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It was 1:12 a.m. on April 9 when the Hopkinton Fire Department began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire at 69 Hayward Road.
Park Fire Station 424 Park Ave. Engine 4: Tower Ladder 7: South District Webster Square Fire Station 40 Webster St. Engine 5: Ladder 4: Special Operations 1, Air Cascade 1: Car 10 (Special Operations Chief) South District Franklin Fire Station 266 Franklin St. Engine 6, Engine 12: Ladder 1: Rescue 1, SCUBA 1: North District Grafton Fire Station ...
The Boston Fire Department was established as the first paid fire department in the United States, and is the largest municipal fire department in New England serving approximately 685,000 people living in the 48.4-square-mile (125 km 2) area of the city proper. Additionally, it actively participates in MetroFire, the fire services mutual aid ...
A fire department responds to a fire every 23 seconds throughout the United States. [4] Fire departments responded to 26,959,000 calls for service in 2020. Of these, 64.2% were for medical help, 8% were false alarms, and 3.9% were for actual fires. [5]
Engine Company 261 was established as Long Island City Fire Department's Engine Company 3 in 1894. It was renumbered after Long Island City was annexed by New York City in 1913. [4] In 2003, Engine Company 261 was closed as a cost-saving measure. [5] The closure was one of six announced by Michael Bloomberg, on May 26, 2003. [6]
A 1904 fire burned the home of Henry Bradford Endicott on East Street burn to the ground. The fire department was not able to get to the estate in time as they were dealing with three other fires simultaneously, [34] including one at the fire house. [35] In 1905, arsonists set Ashcroft station ablaze twice in two weeks. [36]
Similarly, Ladder Company 10 was founded on October 20, 1865, [9] starting at 28 Ann Street and housed for a time at 193 Fulton Street [10] alongside Engine Co. No. 29 before eventually moving to Liberty Street on July 1, 1984. The Ten House is unique among the 220 FDNY firehouses as it is one of only two where both an engine and ladder company ...
As a part of the Firefighting Division, the Newark Fire Department currently operates 16 Engine Companies, 8 Ladder Companies, and 1 Rescue Company operating out of 16 firehouses, located throughout the city. These Companies are organized into 4 firefighting Battalions (Battalions 1,3,4, and 5), which are commanded by one Battalion Chief each ...