GOSHEN, MA – The members of the Goshen Fire Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the taxpayers of the Town of Goshen. At the 2019 Annual Town Meeting, voters approved expending $51,000 from the Fire Department Vehicle Stabilization account to pay for the replacement of the 2007 Fire Department SUV. Eight […]
Timing is Everything GOSHEN, MA – When the tones go out for a daytime call in the hilltowns across western MA, emergency coverage can be hit or miss depending on who’s available to respond. On Tuesday afternoon at 2:55PM, Goshen firefighters were dispatched to 101 South Chesterfield Road for a car fire. Bill Connell, who […]
GOSHEN, MA – After putting out a car fire earlier in the day, Goshen firefighters were joined by their counterparts from Chesterfield and Williamsburg at the D.A.R. State Forest on Tuesday night to cool off in the frozen waters of Upper Highland lake. This aerial view of the training drill show life safety ropes stretching out […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen Fire Chief Sue Labrie was invited to stop in at this months Council on Aging luncheon on Tuesday to share some cooking tips with those in attendance. Cooking fires are the leading cause of house fires and house fire injuries – especially with people over the age of 65 who are twice […]
GOSHEN, MA – As part of our recent purchase of 14 Dräger Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units, each Goshen firefighter was required to go through a fit test with their SCBA masks. The main goal of the test is to check for proper sizing of the face piece. During the face-fit test, firefighters must perform […]