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Bristol officials report firefighter certifications, junior officer training and multi-dwelling Garfield Street fire under investigation
Summary
Bristol Borough fire officials said five members completed Firefighter 1 certification, a seven-week junior officer program concluded with a full-scale drill, and a multi-dwelling fire on Garfield Street was contained to three units and is under investigation; property-condemnation decisions were deferred to code enforcement.
Fire department representatives told the council that five members recently completed Firefighter 1 certification and Chief DeAngelo developed a seven-week junior officer training program that concluded with a full-scale drill.
Officials also reported a multi-dwelling fire on Garfield Street that involved several row dwellings. Responders contained the blaze to three dwellings and extinguished it; the department said the investigation remains open. Council members asked whether affected properties would be condemned; fire staff said code enforcement would be the authority to make that determination.
A council member praised mutual-aid partners and thanked Rochelle Township and Kevin DePietro for assistance. The Mill Street Run organizing team also donated $1,000 to the Bucks County Rescue Squad, officials said.
The report noted that this type of row-construction presents challenges to firefighting operations and that mutual-aid relationships aided the response.
