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Month in Review - October 2024

Fire Department Posted on November 13, 2024

Northampton Fire Rescue - Month in Review  - October 2024

Incidents - 

  • Fires - 7
  • EMS – 585
  • Hazardous Condition – 19
  • Service Call – 15
  • Good Intent Call – 60
  • False Alarm – 83
  • Average Calls/Day - 26
  • Total Incidents – 769
  • Year to Date – 7,788

Inspections:

  • Smoke Detector – 35
  • Oil Burner – 3
  • Cert of Occupancy – 3
  • Propane – 1
  • School Fire Drill – 7
  • Permit Inspection – 0
  • Solar Plan Review – 25
  • Other Inspections – 31
  • Total - 105


  • Busiest Station: Downtown (493)
  • Busiest Day of the Week: Thursday (140)
  • Busiest Hour: 3:00pm – 3:59pm (57)
  • Busiest Apparatus: Engine 2 (222)
  • Busiest Group: D Group (202)

Mutual Aid:

  • Received – 13
  • Given – 27

Average Response Time: 4:35 (Including mutual aid and cold responses)
Percent of calls overlapping: 68%

Training Focus:

  • Hose Stretches
  • Basement Fire Review
  • Truck 1 Positioning
  • Ground Ladders
  • Low-angle Rescue
  • New rope/equipment in-service
  • EMS Training
  • Driver Training


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Contact Us

  1. City Hall
    210 Main Street
    Northampton, MA 01060
    Phone: 413-587-4900

    Hours
    Monday - Friday
    8:30am - 4:30pm


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