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 […]
GOSHEN, MA – The Select Board in the Town of Goshen declared a a local State of Emergency on March 14th at 1PM. The immediate impacts of this decision are as follows: All Goshen municipal buildings are closed to the general public. This includes the Town Offices, Town Hall, Police Station, Fire Station, Highway Garage, […]
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 – Goshen firefighters, Police, and Highland Ambulance members were called to Berkshire Trail West (Route 9) in the area of the Goshen Stone Company for a one car motor vehicle rollover. A light drizzle coupled with 28 degree temperatures coated everything it touched with a layer of ice – that included the road. […]