Hampstead's first full-time fire chief dies at 83

By: Jamie L. Costa

Outlets: Eagle Times

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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HAMPSTEAD — Walter "Chip" Hastings, a longtime fire chief whose larger-than-life personality and decades of service helped shape modern firefighting in Hampstead, died April 17 at the age of 83.

Hastings joined the Hampstead Fire Department in 1967 as a volunteer, embarking on a …

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