Vermont fire chief News

A Vermont fire chief has pleaded not guilty to charges that he damaged a man’s car by throwing a flashlight on it at a fire scene. Joseph Hayes, chief of the Bennington Rural Fire Department, was charged with misdemeanor counts …

A Vermont fire chief says there’s been an increase in chimney fires because of the warmer weather. Townshend Fire Chief Doug Winot says two fires over the weekend were apparently caused by clogged chimneys. He tells the Brattleboro Reformer that …