June 10, 2012 On May 12, 1902, the Windsor Fire Department was organized for the protection of the property within the Town of Windsor. The first equipment consisted of a hose cart with 550 feet of 2 1/2" hose, a nozzle, two axes, and four buckets. Today it covers 100 square miles and houses a piece of history.
Wow, it's sometimes hard for me to believe that it's been more than a decade since the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center. I recall some people back then claiming it would take ten years before the Center was rebuilt and wondering how it could take that long. Well, it certainly has. The memorial has opened, but construction on the office buildings is still underway a decade later!
Construction is well underway in New York City's Ground Zero area, site of the September 11th terrorist attacks, on 1 World Trade Center. It will be the tallest building in the US when finished, measuring 1,776 feet (a nod to th
