MATRS

Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists is a non-profit organization with the purpose of networking and advocating for rescue teams in MA

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Our Corporate sponsors will be invited to showcase their equipment and services they have to offer.

The Main event will be Friday the 18th @ Purgatory Chasm Sutton, Ma.

Stay tuned for updates as we count down to the event. Like, Share……..

PREPARE FOR BATTLE!!!!!

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SAVE THE DATE!!!

The MATRS Executive Board have locked dates for our Annual BATTLE OF THE MASSES. This year we will challenge our regional teams on some unique skills in an woodland environment.

Thursday September 17th and Friday September 18th.

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Also on the 17th we will be offering several workshops that we will announce in the coming weeks.

Thursday evening we will hold our pre battle meeting for team leaders and social hour with refreshment and meal for members.

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@westhampton_fd @amherstfirema Western Mass Fire
Chiefs Association, Western Homeland Regional Homeland Security Council, Berkshire Fire Chiefs Association, Hess McWilliams Veterinary Clinic, Muddy Brook Farms

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masstechrescue @wmass_trt was activated by @amherstfirema on February 10th, to assist @muddybrookfarmofficial with lifting one of their downed animals.
Through their partnerships, they have member who have trained in Large animal rescue, and donated equipment to accomplish

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Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association
Chief Stamborski
Attn: WMFCA Tech-Rescue Account
Chicopee Fire Department
80 Church St
Chicopee, MA 01020

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The Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team is in need of additional equipment and would put any monetary donation to good use supporting technical rescues across all four western Massachusetts counties. Donations can be sent to:

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the task safely an efficiently.
Not often do we have a positive outcome in these scenarios based on the animals size and potential injury.
They are happy to report, on the horse, Dolly, has recovered fully and has been cleared by the Vet to go back to doing what she loves to do

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Members showcased skills in high angle rescue, advanced vortex skills and ascending/rappelling work.

We were excited when Team Green (our MATRS safety crew) recieved the invite to participate!Thank you to Corvus, the team at deer island and the tech rescue community!

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Today, tech rescue members from around the state converged on deer island for the 2026 metro Boston tech rescue challenge.
The event, hosted by one of our corporate sponsors, Corvus Professional, featured several rope rescue challenges.

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Happy Thanksgiving to our community, members and their families! Enjoy the holiday and stay safe!!!

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@MarlowRopes attended our pre battle social event for our annual challenge. They also donated state of the art ropes for our evolutions. #TechRescue #battleofthemasses

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@MassDFS Special thank you to Fire Marshal Jon Davine for his support. Thanks to Dep Director Paul Betti & PC Shawn Green. They were instrumental in the logistics for our operations. The ISU/Rehab units were on site as a CP and radio coms.

We appreciate all of their support!!!

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#TechRescue Tuesday: DFS Special Ops staff supported @MassTechRescue at last week's exercise & demonstration. In addition to delivering ISU-1, they piloted drones like this one, which can assist rescuers in confined spaces, structural collapse scenes, indoor Hazmat calls, & more.

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We are excited to see what our teams will bring to the table.

Thank you to all of our corporate sponsors, Battleship Cove & Bristol County Tech Rescue for hosting

Best of luck to all involved!!

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We are amped up for how the last 6 Months of prep has played out! This year's event looks to be one of our best turnouts to date. Behind the scenes, the MATRS Officers & E-board have spent countless hours to fine tune every little detail.