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John Daniels, who has been a firefighter with the department for 10 years was promoted to Lieutenant on January 20, 2010. 

Paul "Zeke" Joy, who was hired as a Firefighter in 1981, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 retired from the Bedford Fire Department on January 15, 2010.

On July 1, 2009, A Lieutenant promotion was announced by the department.

David Bauman has been promoted to the rank of Fire Lieutenant, and will be assigned as the Officer in Charge of Group 2.  Dave was temporarily promoted to Provisional Lieutenant in October 2008, and had been working in the Fire Prevention Office and as a shift OIC since that time.

On June 20, 2009, a cookout was held for department members and their families, and three members were recognized for recent achievements.

Effective March 1, 2009, new trench regulations, established under M.G.L. c.82A and 520 CMR 14.00, will now require a permit to be secured for any excavation that meets the definition of a trench as defined in M.G.L. c.82A, s.4 and 520 CMR 14.02.

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Lieutenant David Hansen has retired from the Bedford Fire Department after 33 years of dedication to the residents of Bedford.  Dave worked his last shift with Group 2 on January 9, 2009.