Boston Fire and EMS were called to 1 Congress Street for a fire in the new State Street Building this morning at approximately 10:30 hours. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation […]
Category: Boston Fire
Remembering BFD Lt. Steven F. Minehan 28 Years Later
On June 24‚ 1994, Lieutenant Steven F. Minehan died while conducting search and rescue operations for trapped firefighters at a waterfront warehouse 9-alarm fire in Charlestown. Steven F. Minehan was a 20 year veteran of […]
Child Rushed to Hospital Overnight After Fall from Third Floor
At around 22:14 hours last night, paramedics and EMTs from Boston EMS as well as Boston Police and Fire responded to 135 Calumet Street after a 6-year-old child feel approximately 45 feet out of a […]
Remembering the Hotel Vendome Fire
Located on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street in the Back Bay, the once luxury hotel suffered a total of four small fires in the 1960s before being sold in 1971. After being […]
Boston Fire Responds to Blaze on Mission Hill
At approximately 12:23 AM, on June 17th, the Boston Fire Department was called for a structure fire at 234 Calumet Street in Roxbury. Once they arrived on scene the fire was shown to be on […]
Two Vehicles Crash into Roxbury Home Tuesday Night
In the area of Magazine St and George at approximately 11:30pm on June 14th, a motor vehicle accident was reported to district B-2. Units arrived on scene accompanied by Boston EMS as well as the […]
Alleged Street Racing Ends in Fatal Accident on Washington Street Saturday
On June 11th, at approximately 02:15 hours, Boston Police Officers from C-11 came upon a major motor vehicle accident in the area of 472 Washington Street in Dorchester. Boston Police Officers C-11, Boston Fire Department, […]
40th Anniversary of The City on FIre
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Boston Fire Department’s “busiest night” on June 11, 1982. On that night in Boston, thirty fires and four major blazes broke out across the city, straining the fire […]
Man Dies After Jumping Off Bridge Next to TD Garden
On June 10th, 2022 at approximately 11:40, Boston Police received multiple calls stating that a man had jumped off the North Washington Street Bridge, between the North End and Charlestown. Officers from Districts A-1 and […]
Rescue Turns Recovery in Tragic Double Drowning on The Merrimack River
Images provided courtesy of the State Police Association of Massachusetts At 7:09pm on Thursday night, Amesbury emergency units responded to a 911 call regarding a tragic incident on the Merrimack River. The Newburyport Fire Department […]
Father John UNNI appointed BFD chief chaplain
Yesterday morning Father John Unni, pastor of Saint Cecilia Parish located in the Back Bay, was appointed Chief Chaplain for the Boston Fire Department. A number of family members as well as Mayor Michelle Wu […]
One Dead Another Injured in Seaport Construction Accident
Early Thursday Morning at 5:30 AM, in Seaport, a construction accident occurred resulting in one death and another person injured. A spokes person for the EMTs said, “”One individual was pronounced non-viable on scene. There […]
Beloved Fire Chaplain of 58 Years retires
During a Mass of Thanksgiving in Charlestown on Sunday, Boston Fire Department’s retiring chief chaplain, Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, 92, was honored. On October 1, 1964, five firefighters were killed during a fire at a […]
Quick Response from BFD Helps Contain Blaze on Westville Street
Boston Firefighters responded to a car fire at approximately 9:00 pm Thursday on Westville Street in Dorchester. They quickly extinguished a fully involved car fire with reportedly no injuries. The fire was put out using […]
Man Hole Explosion Erupts in Financial District
Multiple man hole explosions roused Boston’s Financial District this Thursday morning near 175 Federal St. and 10 High St. BFD confirmed two man holes sent flames and debris into the air, shattering a window of […]