CHESTERFIELD, MA – For the first time in three years, students and staff gathered for a day of learning with firefighters and EMTs. New Hingham’s 20th SAFE day took place last Friday with members of the Chesterfield Fire Department, Goshen Fire Department, Highland Ambulance and the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The special day was […]
CHESTERFIELD, MA – At 18:38 hours, Goshen and Williamsburg firefighters were called mutual aid to the town of Chesterfield to assist with a brush fire at the intersection of Rt. 143 and Curtis Road. Eight Goshen volunteers responded with Car 1 and Brush 1. Upon arrival, units discovered a 0.5 acre fire spreading in a […]
CHESTERFIELD, MA – Goshen Fire department personnel were called mutual aid to Fuller Road in Chesterfield at 1755 hours to assist MA State Police and Chesterfield Fire personnel in the search for a missing 13 year old girl. Chesterfield and Goshen Emergency Management Director Larry Holmberg sent out a reverse 911 call to local residents […]
The smoke you see off in the distance is coming from the fire on Bondi’s Island in West Springfield. This picture was taken from a drone at approximately 6PM this evening looking south, southeast from Goshen. Bondi’s Island would be to the right of the picture. Amherst, Northampton and Hatfield can be seen in the valley […]
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
CHESTERFIELD, MA – During our monthly tri-town drill, firefighters from Chesterfield, Goshen and Williamsburg had a sobering conversation about what we do when it’s one of us that needs help. The day after the drill, FirefighterCloseCalls.com sent out an e-mail that read in part “As you know, half of all Firefighter deaths each year are cardiac-related […]
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 firefighters were called to 62 West Shore drive near the center of town today at 0837 hours for a report of a fire in the smokestack of the chimney. The homeowner reported that they had a fire in their wood stove the previous night. When they woke up, they smelled smoke […]