ALERT: The current 9-1-1 system is down statewide.
If you have an emergency and need assistance pull your nearest fire box or call the Boston Fire Department.
You can also get assistance by going to your nearest firehouse.
#NOW Residents on Wallace Street tell me this ice cream truck was engulfed in flames around 1:45PM. Fire crews are still on scene cleaning up but the fire is out. @ABC6
While in DC for the annual @IAFFofficial Conference, I had productive discussions with @ProvFirefighter Union and many other local departments to discuss legislation that provides benefits & resources for the first responders who keep us safe.
Happy anniversary to the second oldest continuously operating professional fire
department in the country, the @PVDFireDept!
The town of Providence first organized a fire department in 1759 when the townspeople maintained a bucket brigade, until March 1, 1854.
In 2023, Providence Firefighters responded to 47,394 emergencies, once again making us the second busiest fire department in New England. We responded to someone’s call for help every 11 minutes, 24 hours a day, every day last year.
We are offering free safe rides home to city residents. Call (833)PVD-RIDE 11 pm - 2 am on NYE and one of our volunteers will pick you up anywhere in the city and give you a free ride home ( not in a 🚒). The safety of those we serve is always our top priority- on or off duty.
Proud to introduce this resolution tonight alongside my colleague @MSanchezPVD, in support of the ongoing unionization efforts at the Starbucks located at One Financial Plaza. We stand in solidarity w/ the Baristas, championing their right to a living wage & improved conditions.
Today, we honor the 6 brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Worcester Cold Storage & Warehouse Co. fire on Dec. 3rd, 1999. We will never forget the devotion of Firefighters Paul Brotherton, Timothy Jackson, Jerry Lucey, Jay Lyons, Joseph McGuirk, & Lt. Thomas Spencer.
Providence Firefighters are happy to welcome @UDSHealth back to our union hall for the second straight year offering life saving cancer screenings to our members and area firefighters. Last year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the cancer agency of…