The New Bedford Fire Department in New Bedford, MA. will receive $19,182 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG).
Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and the National Fire Protection Association says nearly four times as many home cooking fires happen on Thanksgiving than on the average day.
DARTMOUTH - A garage sustained heavy damage as the result of a fire Saturday night in South Dartmouth.
The fire was reported around 9 p.m. at 7 Hillside Street, close to St. Mary's Church.
Multiple apparatus from District One responded to the scene, knocking the fire down within minutes of their arrival and staying on scene to extinguish any hot spots...
A fast-moving brush fire burned three acres in East Fairhaven Wednesday.
At approximately 4:55pm, a police officer patrolling on Sconticut Neck Road noticed a heavy volume of smoke in the area near where the fire was found. Two fire engines and a brush fire unit were dispatched to fight the fire
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