Reading Holds 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Local public safety officials, veterans, and town leaders gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks...
Category: Reading Fire
Governor Maura Healey Declares September College Fire Safety Month
September is the Leading Month for Fires in Student Housing STOW–Governor Maura Healey today proclaimed September College Fire Safety...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Joint Active Shooter Response Training Statewide
More Than 1,000 First Responders Complete 35 Courses This Year MEDFORD–More than 1,000 police, fire and EMS professionals have...
Massachusetts Fire Departments Achieve Nation’s Fourth-Highest Emergency Response Reporting Rate
NERIS Provides Unprecedented Public Access to Emergency Response Data. STOW—The Department of Fire Services announced that Massachusetts fire departments...
Investigators Seeking Early Photos, Video of Wakefield Fire
Public’s Assistance Could Help Identify Area of Origin Wakefield, MA — Wakefield Fire Chief Thomas Purcell and State Fire...
Whitelam Books to Host Story Time with Assistant Fire Chief John Keough
Reading, MA – Hold on to your fire hats! Whitelam Books is pleased to welcome the Reading Fire Department’s...
Reading Public Library’s 27th Annual Touch-a-Truck Returns August 13
Families are invited to explore police, fire, and utility vehicles during the free community event, featuring a new sensory...
Reading Police Department Unveils Restored Police Callbox Honoring Officer Richard L. Nelson
READING – The Reading Police Department is pleased to unveil a restored historic police callbox at the front entrance of...
North Reading Fire Department Quickly Knocks Down House Fire
NORTH READING — The North Reading Fire Department quickly contained and extinguished a fire in a multi-unit building Friday...
North Reading Fire Department Rescues Postal Worker Trapped in Mail Machinery
NORTH READING — The North Reading Fire Department extricated a United States Postal Service employee whose hand became stuck...