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![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] WFD Dep. Chief Mike Mernick was honored Oct. 24, 2023 for leadership that saved two children and their mother from a Providence Fire Oct. 15, 2023 while off duty.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WFD-Dep.Chief-Mernick-Honored-for-fire-rescue-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The hot wieners Deputy Fire Chief Michael Mernick planned to eat Sunday Oct. 15 went cold when he stopped to help rescue a family from a three-alarm […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Frank Picozzi’s Office] The city's new WFD rescue truck made its maiden service run Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Here, an inside, front and side view are available.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/New-WFD-Rescue-Truck-05-11-23-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Warwick’s new WFD rescue went into service at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, one of two bought in 2021 under Mayor Frank Picozzi’s lease/purchase program to replace vehicles and […]
![[CREDIT: WP composite/Images courtesy of Mayor Picozzi's office] On Saturday, RI State Police K-9 Ruby, inspiration for the movie Rescued by Ruby, was honored at Sandy Point Beach in Potowomut.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Rescued-by-Ruby-Ruby-k-9-Memorial-2023-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Family, friends, colleagues and officials gathered at Sandy Point Beach in Potowomut to honor late K-9 Officer Ruby, partner to State Police Sgt. Dan O’Neil of Warwick […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi's Office] From left, Mayor Frank Picozzi, WFD Capt. Andrew Sisson, and WFD Chief Peter McMichael at WFD Headquarters, where Picozzi honored Sisson for an Oct. 15 off-duty rescue in Tiverton.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WFD-off-duty-rescue-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — On Oct. 15, WFD Captain Andrew Sisson, off-duty, was surfing in Tiverton when beach-goers alerted him to a paddle boarder in distress, prompting the firefighter to retrieve […]
![[CREDIT: Courtesy photo] A group selfie of Joseph Mirra, his girlfriend, Karen Jenkins, and the hikers who helped them after Joseph's fall in NH.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joseph-Mirra-NH-hiker-rescue-140x140.jpg)
ALBANY, NH — Joseph Mirra, 72, has a lot of fun photos from his hike Nov. 9 on the Champney Falls Trail, and the last couple of photos show a […]
UPDATE: The man who lost his life attempting to rescue the girl has been identified by Mayor Picozzi’s office as Valentin Cardona Sanchez, 35, of Central Falls. The girl has […]
![[CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] WFD firefighters new rescue truck, a 2021 Horton.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WFD-Rescue-new-3-140x140.jpeg)
WARWICK, RI — Firefighters got a new WFD rescue truck last week, thanks to a purchase plan by Mayor Frank Picozzi and the Warwick City Council for fire, police, DPW […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CCRI will receive $38 million of $178 million American Rescue Plan aid to Rhode Island, the state’s Congressional delegation announced. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen […]
WARWICK, RI — The City’s in dire need of three new rescue trucks, but Greenwood Emergency Vehicles in North Attleboro will hold three till Monday, so the City Council will […]
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a West Warwick driver on suspicion of DUI Sept. 10 at 4:29 p.m.at 777 Cowesett Road after the man crashed into Warwick Rescue #3. […]
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced the Warwick Fire Department will receive a $633,789 grant for a new rescue truck, part of $1,113,758 in federal funding awarded to the city, Little […]
Every year,Animal Rescue Rhode Island honors an individual or organization for their contributions benefiting the animals of Rhode Island, but this year, they’re honoring House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick).
![[CREDIT: WPD] The Warwick Fire Department rescued a barred owl from a tree on Royal Avenue Oct. 11.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Barred-Owl-4-140x140.png)
Warwick Firefighters rescued a barred owl with one wing tangled in a spool of fishing line that was hanging from a tree at 1:40 p.m. at 77 Royal Ave. Wednesday, entrusting it to the care of Wildlife Rehabilitators of RI.
Animal Control Officer Paul Keenan removed a brown and white Terrier mix dog from an unlocked Nissan Murano parked outside Macy’s at the Warwick Mall May 26 at 11:30 a.m., then issued the owner a $500 violation when the Narragansett woman showed at Warwick Animal Shelter to pick up her pet.
Technicians working atop a 300 ft. windmill who need help getting down after an equipment or medical mishap won’t be left hanging after the Warwick Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team training in North Kingstown Tuesday and Wednesday.
Johnston, RI — Warwick Fire Department’s 36-member Technical Rescue Team is busy learning how to get you out of tight spots, thanks to separate federal grants of $936,000 for […]
The Warwick Fire Department praised the quick action of McDermott Pool Lifeguard Kimberly Wineman, who pulled a man from the bottom of the pool Friday at about 2 p.m. before Warwick firefighters transported him to Kent County Memorial Hospital as a precaution.
Warwick Firefighters were called to 101 Venturi Ave. at 9:12 a.m. after a man fell about 15 feet from an elevator at an industrial building, transporting him with minor injuries to Rhode Island Hospital.
Warwick, RI — The Warwick City Council authorized up to $242,087 for training and equipment for a WFD technical rescue team Monday and delayed a vote on $500,598 for repairs for WPD vehicles until the City Finance Director attends to answer their questions on the fixes.
The Warwick Fire Department will receive $949,549 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for specialized rescue training, the second award from the federal fund this year.
