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The Police and Fire Insurance Association (PFIA) this week honored the Branford Fire Department and individual firefighters for their speed and quick thinking at an April house fire in the heart of town.
When the firefighters arrived at 674 Main St., three occupants were hanging out the front of the third floor windows. A mother, her daughter and a man were taken down the ladders to safety. Their apartments were at the top of the house. Six cats perished. Click here to read the story.
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This week a group of the fire fighters at the scene along with the department itself were honored for their work in the early morning hours of April 28.
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The firefighters were honored at a Fire Commission Board meeting. They are L‑R: Jason Cusack, who presented the awards, and Branford firefighters, John Cudgma, Ralph Marino, Jeff Kaczynski, David Morton, Richard Hart and Fire Chief Tom Mahoney. Firefighters Joe Petrosino and Jason Karpovich were honored, too. All the men earned the PFIA Hero’s Award and in addition, Morton, Kaczynski and Hart were awarded the meritorious medal.
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