21 Main Street Southborough, MA 01772 

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Thursday, MAY 1st is the ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO BURN per STATE LAW. There will NOT be any extension of open burning.

 

 

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GENERAL DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

 

The Southborough Fire Department is a combination department staffed by a minimum of four full-time Firefighter/EMTs, augmented by an on-call force (see our Mission Statement).  We operate two fire stations. The Town enjoys an ISO rating of 4.

Members of the department provide fire, rescue and emergency medical response as well as inspection, prevention and public education programs to just under 10,000 residents in a 13.78 square mile area.  Included in our first-due response area are two interstate highways (I-90 & I-495), three state highways Routes 9, 30 & 85), two CSX rail lines (including the MBTA commuter rail Worcester line), two private boarding schools (Fay & St. Mark's), the New England Center for Children, as well as Harvard University's New England Regional Primate Research Center and Book Depository. A large EMC Campus, as well as several commercial, industrial, and office properties are located along Route 9.

 

 

The Department operates the following apparatus: three Class A pumpers, one 106' rear mount aerial ladder, one rescue truck,  one duce and a half urban/wild land interface vehicle and two Type-I ambulances at the Paramedic Level.  

 

 

We operate on a radio frequency of 471.4250 MHz with a Digital PL code of 065. All 9-1-1 telephone calls, dispatch and radio communications are provided through a "Central Dispatch" located at the Southborough Police Department.

 

 

 

Southborough Fire is a member of Massachusetts Fire District 14, a progressive Mutual Aid network consisting of 23 Cities and Towns in MetroWest as well as Hanscom Air Force Base Fire Department.  Member communities of Fire District 14 work closely together to provide the best possible fire, EMS and rescue services to the ever-increasing population in our area. 

Southborough is also assigned to the following:

 

 

Southborough Firefighters also work with on a regional approach in conjunction with Ashland Fire, Hopkinton Fire and Milford Fire to train for, and provide technical rescues in confined spaces, building collapses, trench rescues, open water rescues, etc.

 

For other Southborough news, visit www.southboroughnews.com

 

FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES NEWS & HEADLINES

 

 

Please join Firefighter/children's author Dayna Hilton and her dog Sparkles at a book signing at Southborough Summer Nights on June 22nd. FF Dayna and Sparkles are traveling from Arkansas for this New England area event. Click here for more information.

 

  

   

Thursday, MAY 1st is the ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO BURN per STATE LAW. There will NOT be any extension of open burning.

 

 

NEW 2/19 SOUTHBOROUGH'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team). Click HERE for more information.

 

New 4/29 Hydrant Flushing

April 27, 2008 -  From the Southborough DPW

 Hydrant Flushing will happen on the following dates:

Southborough DPW-Water Division will be flushing hydrants the week of April 28th. (April 28th, 29th, 30th & May 1st & 2nd)  

Hydrants are flushed for water quality purposes.

 

 

 

New 4-28-08 Firefighters responded to a variety of brush burning issues during the last weekend in April, including this brush fire. Click on the picture for more information.

 

Firefighters Jason Neal and David Cobb install the new Southborough Fire Department signs on the front of Fire Headquarters. The signs, made by Assabet Valley High School with the assistance of Lt. James Peltier, replaced the original signs made out of wood by firefighters over 30 years ago. Many thanks to the Assabet students, as well as the Fire Department personnel for assisting in this project.

 

New 4/21 Dry mulch and a discarded match caused a fire in the mulch to catch the rear of this house on fire on Hickory Road on April 19th. Click on the picture for more information.

 

 

New 4/21 Firefighters responded to a report of a house on Fisher filling up with black smoke at 8:17 AM on April 17th. Firefighters found a burned out electrical control on the furnace. Click on photo for more information.

 

 

New 4/16The Town House was evacuated on the afternoon on April 16th when a strong odor of natural gas was detected at the back door.  Click on the picture for more information.

 

New 4/16 One half an acre of brush burned on Strawberry Hill Road on April 16th when a permit fire got away from the homeowner.  Click picture for more information.

 

New 4/15 Firefighters on Group 4 recently conducted in service training.

 

New 4/8 One driver was injured in a single vehicle rollover on Northborough Road during the early morning hours of April 5th. Click on the photo for more information.

 

New 3/25 Firefighters and EMS personnel responded to a vehicle crash which took down a utility pole and wires on Rt. 9 Westbound at Winter St. All lanes of Rt. 9 were closed for over an hour and traffic was diverted to local side streets. The driver received non-life threatening injuries. Photo courtesy of, and © 2008, Linda Hubley

 

UPDATED 4/22

The Southborough FIRE/RESCUE/EMS WEEKLY LOG can be found by clicking here

 

Southborough Emergency Management and Local Emergency Planning Committee information is available on-line. 

Click here for a link to the Emergency Management web page. 

 

Fire/EMS News for the Past Year

GENERAL FIRE / EMS INFORMATION

 

New 4/29 FIREFIGHTER/EMT-Paramedic

Town of Southborough , MA

 

Applications and resumes are being accepted until May 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM for the position of full-time (42 hours/week average) FIREFIGHTER/EMT-Paramedic at Southborough Fire Headquarters, 21 Main St. Southborough , MA   01772 , attn: Chief Mauro.  

Position open until filled.  

Starting salary: $41,961.14, excellent benefits.  

Basic requirements: Mass. certified EMT - paramedic, firefighting experience preferred, valid MA driver’s license, high school diploma or equiv.  E.O.E.  

For a full job description, requirements and application, write, call (508) 485-3235 or click here.

Please read the complete application package and completely fill out the enclosed Application for Employment form (last three pages), and submit along with a copy of your resume by May 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM to:               

                       Fire Chief

Southborough Fire Department

21 Main Street

Southborough , MA   01772

 

 

 

 

Tired of the high price of fuel? Considering making bio diesel at home? There are several dangers and concerns that go along with converting vegetable oil to biodiesel. Permits are also required. Click here for more information.

 

 

Phone number 2-1-1,available Monday - Friday 8am to 8pm, provides callers with information about, and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. For example, 2-1-1 can offer access to the following types of services:

To learn more about the new 2-1-1 service in Massachusetts, please click on the logo above.

 

 

 The 2007 Fire Department Annual Report is available by clicking here. 

 The most recent Fire Department Capital Plan is also available by clicking here. 

 

 

The Hubley family of Southborough (Fire Lt. Skip Hubley, Linda Hubley, Firefighter Matt Hubley and Tanya Hubley) adopted a platoon through the Adopt-A-Platoon program this past spring. The platoon consists of 22 Army soldiers serving in Iraq. They are requesting the community's assistance. Click here for more information.

 

 

Compare Southborough Fire & EMS emergency responses with other Worcester County Communities, as well as communities from across the Commonwealth by clicking here   

 

 

 

SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES 

Smoke detectors should be replaced every 10 years.

 

 

When seconds count....can we find you in seconds?  Click here to learn more.

 

 

Prevent clothes dryer fires in your home. Click here for more information.

 

 

 

Are you:  

If so, you may want to "explore" the possibility of joining the Southborough Emergency Services Post.  Click here for details 

 

 

We regret to announce that due to the high number of requests, and the current budgetary situation, we can no longer honor requests for Department patches.

 

Please click here for information on Fire Station tours and Birthday Parties for Southborough citizens and groups. Click here for a Birthday Party Application and Tour Request Form 

 

Click here for details on Southborough's permit fees

 

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