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-=--- -- --- —------—-------- ..------- ---- ----- LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED began employment on January 4, 1999. I look for- 1996 1997 1998 ward to the addition of these men to the department. � I am also pleased to report that this year we hired f Firearms Identification Card 61 64 25 Arlene Murphy of Falmouth as a part-time EMS r License to Carry Firearms 52 79 88 billing clerk. Welcome Arlene. Licenses to Carry Firearms Issued to Police Officer 4 4 2 Operations Taxi Driver's Licenses -0- 3 1 Vendor's Licenses -0- -0- 0 During 1998, the number of department responses Sunday Work Permits 9 6 10 increased approximately 8% from last year. License to Sell Firearms and Ammo 3 1 -0- Auctioneer's Permits -0- -0- -0- Incidents of great significance that occurred during 1998 include: February 6, 1998. This department responded to Report of the Falmouth Road in front of the Botello Home Center. Fire Chief On arrival, our crew found a 2-car "T-bone" accident with 2 patients. One patient, Peter F. Accolla of Florida, was found ejected from his car approximately 25 feet. He had not been seat belted. Mr. Accolla suf- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the fered massive head trauma, and was transported by Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: ambulance to the.Augat parking lot on Rt. 28 to a wait- ing Med-Flight helicopter and transported to Brigham I am pleased to communicate to you the 1998 report &Women's Hospital in Boston. Members of Mashpee of the Fire & Rescue Department. Scout Troop 36 were witness to this accident and ren- dered aid to Mr. Accolla. Scouts Steven Purcell, Personnel Michael Cook, Paul Trask and Stuart Paascche, along "4 with their Leader Steven Purcell and bystander Peter As Fire Chief, I recognize that the greatest asset of Streck were recognized by this department for their this department is its' employees. I am confident that actions at this accident scene. our fire department has the best Firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics on Cape Cod, and possibly, in all of Massachusetts. ._ I commend their dedication and commitment to this department and would like to take this opportunity to recognize their excellence and expertise. I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to each of the men and women who work for the department. ' The department had one personnel change in 1998. In August, Firefighter Paramedic Craig Thornton left our department to work for the Harwich Fire Department. I wish Craig and his family well. To fill the vacant position, I promoted Chris Shute of j Mashpee from CallFirefighter to full-time Recognition of Mashpee Scouts Firefighter/EMT. I am proud to have Chris as a full- (Photo courtesy of the Mashpee Enterprise) time member of this department. i-. At the October Special Town Meeting, the voters March 6, 1998. At 1645 hours, the Sandwich and approved the addition of two new Firefighter/EMT Mashpee Fire Departments responded to a call for an Positions to the department. I appreciate the support overturned boat in the Mashpee Wakeby Pond. of the Town Meeting voters, the Board of Selectmen, Apparently,a father and son were in a small boat in the the Finance Committee and the Town Manager who north end of Mashpee Wakeby Pond (in the area of #'I voted unanimously for these positions. These posi- Keith Island, off of Cove Road located in Sandwich). tions were funded to start January 1, 1999. Mashpee The boat capsized sending the two into the water. The residents Sean Willis and David Farren were hired and son was able to swim approximately 100 yards to �I . 121