THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Page 7 Fire Department getting help from surrounding communities By Adam Swift S ome Revere residents may have spotted fi re engines in the city from Chelsea and other neighboring communities recently. Those engines have helped provide coverage for the city while some of Revere’s equipment is undergoing maintenance, according to Fire Chief Christopher Bright. Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino has requested that Bright appear before the City Council to talk about the state of the fi re department’s fl eet. Prior to Monday night’s meeting, Bright sent an email to Serino explaining some of the current issues. “Over the past several months, we have experienced a rash of mechanical and safety system breakdowns concerning our fi re operations,” Bright stated. “We put in emergency allocations to cover some of the work, and Engine 4 and Engine 5 have been repaired and are back in service.” Engine 3 in North Revere and Engine 1 from the Revere Parkway station are still out for repairs, according to the chief. Bright said he expects both of those engines to be back in service within the next several weeks. “We do not have the budget or capacity to do much mechanical work in house in the city,” stated Bright. “CompoundRevereTV Spotlight R evere High School Basketball has been covered extensively by RevereTV. The studio staff was able to make it to a bunch of games over the past few weeks that included three girls games and three boys games. When games are covered by RTV, they are streamed live on all outlets: Facebook, YouTube and the Community Channel. Recordings are kept on YouTube in the respective playlists, and replays are aired in the following weeks on TV. RTV would like to remind you that the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center is back open to the public! The studio has many partnership programs with the Senior Center and recorded an update with Senior Center employees last week. Watch the latest update about all of the events, offerings and minor restrictions at the Senior Center as it reopens for public activity. The RevereTV recorded update is now playing in between programming on the Community Channel, and on YouTube to be viewed at any time. A new cooking show episode should be recorded soon! The latest is “Cooking Made Simple” with Chef Kelly Armetta. RTV expects to see a new episode of “Cooking with the Keefe’s” sometime this month. This show ing matters is the COVID pandemic creating a shortage of mechanics and parts.” Because of those issues, Bright stated, residents may continue to see engines in the city from Boston, Malden or other surrounding communities in the immediate future. “I have been borrowing apparatus so we are not placing them out of service, which was not the common practice before I became the fire chief,” stated Bright. “Lastly, we have two pumper trucks on order that should be delivered and ready to put into service this summer.” Serino said Bright’s email answered many of the questions he had, but he would still like to see the chief attend a future meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee. Ward 5 Councillor Al Fiore refeatures the Keefe family, Ward 4 City Councillor Patrick Keefe and Jennifer Keefe. Both of these programs are spin-off s of RevereTV’s “What’s Cooking, Revere?” Being professional chefs and RTV community members, Armetta and Keefe became frequent visitors of the RevereTV kitchen studio, enough to create their own programs. The cooking shows have been a big hit on RTV, and each episode plays on the Community Channel but is posted to playlists on YouTube to view at your convenience. If you are viewing episodes on YouTube, check out the full recipes posted in the video descriptions so you can prepare ingredients ahead of time and follow along. Students from Revere High School (RHS) are starting their own show at RevereTV. It will be called “Amplify” and serve to do as the title says: amplify student voices. The group of students recorded a PSA last week asking for other RHS students to participate in the start of their program. They are seeking artists to create a logo for the show, writers to help create a slogan and other volunteers to help with all aspects of production. Watch this PSA on RevereTV’s YouTube page to learn about what is needed and how to participate. FBI warns public of romance scams R omance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion of a romantic or close relationship to manipulate and/or steal from the victim. The criminals who carry out romance scams are experts at what they do and will seem genuine, caring and believable. SCAMS | SEE Page 16 quested that Bright also update the City Council on the status of the Point of Pines Fire Station and on ambulance service in the city.
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