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Fire Chief Kevin A. Gallagher gave a statement on the Acushnet Fire & EMS Department's Facebook page, thoroughly explaining the situation and making the public aware of the seriousness of such an accusation. "On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, I was informed by Acushnet Town Administrator Alan Coutinho that the office of the Board of Selectmen received a telephone call from a male, who refused

New Bedford's Fire Chief says merging the city's EMS into the fire department makes both agencies stronger. At Monday's City Council meeting, the Arizona-based FACETS Consulting group presented their study of New Bedford's fire and emergency medical services...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says brownouts in the City's fire department will likely continue through the end of this fiscal year. The brownouts are the City's way of preventing a deficit caused by increased overtime spending throughout the past year...

The New Bedford Fire Department deserves recognition after responding to a call of a man who had fallen in the icy waters of 93 State Pier just after 5 pm last night. "Dock workers/Fishermen found the individual between two boats, called 911 and pulled him out of the water...

It was standing-room only at the Fort Taber Community Center Thursday night as independent public safety consultant group FACETS Consulting presented their findings after studying the New Bedford Fire Department over the past year.

If you brought your little ones to learn some fire safety tips from Sparky and all our beloved firefighters at District No. 1, you may be in one of the photos in our gallery! I learned how to put out a grease fire with an extinguisher (best I buy one soon with my cooking skills), rode the bucket 95 feet in the air for the perfect picture of Padanaram, and found it very difficult to wear the heavy

Even with shortages, New Bedford's Fire Department is in elite company according to officials. Mayor Jon Mitchell announced on Monday the Insurance Services Office rated the city as a Class 1 Public Protection community. Different factors that go into the rating include water availability, dispatch services, and emergency equipment...

Acushnet firefighters and residents took time to honor those who were lost on September 11th, 2001 Friday evening, gathering around the 9/11 Memorial outside the fire station.

A lightning strike was reported in New Bedford Thursday morning.

// HAZMAT response on Salisbury StreetHere's a video of New Bedford firefighters responding to a probable asbestos/lead response with HAZMAT suits on Salisbury Street this afternoon. It's reported that a young man was power washing a house when asbestos/lead was discovered...