April's Union Meeting:

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 @8:00pm in the CS Training Room.

Open to Local 1495 Members Only. 

“Shannon was diagnosed on Christmas Eve 2012 with Acute Leukemia. She had a brief cold, sore throat and then high fever on Friday, December 21st. A visit to her pediatrician showed very high white blood counts. After some repeat blood tests and a bone marrow procedure, we were told of her condition at 5:30 on December 24th. Because she had no fever at that point, and was non-symptomatic, we were able to bring her home for Christmas. She was admitted to Boston Children’s Hospital on December 26th, 2012.”

The Billerica Fire Department is hosting a Marrow Registry Drive and a Blood Drive in Shannon’s honor.

SHAMROCKS FOR SHANNON MARROW REGISTRY DRIVE

DATE: Saturday, March 30th

TIME: 9am to 3pm

LOCATION: Billerica Fire Department – 8 Good St. Billerica, MA (Behind Town Hall)

CONTACT INFO: Joe and Mary Duggan 978-663-2839; Heather LaCasse 860-308-4182

A simple cheek swab is all that is needed to determine if you could be the one to save one of the thousands of patients like Shannon.

Please click here to visit the website with more information on the Shamrocks for Shannon – Marrow Registry Drive at the Billerica Fire Department!

SHAMROCKS FOR SHANNON BLOOD DRIVE

DATE: Saturday, March 30th

TIME: 9am to 3pm (Please visit the link below to schedule an appointment time)

LOCATION: Billerica Fire Department – 8 Good St. Billerica, MA (Behind Town Hall)

Please click here to visit the website with more information on the Shamrocks for Shannon – Blood Drive at the Billerica Fire Department!

The Billerica Firefighters Local 1495 regrets to report the death of retired Billerica Fire Fighter Leo F. Flavin Sr.

Sweeney's Memorial Funeral Home Obituaries

Services are as follows:

VISITING HOURS

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

3pm-6pm

Sweeney's Memorial Funeral Home

66 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821

FUNERAL

Friday, February 1st, 2013

11am

St. Theresa's Church

466 Boston Road Billerica, MA 01821

Burial at Fox Hill Cemetery

Class A uniform is required for members. Please contact the union for more information.

January's Union Meeting:

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 @8:00pm in the CS Training Room.

Open to Local 1495 Members Only.

It’s that time of year again! The Billerica Firefighters Local 1495 will be collecting toy donations in support of the Toys for Tots campaign this season! The Billerica Fire Department is an official Toys for Tots drop off location. Now through December 17th, new, unwrapped toys can be donated at any of the 5 fire stations in town. Your support is really needed this holiday season. For more information on the Toys for Tots campaign, please click here.

With power restored and other restoration efforts well underway in our area, members of the Billerica Firefighters Local 1495 have volunteered to help the efforts of a community other than our own. On Saturday evening, a group of 8 Billerica Firefighters departed for the Rockaway Beach area of New York and are expected to return sometime Monday. While this group does have the support of the Billerica Fire Department, they are strictly there on a volunteer basis on their days off from serving our community. Local 1495 would like to recognize and thank these firefighters for their overwhelming selfless service.