropolitan area, staffed by career firefighters.