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Thirteen hours after the first alarm came in for a huge fire that was spreading rapidly to surrounding structures, ultimately resulting in the total loss of three buildings and all of the belongings of 20 Rumford residents, firefighting apparatus Ladder 3 pulled up in front of The Rumford Fire Department. The day was not over for the crew assigned to the truck, nor the truck itself. The crew of the truck, consisting of x, x, x, x, x, were joined by members of The Mexico Fire Department and the Region 9 Firefighters in cleaning and restocking the truck, so it would once again be ready on a moment’s notice to respond to the next emergency.

“A lot of people think firefighters just sleep between calls, but they never do it is protocol to keep the trucks 100 percent ready,” says Beverly Ann Soucy. “I grew up in that fire station in the late 1960’s and ‘70’s. My grandfather, Rudolph Soucy was assigned to Wooden Ladder Fire Engine Number 4.” Ms. Soucy, the proud granddaughter of a firefighter said, “they spend a great deal of time maintaining the equipment.”...