Williamsburg, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to the town of Williamsburg on January 9 at 12:45. Initial reports indicated that the home was filling with smoke. Upon arrival firefighters found a heavily involved basement fire. Firefighters attacked the fire and quickly suppressed the lower fire. The basement had a considerable amount of contents which […]
Williamsburg, MA – On December 23rd, 2023 at around 12:45 PM, the Williamsburg Fire Department, Highland Ambulance, and Massachusetts State Police were dispatched to Briar Hill RD at the beaver pond due to an ice skating accident. On the way to the scene, Williamsburg Fire Chief Connell requested Goshen Fire and Northampton Fire and Rescue […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
ASHFIELD, MA – Goshen firefighters were called to respond mutual aid to the Town of Ashfield with an engine for a reported structure fire at 19:50 hours. The fire was reported by neighbors because the owners were not home at the time of the blaze. When firefighters arrived, the attached barn had already collapsed. Flames […]
WILLIAMSBURG, MA – We are trained to help others. What happens when we have to help ourselves? During June’s tri-town drill, members of the Chesterfield, Goshen and Williamsburg fire departments assembled at the Helen James School to refresh our RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) skills. The primary reason to set up a rapid intervention team is […]