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Fire Company Adds RIT Board and Battery Tools
April 09, 2026 | CONNECTICUT
1RN News Team,

Photo by Courtesy of Central Village Fire Company Station 97.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
PLAINFIELD, CT — April 9th — Jewett City Savings Bank has awarded a grant to the Central Village Fire Company Station 97 to support equipment upgrades.
The money will be used to buy battery-operated equipment and a new Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) board, both of which promote firefighter accountability and operational effectiveness on the fireground.

