WORCESTER, MA – The sound of bagpipes and drums in the distance alerted the dozens of honor guard teams stationed at St. John’s Catholic Church that the funeral procession for fallen Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy was approaching. Firefighter Roy died on Sunday, Dec. 9, while searching for residents in an apartment building who might not […]
Hats off to the Savoy Fire department and the rest of the safety team for their quick response to this car fire last night. The driver was able to escape out the passenger side door without injury.
GOSHEN, MA – At the request of Highland Ambulance, Goshen Firefighters were called to establish a landing zone at 1201 hours yesterday for a 1 year old child from Ashfield that had suffered a critical injury from a fall in that town. According to pre-established protocol, the landing zone was set up in the ball […]
GOSHEN, MA – Goshen firefighters responded to 3B Wildwood Lane at 0811 hours yesterday morning for a report of smoke in the building. Chesterfield Fire staged at the Spruce Corner restaurant while firefighters investigated the source of the smoke. The homeowner reported hearing a crackling noise coming from the stove pipe and seeing enough smoke […]
WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Members of the Chesterfield, Williamsburg and Goshen Fire Departments took time off from our normal monthly drill to spend time with family and friends in the hall of the Williamsburg Congregational Church on Tuesday night. Santa Claus had stopped by earlier in the day to provide gifts for all the children to […]
WORCESTER, MA – “No More.” Those were the words spoken by Worcester Fire Chief Mike McNamee fifteen years ago today when he stood between 15 of his men and the burning Worcester Cold Storage building on Franklin Street. Chief McNamee knew that sending any more men into what had now become a furnace would ultimately […]
CHESTERFIELD, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to 81 Sugar Hill Road yesterday afternoon for a report of a ‘wood pile on fire very close to a building’. The homeowner discovered the fire shortly after arriving home and called 911. As is the case across our region, most department members are out of town at work […]
BLOOMFIELD, CT – Those were the emotional words spoken by Shawn Bell at today’s memorial service for his older brother and Hartford firefighter Kevin Bell. Firefighter Bell, who was killed in the line of duty on October 7th, 2014 was honored today by several thousand firefighters, family and friends. Members of the Goshen Fire Department […]
https://youtu.be/S9dpRPZQzHo CAMBRIDGE, MA – Members of the Goshen Fire Department were among the estimated 10,000 firefighters that attended the funeral services yesterday for Boston firefighter Edward Walsh. Lt. Walsh and his partner Michael Kennedy were killed last week while fighting a 9-alarm fire on Beacon Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Moments before the casket […]
Extreme Temperatures Makes Work Brutal for Firefighters
ASHFIELD, MA – The Goshen Fire Department along with multiple fire companies in Hampshire and Franklin counties were called in to provide mutual aid to Ashfield today to help them battle a structure fire. The picture above was taken shortly after Goshen firefighters arrived at 298 Briar Hill Road. The fire appeared to have started in […]