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The New Bedford Fire Department invited local families to Fire Station 2 in Downtown New Bedford Wednesday afternoon for information on fire safety and prevention.

New Bedford firefighters had to extinguish a man that had apparently caught fire in the city's North End Thursday morning. Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News fire crews responded to a report of a basement fire at a residence at 57 Lauren Drive off of Phillips Road around 9:30 Thursday morning...

New Bedford and Dartmouth crews responded to an explosion on Rockdale Avenue Friday morning. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News around 9:30am Friday morning, an employee at Marx Auto Center at 132 Rockdale Avenue near the New Bedford/Dartmouth line was using a torch to cut through a 55-gallon steel drum that had contained windshield washer fluid...

The New Bedford Fire Department is at the ready on the harbor with a new fire boat. The $950,000 vessel and all necessary training was funded mostly by a Federal Port Securities grant, with the City kicking in just $238,000. The new boat was built in California...

Residents have been dispaced following a Wednesday morning fire in the South End.

The City of New Bedford unveiled it's latest addition to the Fire Department - a custom-built ladder truck. The Ladder 3 truck came at a cost of $1.2 million, which is being bonded for under the City's Capital Improvement Plan. Fire Chief Michael Gomes explains he wanted a full-sized ladder truck that didn't compromise compartment space but was narrow enough to navigate the city's streets... Read

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...

New Bedford Fire chief Michael Gomes has been awarded a three year accreditation by the Mass. Fire Service Commission. The Commission, chaired by Everett Fire Chief David Butler, says Chief Gomes has displayed the required fire service experience, education, and certifications for accreditation...

A few moments of excitement in a South End neighborhood after the discovery of an explosive device. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes says fire crews were called to 41 Ruth Street Wednesday afternoon where an old artillery shell had been found...

Fire officials say they believe it was an electrical issue that caused a fire at a two family home in New Bedford Thursday night.