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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 ...
Fire departments located in the state of Massachusetts, United States Pages in category "Fire departments in Massachusetts" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Worcester Fire Department (WFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. [4] The department serves an area of 39 square miles (100 km 2 ) with a population of 183,000 residents.
An 1873 map of Harvard Square An 1873 map of ... Cambridge is represented in six districts in the Massachusetts House of ... Cambridge Fire Department's Engine 2 ...
Somerville is protected by the 152 paid, professional firefighters of the city of Somerville Fire Department (SFD). The Somerville Fire Department currently operates out of five firehouses, located throughout the city, and operates five engine companies, three ladder companies, and one rescue company, commanded by an on-duty district chief and ...
Fire departments have mutual aid agreements, such as the Massachusetts Metro Fire District in Greater Boston, which facilitate emergency response across department boundaries. [ 4 ] Water and sewer districts are generally operated at the municipal level, providing retail service to residential and business customers, and making provisions for ...
Defunct fire stations in Massachusetts (21 P) F. Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts (45 P)
On December 30, 1884, the first electrically operated fire station in the United States opened in Brockton. The department store Santa Claus appeared in Brockton in December 1890, when James Edgar, of Edgar's Department Store, suited up for the first time. [12] Brockton became the first city in the country to abolish grade crossings in 1896.