EVERYDAY HEROES: GREENWICH FIRST RESPONDERS

The term “first responder” is associated with trained emergency professionals, but originally it meant literally the first person to respond in a crisis. Everyday Heroes: Greenwich First Responders chronicles the history of Greenwich’s Fire, Police and Emergency Medical Services beginning with General Putman, one of Greenwich’s “first” first responders who in 1779 rode to warn of invading British troops.

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The term “first responder” is associated with trained emergency professionals, but originally it meant literally the first person to respond in a crisis. Everyday Heroes: Greenwich First Responders chronicles the history of Greenwich’s Fire, Police and Emergency Medical Services beginning with General Putman, one of Greenwich’s “first” first responders who in 1779 rode to warn of invading British troops.

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