Durham Professional Firefighters

Training Burn - Building Yields 12 Live Fire Excercises

Durham Fire Hires Steve McCusker as Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention

27 May 09

Durham Professional Fire Fighters welcome Steve McCusker to DFD, hired to the position of Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention. Deputy McCusker reports to duty on Monday, June 1st. See Chief Landry's Memo here.

Donated Building Offers Training Opportunity for Members

16 May 2009

A recently aquired building, currently owned by Bryant Properties of Durham, will provide a training ground in the coming weeks to certify firefighters for Rapid Intervention Team and later allow firefighters an opportunity to brush up on live fire skills Read More...

Pancake Benefit Helps One of Our Own

25 April

The Durham Professional Firefighters Association would like to extend our deepest gratitude to everybody who stopped by to support the Perusse Family Fund pancake breakfast benefit held this past Saturday Read More...

FF Paramedic Henny Recognized for 20 Years of Service

09 April 2009
Firefighter Paramedic Peter Henny was honored recently for his 20 years of service to the town of Durham Read More...

The Last Durham FF to Attend NH Certified Career Firefighter?
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Update: Loaner Program Cut - Dealer Cites Economy

06 April 2009
DPFFA members recently learned that the Yamaha loaner program, which has supplied Durham with watercraft to protect citizens and visitors utilizing Durham and surrounding community waterways the past few years, has been suspended, at least temporarily Read More...

Historic Dame Farm Destroyed in 4 Alarm Fire

A telephone alarm placed to Strafford County Dispatched at 1341 for a building fire went to four alarms on Monday in Durham, bringing firefighters from as far away as New Castle, NH in an effort to place the stubborn fire under control Read More...

Electrical Fire Contained on Woodman Road

A little after 1800 hrs on the night of January 29, multiple 911 calls recieved at Strafford County Dispatch center reported a building fire at 18 Woodman Road in Durham, a multiple unit apartment building Read More...

Engine One Cab Integrity Questioned - Out of Service Indefinitely UPDATE!! Engine One Repairs Underway

06 April 2009 -
Maintenance Coordinator FF James Brown relayed today that Durham's front line piece, a 2000 American LaFrance Eagle is currently being repaired, tentatively scheduled to be complete May 1st. After careful inspection by Am LaFrance folks and countless hours spent on the phone with Coordinator Brown, an action plan was finally put into place Read More...

Durham Fire Welcomes New Leadership

Excerpts below courtesy of Durham Friday Updates, an e-mail weekly listserv maintained by the town, posted January 9, and 30th, 2009. Photo of Chief Landry courtesy Tara Lenharth

Division Chief Corey Landry moves into Chief's seat after former Fire Chief Peter O'Leary moved on to Wisconsin Read More...

Durham Resources Tested - State of Emergency Declared After Ice Storm Hits Region

With mostly snow falling in the north and southern areas of New England generally seeing rain the early morning hours of December 12th, Durham residents and surrounding communities were enveloped in a crippling ice storm, knocking out power to more than 400,000 residents statewide Read More...