GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith and the Gloucester Fire Department would like to share grilling and outdoor cooking safety tips ahead of summer. According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), 64 percent of households across the nation own at least one grill, and approximately 10,600 home fires are started by grills. The Gloucester Fire Department […]
Gloucester Fire Department Offers Fire Pit and Chiminea Safety Tips Ahead of Summer
GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith and the Gloucester Fire Department would like to share fire pit and chiminea safety tips ahead of summer. The Gloucester Fire Department allows outdoor burning through chimineas and fire pits without a permit if the following conditions are met, according to the City of Gloucester Ordnances: The fire and/or smoke does not […]
Quick Work by Gloucester Fire Department Prevents Spread of Apartment Building Fire
GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire overnight in an apartment building. At 1 a.m. Thursday, crews received a report of a fire at 59 Prospect St., at the intersection with Mason Street. The first arriving company found fire on the staircase and landing that connects 59 […]
Gloucester Fire Department Extinguishes Small Fire in City Hall
Mayor Greg Verga and Fire Chief Eric Smith report that the Gloucester Fire Department responded to a small fire in City Hall on Wednesday night. City Hall is closed today. All other city buildings remain open, including the City Hall Annex. On Wednesday, May 3, at about 11:30 p.m., Gloucester dispatchers received a call from […]
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