GOSHEN, MA – At 20:16 hours on Sunday, August 30th, Goshen firefighters responded to 40 Main Street in Goshen for a commercial fire alarm activation that was called in by the alarm company. After accessing the building, firefighters opened the fire alarm access panel to see that a pull station had been activated. We looked […]
GOSHEN, MA – We are happy to announce that Goshen firefighter Adrien Neveu is this years recipient of the Robert J. Hindley Memorial Scholarship from the Massachusetts Call Volunteer Firefighters Association (MCVFA). The award was presented by MCVFA Treasurer Larry Holmberg. Adrien is off to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY to begin his pre-med studies. Please […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters along with Goshen Police and Highland Ambulance personnel responded to East Street at noon on Sunday for a report that a former GFD firefighter was celebrating his 94th birthday. Richard “Dick” Durant was found seated in a portable chair at the end of his driveway as approximately 40 cars, trucks, […]
WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Firefighters from Goshen and Chesterfield were called mutual aid to 103 Main Street in Williamsburg at 1828 hours Thursday night to assist Williamsburg and Northampton fire departments for a reported structure fire. First arriving units encountered heavy smoke throughout the two-story wooden structure. A crew from Northampton Fire set up a water […]
GOSHEN, MA – As part of our monthly Tuesday night drills, Goshen firefighters set up a pumping operation using the dry hydrant at Lower Highland Lake dam on East Street. The dry hydrant, which was installed by construction crews when the dam was rebuilt a few years ago, is a back up to the gravity […]
CUMMINGTON, MA – Goshen, Chesterfield, and Plainfield firefighters responded mutual aid to the town of Cummington at 1530 hours to assist Cummington Fire at the Route 9 rest area near Wilder Road for an off-road extrication which resulted from a medical emergency. A rescue team made up of three Highland Ambulance staff, ten Goshen, 3 […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to Route 9 near Williams Drive at 1049 hours on Saturday for a report of a two-car motor vehicle crash that tore off the front end of one vehicle. Many firefighters, EMT’s and police officers were attending Goshen’s Annual Town Meeting behind the Town Offices just down the […]
GOSHEN, MA – It may have taken an M1083 Standard Cargo Truck from the MA Army National Guard’s 1166th Transportation Unit out of Worcester to deliver, but the Goshen Fire Department will now be fully protected during any upcoming COVID-19 pandemic response. Thanks to the efforts of Larry Holmberg, Goshen’s Emergency Management Director, two deliveries […]
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GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters respond to every medical emergency call in our community. Oftentimes, we arrive on scene before ambulance personnel and have the ability to relay critical information to them when necessary. In a typical scenario, operators at our dispatch center in the State Police barracks in Northampton pre-screen 911 callers to collect details […]