Albany, VT Volunteer Fire Dept. burned in a set fire

[munchkinmama]

My local volunteer fire dept.'s station was set on fire at 1:15am on August 11, 2013. We lost one truck as that was what was set on fire and are waiting to see how damaged the others are. We have also lost bunker gear and firefighting equipment.
We arrived at our station soon after the call (thank goodness for the alarm going right to dispatch), but were unable to do much to save our own station other than spraying a couple of fire extinguishers on the fire because almost all our gear was trapped inside. Thankfully Mutual Aid arrived quickly and put out the fire.

pictures of the aftermath:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1002350_563900560333661_1437619591_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...09921512_n.jpg

[sms001]

The karma I wish on those responsible is simply not printable here. Hope you folks recoup quickly. And thanks for the work you do.

[csquared]

While it is bad enough that they destroyed the property, it is made worse by the fact that they have deprived the community of this of this invaluable service. I hope they catch them.

Looks like you dropped the "jpg" from the end of the first link.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...37619591_n.jpg

[AccountingDrone]

First link is broken, needs the jpg added.

[munchkinmama]

here is another link:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...86681426_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...08034062_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...53227959_n.jpg

[Dave1982]

Wow....hopefully your dept has good insurance.....and that they catch the fucker who set the fire. Arson is bad enough, but setting the fire department on fire, and thus putting the entire community at risk? That takes a truly special kind of shithead.....

<MOD HAT>Guys, broken links are what the REPORT BUTTON is for.</MOD HAT>

[Kagato]

Has anyone set up any kind of campaign to help raise funds to replace what was lost?

Perhaps someone could/should set up an indiegogo campaign with photos of the damage caused and plug the heck out of it to try to raise the funds to replace what was lost - goodwill causes are generally well received on crowdfunding sites.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

News story on the fire.

Looks like a neighboring department will be helping out, which is good.