Gloucester Fire News

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches quickly, we would like to remind residents that the recreational use of fireworks is illegal in Massachusetts.   According to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, there have been more than 550 fires and explosions involving illegal fireworks in Massachusetts in the past five years. Six firefighters were […]

GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department responded early Monday morning to a head-on crash on Route 128 that injured five people. On Monday, June 30, at approximately 1:45 a.m., the Gloucester Fire and Police Departments, as well as Massachusetts State Police, were called to the Route 128 Bridge over the […]

GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith, Chief Edward Conley and Department of Public Works Director Michael Hale report that lifeguards and bystanders pulled a man from the water at Good Harbor Beach on Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, June 24, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the Gloucester Police and Fire Departments were notified by 911 that a man […]

GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith, Chief Ed Conley and Harbormaster Chris Lucido would like to provide an update on an incident in which three children were pulled from the Annisquam River on Tuesday evening in Gloucester. On Tuesday, June 24, at approximately 7 p.m., the Gloucester Police and Fire Departments, and the Gloucester Harbormaster, were […]