This photo from the December 2019 fire at Northeast Texas Properties shows the importance of having a skilled, trained and well equipped fire department in New Boston. Mayor Ron Humphrey assures the public that the city has adequate personnel to ensure th
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Tempers flare at New Boston Fire Department
A host of New Boston firefighters resigned from their posts last week including Assistant Chief Mike Fuller and other top level members of the New Boston Volunteer Fire Department.
In his letter of resignation Assistant Chief Mike Fuller stated that recent budget cuts in the department had left it without the basic needs required to run it. He stated, “I do not feel under Chief Taillon’s command that the members of the department are working safely and effectively… Equipment such as fire tr...