21 Main Street Southborough, MA 01772
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Last site update: Deptember 3, 2010
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NEW SMOKE DETECTOR REGULATIONS
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June 1, 2010: New floor refinishing regulations
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press release.
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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
April 6, 2010 A new page has been created so you can track the progress of the construction of Southborough's new Quint. Double-click on the pictures below for information and updates.
April 13, 2010 The cab and chassis has been assembled and ready for shipment to the Smeal Factory
July 8, 2010 The fire pump, torque box, turntable base and body have been installed onto the cab and chassis. The body is scheduled to be painted within the next few days.
August 10, 2010 Firefighters extricated an injured driver from a motor vehicle crash on Framingham Road. Double-clock on pictures below for more information.
July 24, 2010 Firefighters responded to a Richards Road home for a fire in the basement. Click here for more information.
June 30, 2010 Firefighters responded to a house on Davis Road when smoke filled the basement. Double-click on the picture below for more information.
June 19, 2010 Southborough Firefighters conducted live fire training at a house on White Bagley Road.
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June 26, 2010 Southborough Firefighters responded to the City of Marlborough to assist in fighting an eight alarm fire at 173 Main Street. Double-click on the picture below for more information.
Photo © Dick Bartlett
June 10, 2010 Firefighter/EMTs responded to a multi car vehicle crash on Rt. 9 on June 10 at 6:30 AM. Double-click on the picture below for more information.
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
Firefighters respond to Richards Road home for a fire in a basement 7/24/10
Southborough firefighters assist Marlborough with eight-alarm fire 6/26/10
East Main Street resident transported to hospital as a result of a mattress fire 4/15/10
Oil delivery truck slides off Flagg Road - environmental disaster averted 4/6/10
Record March rainfall causes problems throughout Southborough 4/1/10
Small cooking fire forces evacuation of Town Center Plaza 2/26/10
Firefighters respond to natural gas leak in warehouse building 2/23/10
Firefighters respond to the reservoir for an unknown object on the ice 2/16/10
Two injured in two car crash at Marlborough Road & Acre Bridge Road 1/26/10
Firefighters respond to, and mitigate gasoline release on Cordaville Road 12/24/09
Second TT crash in four days on I-495 injures one, results in fuel spill 12/20/09
Two Southborough Firefighters receive St. Florian Award for their service work 12/6/09
Small fire ignited by a candle in East Main Street residence extinguished by 13 year-old 11/15/09
Firefighters respond to MassPike for vehicle crash/fire 11/7/09
Two injured in Chestnut Hill Road farm tractor incident 7/28/09
Thunderstorms pound Southborough with heavy rain and frequent lightning 7/7/09
GENERAL FIRE / EMS INFORMATION
FIREFIGHTER/EMT-Paramedic
Applications
accepted until July 24, 2009 at 4:00 PM for the position of full-time (42
hours/week average) FIREFIGHTER/EMT-Paramedic at Fire Headquarters,
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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.
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 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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