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Posted on: December 1, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Welcome to First Night 2024!

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For Immediate Release - December 1, 2023

Welcome to First Night Northampton 2024!

Happy New Year! You’re invited to attend First Night—Northampton’s most beloved signature event. On Sunday, December 31st, the Northampton Arts Council and Greenfield Savings ...

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Posted on: March 7, 2023

Northampton Fire is Hiring!

FIRE EMT POSTING.3.6.23

Northampton Fire is hiring! See attached flyer for more information!

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Posted on: February 9, 2023

Month In Review - January 2023

Monthly Review

Month In Review - January 2023

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Posted on: February 9, 2023

2022 Year in Review

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2022 Year in Review

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Posted on: January 16, 2022

Northampton Fire is Hiring!

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Northampton Fire is Hiring. Please see the attached hiring notice for more information!

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Posted on: January 16, 2022

2021 Year in Review

Yearly Review

Record setting year for call volume. See attached document for the 2021 Yearly Review.

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Posted on: November 1, 2021

Month in Review - October 2021

October Monthly Review

Another record breaking month!

Fire Department
Posted on: September 7, 2021

August 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

August 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 2
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 527
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 44
Service Call: 31
Good Intent Call: 38
False Alarm & False Call: 79
Other: 10

Total: 731
Year to date: 4930

Fire Department
Posted on: August 2, 2021

July 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range (1)

July 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 516
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 26
Service Call: 23
Good Intent Call: 39
False Alarm & False Call: 90
Other: 2

Total: 700
Year to date: 4199

Fire Department
Posted on: July 13, 2021

June 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

June 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 8
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 497
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 32
Service Call: 21
Good Intent Call: 36
False Alarm & False Call: 86
Other: 6

Total: 686
Year to date: 3499

Fire Department
Posted on: May 17, 2021

April 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

April 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 430
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 25
Service Call: 21
Good Intent Call: 31
False Alarm & False Call: 55
Other: 4

Total: 572
Year to date: 2202

Fire Department
Posted on: April 15, 2021

March 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

March 2021 Incident Stats

Fires: 9
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 427
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 38
Service Call: 11
Good Intent Call: 31
False Alarm & False Call: 58
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster: 6
Other: 2

Total: 582
Year to date: 1630

Fire Department
Posted on: March 4, 2021

February 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

February 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 1
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 380
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 14
Service Call: 21
Good Intent Call: 30
False Alarm & False Call: 52
Other: 3

Total: 501
Year to date: 1048

Fire Department
Posted on: February 12, 2021

NFR is Hiring!

Hiring February 2021 copy

NFR is hiring! See attached flier for more information. Get your applications in today!

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Posted on: February 12, 2021

January 2021 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

January 2021 Incident Statistics

Fires: 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 390
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 17
Service Call: 32
Good Intent Call: 32
False Alarm & False Call: 71
Other: 1

Total: 547
Year to date: 547

Fire Department
Posted on: January 4, 2021

2020 Year End Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

2020 Year End Incident Statistics

Fires: 72
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 4924
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 237
Service Call: 250
Good Intent Call: 354
False Alarm & False Call: 836
Severe Weather: 20
Other: 40

Total: 6733

Fire Department
Posted on: January 3, 2021

December 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

December 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 7
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 455
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 18
Service Call: 16
Good Intent Call: 25
False Alarm & False Call: 68
Other: 2

Total: 591
Year to date: 6724

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Posted on: December 1, 2020

November 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

November 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 5
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 417
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 19
Service Call: 23
Good Intent Call: 19
False Alarm & False Call: 67
Other: 6

Total: 556
Year to date: 6133

Fire Department
Posted on: November 7, 2020

October 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

October 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 3
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 422
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 22
Service Call: 21
Good Intent Call: 38
False Alarm & False Call: 95
Other: 11

Total: 612
Year to date: 5577

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Posted on: September 8, 2020

August 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

August 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 7
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 411
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 37
Service Call: 20
Good Intent Call: 32
False Alarm & False Call: 78
Other: 9

Total: 594
Year to date: 4374

Fire Department
Posted on: August 10, 2020

July 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

July 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 373
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 20
Service Call: 27
Good Intent Call: 26
False Alarm & False Call: 86
Other: 22

Total: 560
Year to date: 3780

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Posted on: July 22, 2020

June 2020 Incident Statistics

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June 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 11
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 418
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 19
Service Call: 24
Good Intent Call: 34
False Alarm & False Call: 69
Other: 3

Total: 578

Year to date: 3220

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Posted on: July 22, 2020

Edwards Recalls Heat Detectors

Please follow this link for information about the Edwards Heat Detector recall. Please ensure none of these detectors are present in your home. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Edwards-Recalls-Mechanical-Heat-Detectors-Due-to-Failure-to-Alert-to-Fire

Fire Department
Posted on: June 18, 2020

Update Regarding Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Inspections

As of Monday, June 22nd, we will resume inspections for Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors (26F and 26F 1/2). These inspections are required prior to the sale of real estate. Please utilize this link, to find out more information and to schedule inspecti...

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Posted on: June 1, 2020

May 2020 Incident Statistics

May Incident Statistics

May 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 16
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 362
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 24
Service Call: 34
Good Intent Call: 28
False Alarm & False Call: 45

Total: 509

Year to date: 2642

Fire Department
Posted on: May 12, 2020

April 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

April 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 314
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 18
Service Call: 17
Good Intent Call: 18
False Alarm & False Call: 47
Other: 1

Total: 421

Year to date: 2133

Fire Department
Posted on: April 2, 2020

March 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

March 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 9
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 426
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 15
Service Call: 7
Good Intent Call: 36
False Alarm & False Call: 75
Other: 1

Total: 569

Year to date: 1712

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Posted on: March 20, 2020

Another important update regarding Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide detector inspections:

The Governor signed an executive order today affecting the temporary deferral of smoke and CO inspections required by M.G.L. Chapter 148 Section 26F and 26F 1⁄2
According to this executive order, the order defers smoke and CO inspections required...
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Fire Department
Posted on: March 20, 2020

Update regarding Smoke, Carbon Monoxide and Occupancy inspections and scheduling.

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Due to COVID-19, we will be doing Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Occupancy inspections on Thursdays only.

All properties SHALL be viewed by the real estate agent prior to scheduling an appointment to ensure it is ready to pass.

Information is available on the ...

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Fire Department
Posted on: March 16, 2020

Press Release Regarding Non-Essential Inspections

Press Release 3-16-20

Due to the Current situation with Covid-19 and following the recommendations of the CDC we will not be conducting any non-essential fire inspections or car seat installations for the foreseeable future.   We will still conduct 26F (smoke detector...

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Fire Department
Posted on: March 15, 2020

New Fire Chief Sworn In

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On Friday 3/13 Northampton Fire Rescue's new fire chief, Jon Davine, was sworn in, as well as Assistant Chief Pelis, Deputy Chief Breen and Captain Marchand. Please visit our Facebook page for additional photos.

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Posted on: March 13, 2020

COVID-19 Press Release

Press Release COVID

Please see the attached press release regarding COVID-19.

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Posted on: March 4, 2020

February 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

February 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 461
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 13
Service Call: 14
Good Intent Call: 21
False Alarm & False Call: 49

Total: 564

Year to date: 1143

Fire Department
Posted on: February 6, 2020

Chief Nichols to Retire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Northampton’s Fire Rescue Chief Announces Retirement after 32 Years of Service, Assistant Fire Rescue Chief Nominated

Duane Nichols has announced his retirement as the City of Northampton’s Fire Rescue Chief. Chief ...

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Fire Department
Posted on: February 6, 2020

January 2020 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

January 2020 Incident Statistics

Fires: 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 444
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 13
Service Call: 17
Good Intent Call: 37
False Alarm & False Call: 61
Other: 3

Total: 579

Year to date: 579

Fire Department
Posted on: January 4, 2020

2019 Year End Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range (1)

2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 83

Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 5495

Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 266

Service Call: 224

Good Intent Call: 470

False Alarm & False Call: 808

Severe Weather: 31

Other: 17

Total: 618

Year to date: 7394

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Posted on: January 3, 2020

December 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

December 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 3
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 488
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 11
Service Call: 15
Good Intent Call: 36
False Alarm & False Call: 63
Other: 2

Total: 618

Year to date: 7381

Fire Department
Posted on: December 18, 2019

November 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

November 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 14
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 439
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 26
Service Call: 18
Good Intent Call: 26
False Alarm & False Call: 63
Other: 2

Total: 588

Year to date: 6763

Fire Department
Posted on: November 15, 2019

October 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

October 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 5
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 468
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 37
Service Call: 22
Good Intent Call: 46
False Alarm & False Call: 79
Other: 4

Total: 661

Year to date: 6175

Fire Department
Posted on: October 4, 2019

September 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

September 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 514
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 19
Service Call: 15
Good Intent Call: 38
False Alarm & False Call: 89
Other: 31

Total: 680

Year to date: 5514

Fire Department
Posted on: September 26, 2019

Northampton Fire is Hiring!

NFR HIRING 2019

Northampton Fire is Hiring! Applications are accepted until 10/27/19. See the attached image for more information! Spread the word!

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Posted on: September 26, 2019

August 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

August 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 476
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 29
Service Call: 22
Good Intent Call: 44
False Alarm & False Call: 88
Severe Weather: 1

Total: 666

Year to date: 4834

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Posted on: August 14, 2019

July 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

July 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 7
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 444
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 25
Service Call: 10
Good Intent Call: 34
False Alarm & False Call: 85
Severe Weather: 8
Other: 2
Total: 615

Year to date: 4168

Fire Department
Posted on: July 6, 2019

June 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

June 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 3
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 413
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 20
Service Call: 19
Good Intent Call: 40
False Alarm & False Call: 62
Other: 4
Total: 571

Year to date: 3553

Fire Department
Posted on: June 5, 2019

May 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

May 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 422
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 14
Service Call: 21
Good Intent Call: 48
False Alarm & False Call: 55
Other: 1
Total: 567

Year to date: 2982

Fire Department
Posted on: May 4, 2019

April 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

April 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 5
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 447
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 16
Service Call: 25
Good Intent Call: 40
False Alarm & False Call: 54
Other: 1
Total: 588

Year to date: 2415

Fire Department
Posted on: April 2, 2019

March 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

March 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 9
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 495
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 15
Service Call: 20
Good Intent Call: 51
False Alarm & False Call: 55
Other: 1
Total: 646

Year to date: 1827

Fire Department
Posted on: March 3, 2019

February 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

February 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 409
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 30
Service Call: 10
Good Intent Call: 29
False Alarm & False Call: 43
Other: 16
Total: 541

Year to date: 1181

Fire Department
Posted on: February 12, 2019

January 2019 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

January 2019 Incident Statistics

Fires: 6
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 472
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 24
Service Call: 27
Good Intent Call: 37
False Alarm & False Call: 71
Other: 3
Total: 640

Year to date: 640

Fire Department
Posted on: January 4, 2019

2018 was a record setting year for call volume!

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

2018 was a record setting year for call volume!

Total Call Volume for 2018: 7240

Fires: 56
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 5347
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 226
Service Call: 252
Good Intent Call: 441
False Alarm & False Call: 902
Other: 16

Fire Department
Posted on: January 2, 2019

December 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

December 2018 Incident Statistics

Fires: 3
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 429
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 23
Service Call: 14
Good Intent Call: 354
False Alarm & False Call: 66
Other: 2
Total: 571

Year to date: 7232

Fire Department
Posted on: December 12, 2018

November 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

November 2018 Incident Statistics

Fires: 5
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 397
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 33
Service Call: 17
Good Intent Call: 35
False Alarm & False Call: 80
Total: 567

Year to date: 6661

Fire Department
Posted on: November 26, 2018

October 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

October 2018 Incident Statistics

Fires: 2
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat - no fire: 1
EMS: 457
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 22
Service Call: 23
Good Intent Call: 45
False Alarm & False Call: 70
Total: 620

Year to date: 6094

Fire Department
Posted on: October 24, 2018

Northampton Fire is Hiring!

NFR is Hiring 2018

Northampton Fire is hiring for expected vacancies in January. Please see the attached flyer.

Fire Department
Posted on: October 13, 2018

September 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

September 2018 Incident Statistics

Fires: 8
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat: 2
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service: 462
Hazardous Condition (No Fire): 23
Service Call: 23
Good Intent Call: 40
False Alarm: 96
Total: 654
Year to date: 5474

Fire Department
Posted on: April 23, 2018

March 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

March 2018 Incident Statistics
Fires: 9
EMS: 462
Service Call: 15
Good Intent Call: 26
False Alarm: 61
Other: 26
Total: 599
Year to Date: 1773

Fire Department
Posted on: March 2, 2018

February 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

February 2018 Incident Statistics
Fires: 2
EMS: 417
Service Call: 19
Good Intent Call: 30
False Alarm: 49
Other: 13
Total: 530
Year to Date: 1174

Fire Department
Posted on: February 5, 2018

January 2018 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

January 2018 Incident Statistics
Fires: 3
EMS: 474
Service Call: 27
Good Intent Call: 40
False Alarm: 81
Other: 19
Total: 644
Year to Date: 644

Fire Department
Posted on: January 17, 2018

2017 Year End Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

2017 Year End Incident Statistics
Fires: 66
EMS: 5105
Service Call: 227
Good Intent Call: 401
False Alarm: 926
Other: 252
Total: 6977

Fire Department
Posted on: January 11, 2018

December 2017 Incident Statistics

Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range

December 2017 Incident Statistics
Fires: 2
EMS: 422
Service Call: 16
Good Intent Call: 34
False Alarm: 74
Other: 19
Total: 567
Year to Date: 6956

Fire Department
Posted on: March 3, 2016

January and February 2016 Incident Statistics

January and February Incident Statistics:

January 2016 Incident Statistics

Fires - 7
EMS - 458Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 11
Service Calls - 25Good Intent Call - 31
False Alarm - 71Other - 3

Total 606

Year to Date 606

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Fire Department
Posted on: January 12, 2016

2015 Incident Statistics

2015 Incident Statistics

Fires - 79
EMS - 4876
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 193
Service Calls - 807
Good Intent Call - 352
False Alarm - 866
Severe Weather - 2
Other - 39

Total 7214

Fire Department
Posted on: January 8, 2016

December 2015 Incident Statistics

December 2015 Incident Statistics

Fires - 4
EMS - 390
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 14
Service Calls - 76
Good Intent Call - 32
False Alarm - 58

Total 574

Year to Date 7210

Fire Department
Posted on: December 15, 2015

November 2015 Incident Statistics

November 2015 Incident Statistics

Fires - 2
EMS - 416
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 21
Service Calls - 53
Good Intent Call - 32
False Alarm - 58
Other - 2

Total 584

Year to Date 6636

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