Easthampton Fire Department

Easthampton Fire Department The mission of the Easthampton Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the community.

Yesterday we completed our annual hose testing. This closed out all of our annual service testing on our equipment for ...
05/27/2026

Yesterday we completed our annual hose testing. This closed out all of our annual service testing on our equipment for this current fiscal year. Equipment included hose and nozzle testing, pump testing, self-contained breathing apparatus, extinguishers, extrication equipment, ground ladders, and aerial ladder. This annual service and testing is outlined in the national standards, is in line with industry best practice, ensures all equipment is in a state of operational readiness for emergency response, helps to increase the safety of our personnel, increases the operational life span of the equipment, and helps to lower a community’s insurance service organization (ISO) rating when being evaluated. Easthampton recently benefited from this when the community ISO rating was lowered from a 5 to a 3 (10 is worse and 1 is best) for the first time ever. Thank you to the community for your continued support for ensuring the safety of this emergency equipment.

Join us in congratulating Jake Antosz on obtaining his paramedic certification! Great accomplishment after working tire...
05/26/2026

Join us in congratulating Jake Antosz on obtaining his paramedic certification! Great accomplishment after working tirelessly over the last two years learning all of the therapies to help those in need. Great job Jake!!!

5 people on duty today:7:14- A2 medical in Easthampton- refusal7:36- A2 medical in Easthampton- to BaystateRecalled off ...
05/26/2026

5 people on duty today:

7:14- A2 medical in Easthampton- refusal
7:36- A2 medical in Easthampton- to Baystate
Recalled off duty personnel to help cover City of Easthampton

7:40- A3 medical in Easthampton- to Baystate
8:07- A1 medical- in Easthampton (with the last on duty personnel and 1 from recall)

Station is empty- no coverage in the City

Come to the Fire Station this Friday and have your car seat installed or checked for free! Details below.
05/19/2026

Come to the Fire Station this Friday and have your car seat installed or checked for free! Details below.

Thank you to Northampton Fire Rescue & Pioneer Valley EMS for assisting us on three calls yesterday, based on all of our...
05/18/2026

Thank you to Northampton Fire Rescue & Pioneer Valley EMS for assisting us on three calls yesterday, based on all of our personnel being committed to other emergency calls throughout the city:

12:40- A2 transport to hospital
13:46- A3 transport to hospital
13:54- A1 transport to hospital
13:55- NFD mutual aid ambulance needed- No available staffing. Everyone on calls.
14:02- Pioneer Valley Ambulance mutual aid needed- No available staffing. Everyone on calls
14:32- EFD engine response to fire alarm activation
14:36- NFD mutual aid ambulance needed- No available staffing. Everyone on calls
14:55- A2 transport to hospital
15:05- A3 transport to hospital
15:16- Engine response to fire alarm activation
16:33- A2 transport to hospital
16:37- A3 transport to hospital
17:21- EFD engine response to fire alarm activation
17:46- A2 medical- pt. refusal
18:11- A2 transport to hospital
19:51- A2 transport to hospital
19:53- A2 medical- refusal
20:23- A3 transport to hospital
21:48- A2 transport to hospital

05/14/2026

We have posted our Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Book to our website. We hope you find this helpful to better understand our budget and how money is spent. Tonight will be our presentation to the City Council Finance Committee.

Here is the link to our website for the FY 2027 Budget Book:

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05/11/2026

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On Thursday, the fire department was dispatched to Holyoke Street for a reported dumpster fire in close proximity to the...
05/09/2026

On Thursday, the fire department was dispatched to Holyoke Street for a reported dumpster fire in close proximity to the house. There was five firefighters on shift for the day. At the time of this call, 1 person was available on the shift. The Training Officer coordinated with the one shift person to respond together on the engine as the other 4 shift personnel were unavailable due to simultaneous ambulance calls. Our fire inspector also left a scheduled inspection to assist on this emergency and our Deputy Fire Chief met the engine on scene. Fire was quickly suppressed and contained with no extension to the house.

Timeline leading up to this fire response:

11:31- A2 medical response and transport
12:29- A3 medical response and transport
12:33- A1 medical response and transport (Deputy Chief was part of this crew as all other shift personnel already committed on emergency responses)
13:05- A2 medical response- no transport- refusal
13:41- A3 medical response and transport
14:26- A2 medical response and transport
14:28- Engine 2 dumpster fire response next to house. 1 shift personnel with Training Officer respond.

***Response time to this fire with the 2 personnel- 3 minutes***

Great job by our personnel making it work as we always do and continue to do. You can see the roof overhang and soffit vents in close proximity to the dumpster. Fire gets up there, or a prolonged response time, and the outcome could have been different. 2000 gallons of water were needed to fully extinguish the fire, and this information was also provided to the water department for their records that day.

The residential brush burning season has concluded for the year. We issued 275 burn permits this year. A number of day...
05/05/2026

The residential brush burning season has concluded for the year. We issued 275 burn permits this year. A number of days, we did not issue any permits due to the drought conditions, environmental conditions, or air quality conditions based on recommendations from the MA DEP. Four fires got out of control and required an emergency response. Thanks to the quick response of our personnel, no structures were impacted and less than 2 acres collectively was burned.

One example we'll share occurred on Line Street during the last week of April. Crews were out conducting routine inspections of the permits that were issued. As they arrived in the area of one permitted open burn, the homeowner was just running in to call for help. The wind had picked up and began pushing the fire into the grass and leaves. Crews assisted with containing the fire and full extinguishment to mitigate the situation.

Thank you to the community for your continued understanding of issuing or not issuing permits, and for following the open burning regulations. Without your continued support, outcomes could be a lot different. We appreciate all of you!

**The pictures below are from last year**

Great to be part of this team! Always willing to help Kara McEL with anything. Excellent job by Det. Bolduc!
05/02/2026

Great to be part of this team! Always willing to help Kara McEL with anything. Excellent job by Det. Bolduc!

Address

32 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA
01027

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

(413) 527-4200

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