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[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Gayle Corrigan was one of several Warwick residents who showed for a special City Council Meeting Dec. 20 held to ratify the contract negotiated by Mayor Joseph Solomon and Warwick Firefighters.

Council’s Special Firefighters Contract Meeting Ruled Illegal, Adjourned

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Gayle Corrigan was one of several Warwick residents who showed for a special City Council Meeting Dec. 20 held to ratify the contract negotiated by Mayor Joseph Solomon and Warwick Firefighters. By: Rob Borkowski on December 20, 2019 in News to You

WARWICK, RI— Two Warwick City Council members weren’t served notice as required by charter for calling Friday’s special meeting to ratify the firefighters contract,  prompting Council President Steve Merolla to […]

Knight Street Fire Displaces Four Thursday Night

By: Rob Borkowski on April 14, 2017 in Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Warwick firefighters extinguished a second-floor bedroom fire at 257 Knight St. Thursday at 9:40 p.m. that displaced a man and a family of three, though there were no injuries.

Sunday Afternoon Fire Destroys Oakland Beach Home

By: Beth Hurd on November 14, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Warwick firefighters responded to a fire at 551 Oakland Beach Ave. just after noon Sunday, safely evacuating a woman and child from the house before fire gutted the structure.

WFD Technical Rescue Team Tackles Trenches

By: Rob Borkowski on April 21, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

  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 […]

Warwick Honors WFD Retirees, New Chiefs, Promoted Firefighters

By: Rob Borkowski on January 28, 2016 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

A crowd of Warwick Firefighters and well-wishers joined City officials Wednesday night to celebrate the retirements of Chief Edmund B. Armstrong and Assistant Chief Bruce C. Cooley, as well as several promotions, including James McLaughlin and David Morse to Warwick Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief, respectively.

Retiring Assistant Fire Chief Cooley: ‘We’ll See What Life Brings’

By: Rob Borkowski on January 12, 2016 in News to You, Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Cooley, 55, retires Jan. 17 after 32 years working every truck and every job in the Warwick Fire Department, making room for his fellow firefighters’ advancement and taking a chance at something new.

WFD Puts Out Minor Fire at Rhode Island Mall

By: Rob Borkowski on December 28, 2015 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

A minor fire inside the main part of Rhode Island Mall next to Kohl’s at 650 Bald Hill Road tripped smoke alarms inside the department store, alerting the Warwick Fire Department Christmas Day at 6:38 p.m.

WFD Shows Off Potowomut Fire Station at Grand Opening

By: Rob Borkowski on December 1, 2015 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

Warwick, RI — The Potowomut Fire Station – the neighborhood’s only municipal building – officially started operations this morning at 8 a.m. after a grand opening Monday that drew about eighty neighbors, […]

The Warwick Police Department is located at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.

WPD Arrests Driver for DUI, Xanax Possession in Cedar Hill School Lot

The Warwick Police Department is located at 99 Veterans Memorial Drive. By: Rob Borkowski on October 17, 2015 in

Warwick, RI – Warwick Police arrested a 19-year-old Providence man at Cedar Hill Elementary School Oct. 3 at 2:57 a.m. who had accelerated his gray 2005 Honda into the school […]

WFD Fire Safety Day Returning Saturday, Sept. 26

By: Rob Borkowski on September 17, 2015 in Good Times, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

The Warwick Fire Department’s Annual Fire Safety Day will be on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fire Station 8 with rescue demonstrations, the WFD Dive Team and a WPD bike safety demo.

WFD Wins $949K Grant for Rescue Training

By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2015 in News to You, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

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.

Fire Marshal Investigating Mattress Fire on Warwick Avenue

By: Rob Borkowski on June 30, 2015 in Police, Police & Fire News in Rhode Island

The Warwick Fire Department responded to and extinguished two fires Monday night, one on Diamond Hill Avenue and another on Warwick Avenue, with the latter ruled suspicious.

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