Welcome to the Official Southborough, Massachusetts Fire & Emergency Medical Services web site.
21 Main Street Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 485-3235 ~ (508) 485-3887 (fax)
Last site update: September 16, 2011
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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 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:
Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) Forest Fire Control District 7
Southborough Firefighters also work with on a regional approach in conjunction with Ashland Fire, Framingham Fire, Hopkinton Fire and Milford Fire to train for, and provide technical rescues in confined spaces, building collapses, trench rescues, open water rescues, etc.
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For information on Southborough's Community Emergency Response Team and Medical Reserve Corps, click here.
FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES NEWS & HEADLINES
Fire Chief John D. Mauro, Jr., retired effective September 18, 2011 after 38 years of service. Click here for article.
Former Sudbury Fire Chief Michael Dunne has been appointed Interim Fire Chief until a replacement can be made.
Southborough Emergency Management and Local Emergency Planning Committee information is available on-line.
Click here for a link to the Emergency Management web page.
GENERAL FIRE / EMS INFORMATION
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Double-click on the links for heating, fall and winter fire safety tips.
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.
PRESS RELEASE
SOUTHBOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT
FEBRUARY, 2009
REVERSE 9-1-1 ACTIVATED IN SOUTHBOROUGH
The Town of Southborough has recently entered into an agreement with the Worcester County Sheriff's Department that allows the Town to use the Reverse 9-1-1 telephone system for public safety reasons.
The R 911 system is owned and operated by the Worcester County Sheriff's Office and was made possible by a grant received from the national Homeland Security. This system is to be used for public safety incidents and situations such as a lost child, missing person, road closures, fire emergencies, to name a few.
This system is activated via a phone call originating from the Southborough Police department to the Sheriff's office. Then the message will be sent out to Southborough residents and businesses with the description of the emergency or situation and with any follow up instructions.
The North Worcester County used the system during the recent ice storm to notify residents of where the nearest shelters were located. The Town of Sutton used R 911 for a water pollution problem they experienced. Hopefully Southborough will not have to use it in the near future, or very often, but it should be a comfort to its residents that the Police, Fire and Town officials are continuing to reach out in a proactive manner to maintain the highest level of protection available for our community.
Please note that the Reverse 9-1-1 system can only contact hard- line telephone numbers only at this time. The system cannot contact cell phone numbers at this time.
Firefighter/EMT-P Ryan Cringan, and members of Group 4 (FF/EMT-P Chris Shanahan, FF/EMT-P David Wills, FF/EMT-I Neal Aspesi & FF/EMT-P Ryan Cringan) display their Red Shirts in support of our troops on Red Shirt Friday.
Check out the following links for more information on Red Shirt Fridays:
http://www.redshirtfriday.org/
http://promocolors.org/RSF/index.html
For information on Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog and Firefighter Dayna Hilton, double click on the pictures below
SOUTHBOROUGH'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and MRC (Medical Reserve Corps). Click HERE for more information.
The Brush Burning season runs January 15 ~ May 1, weather permitting, with a valid permit issued by the Fire Department. Click here for more information.
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.
Compare Southborough Fire & EMS emergency responses with other Worcester County Communities, as well as communities from across the Commonwealth by clicking here
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.
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.
Click here for details on Southborough's permit fees
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