QUESTION: What’s the difference between an $8M Massachusetts State Police helicopter and Goshen MA Fire Department ‘s priceless 1937 Dodge fire truck? ANSWER: About 3 feet. https://youtu.be/pPVCtac_XBs FLORENCE, MA – The Massachusetts State Police held a 25th anniversary picnic/ceremony of the 911 system in Massachusetts. Local fire departments served by the dispatch centers in Northampton, […]
GOSHEN, MA – In the fall of 2017, the Goshen Fire Department (GFD) applied for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through the through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS). In early summer 2018, we were notified that we were awarded a FY2017 AFG grant in the amount of $90,667. The award stated that “after […]
PLAINFIELD, MA – With those words, Assistant Chief David Alvord ended the eulogy he gave for his friend and a man he had served with for the past 43 years. Firefighters from far and wide paid their respects to Chief Thatcher and his family yesterday during his funeral services. Dennis joined the department at the […]
GOSHEN, MA – At 1632 hours today, Goshen firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a two-car motor vehicle crash on Route 9 at the intersection of Old Goshen Road. Northampton Control received numerous calls from motorists indicating that the accident was in Williamsburg near the Goshen town line. As a result, Williamsburg Fire was […]