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Acton Fire recognizes two off‑duty lifesaving actions and reports staffing, station-pilot changes
Summary
The Select Board honored two firefighters for off-duty lifesaving acts and heard an update on a deployment pilot that consolidated stations to create larger crews, improve training and supervision and address staffing shortages; the department plans further adjustments and paramedic training.
The Acton Select Board on Monday honored two members of the Acton Fire Department for off‑duty lifesaving interventions and received a detailed update on a multi-month staffing and station-deployment pilot.
Fire Chief Arnhem presented certificates of recognition and Isaac Davis challenge coins to Firefighter EMT Connor Caveney and Firefighter Paramedic Jonathan Chan. Chief Arnhem said Caveney intervened on Aug. 4 to prevent a person from jumping from an overpass, holding the individual with a bystander until police and EMS arrived. Chief Arnhem said Chan, off duty at a pickup basketball game on Aug. 12, initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation; the patient regained a pulse and later spoke to Chan from the hospital.
Following the recognitions, Chief Arnhem summarized a…
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