Albert Bassett

Call for Volunteers: New Canaan Fire Co. Looks To Build on Successful Recruiting Year

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Town resident Lauren Freeland, a 2011 New Canaan High School graduate who works in commercial vehicle sales, had thought of becoming a firefighter in her hometown prior to joining the ranks last year, though she hadn’t been sure a good opportunity would materialize. Freeland’s cousin is a firefighter in Bridgeport and at one point “it was brought up that I should try it,” she recalled Monday. “I had never really been in the right place and time in life yet.” Last summer, Freeland spotted signs in town that New Canaan Fire Company No. 1 was recruiting, so she emailed the volunteer organization and quickly heard back “and that at that point I was like, ‘Crap, I have to go,’ ” she recalled with a laugh.