fairhaven fire

A person was pulled from the water Saturday afternoon after he stopped moving during a swim.

A national liquor brand is making hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and this week Pernod-Ricard USA shipped two 55-gallon barrels of the gooey stuff to public safety officials in Acushnet. A decision was quickly made to donate one of those barrels to first responders in Fairhaven...

The Fairhaven Fire Department reported a busy afternoon on Friday as high winds buffeted the region, and say they responded to 10 calls in three hours starting at 2:30 p.m. One call involved a flaming pellet stove at a 19 Hathaway St. home on Sconticut Neck, and firefighters beat that blaze in a timely manner...

Four men, civilians all, entered the inferno at great risk to themselves to do what they could to assist those still inside.

Two people were reportedly transported to St. Luke's hospital from the scene.

FAIRHAVEN—At 5:31 this morning, Fairhaven firefighters were called out to 303 Mill Road in Fairhaven for a report of an explosion in the basement. Three fire engines were dispatched and arriving units found a heavy smoke condition in the house ...

Employees at a local handbag manufacturing plant were forced to evacuate Wednesday afternoon after a piece of machinery caught fire. Firefighters responded to an alarm at the Brahmin Leather Factory on Alden Road, after a leather-splitting machine caught fire, forcing the evacuation of about 75 employees to a nearby parking lot...

It's a long standing tradition when firefighters retire, a final ride home on board a fire truck. Wednesday was Fairhaven Deputy Chief Donn Fletchers' final day on the job, and he was welcomed at his home by fellow firefighters.

Update:  The search for a missing Marion kyacker has been suspended. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza released a statement Wednesday saying there were no new developments following a full day of searching the waters off West Island and Little Bay on Wednesday...

A four-alarm blaze in Fairhaven is under investigation, after a barn and an office building were destroyed in the fire.