May 2 is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Wildland Fires Can Extend to Homes, Fire Service Leaders Say STOW—Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is this weekend, and Massachusetts...
Category: Fire
Reading Fire Department Receives $18,968 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Award
Funding will be used for personal protective gear BOSTON – The Reading Fire Department has been awarded an $18,968.15 state...
Arson Investigation Continues for Historic Summer Avenue Fire
Officials seek public tips in unsolved 2025 blaze that destroyed restored 19th-century home; reward of up to $5,000 offered...
Reading Firefighter Among New Class of Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Graduates
Jacob DiGiovanni joins 33 recruits completing intensive 50-day training program, earning statewide certification in fire suppression, rescue, and emergency...
Reading Fire Department Implements New Advanced Lifesaving Equipment to Improve Patient Outcomes in Medical Emergencies
First department in New England to deploy Zoll’s Zenix technology (READING, MA – March 9, 2026) – The Reading...
Reading Police Department and Law Enforcement Partners Investigating Bomb Threat at Supermarket; Determine Threat Not Credible
READING — The Reading Police Department and law enforcement partners are investigating a bomb threat that was called into...
Reading Assistant Chief John Keough Graduates from Statewide Chief Fire Officer Program
Local fire leader among 43 chiefs and senior officers completing the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s intensive management and leadership training....
Reading Police and Fire Respond to Three-Alarm Fire on James Road; Firefighter and Resident Injured
Fire in 2½-story home displaces two residents as mutual aid crews battle flames in freezing conditions; cause under investigation...
27 Local Firefighters Graduate from Firefighting Academy
Woburn Recruit Recognized as Outstanding Student STOW—State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership today announced...
Reading Firefighter Tristan McPherson Graduates Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Chief Richard Nelson joins State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine in recognizing local recruit’s completion of intensive 10-week training...