Worcester Fire Department
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The Worcester Fire Department (WFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.[4] The department serves an area of 39 square miles (100 km2) with a population of 183,000 residents.[4]
Stations and Apparatus
Below is a complete listing of all WFD fire station locations and fire companies in the city of Worcester according to District. The Southbridge, Grove Street and Franklin Fire Stations have 2 Engine Companies. Ladder 2 and Ladder 5 are Tiller Ladder Trucks. Ladder 3 and Ladder 7 are Tower Ladder Trucks. Ladders 4, 1, and 6 are Regular Aerial Ladder Trucks.
Station | Address | Engine Companies | Ladder Company | Special Unit | Car Unit (Chief) | District |
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Southbridge Fire Station | 180 Southbridge St. | Engine 2, Engine 13 | Tower Ladder 3 | Car 4(South District Battalion Chief) | South District | |
Grove Street Fire Station | 141 Grove St. | Engine 3, Engine 16 | Ladder 2(tiller) | Car 2(Deputy Chief), Car 3(North District Battalion Chief), Car 6(Safety Chief) | North District | |
Park Fire Station | 424 Park Ave. | Engine 4 | Tower Ladder 7 | South District | ||
Webster Square Fire Station | 40 Webster St. | Engine 5 | Ladder 4 | Special Operations 1, Air Cascade 1 | Car 10 (Special Operations Chief) | South District |
Franklin Fire Station | 266 Franklin St. | Engine 6, Engine 12 | Ladder 1 | Rescue 1, SCUBA 1 | North District | |
Grafton Fire Station | 745 Grafton St. | Engine 7 | Haz-Mat. Unit 33 | South District | ||
Burncoat Fire Station | 19 Burncoat St. | Engine 8 | North District | |||
Tatnuck Square Fire Station | 1067 Pleasant St. | Engine 9 | North District | |||
Greendale Fire Station | 438 W. Boylston St. | Engine 11 | Ladder 6 | North District | ||
McKeon Fire Station | 80 McKeon Rd. | Engine 15 | Ladder 5(tiller) | South District |
Disbanded Fire Companies
Throughout the history of the Worcester Fire Department, several fire companies have been disbanded.
- Engine 1 - Central St. & Major Taylor Blvd. - Disbanded 2007
- Engine 10 - 424 Park Ave. - Disbanded 2007
- Engine 14 - Cambridge St. & McKeon Rd. - Disbanded 1991
Notable incidents
Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire
On December 3, 1999, six firefighters were killed at the
- Lieutenant Thomas Spencer, 42, Ladder 2
- Firefighter Paul Brotherton, 41, Rescue 1
- Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey, 38, Rescue 1
- Firefighter Timothy Jackson, 51, Ladder 2
- Firefighter James Lyons, 34, Engine 3
- Firefighter Joseph McGuirk, 38, Engine 3
Services for the firefighters were held in the
Because his cousin, FF. Lucey, and high school friend, Lt. Spencer were killed in the fire, actor/comedian Denis Leary, a Worcester native, started the Leary Firefighters Foundation in 2000 to give aid and support to many fire departments, particularly those suffering from budget shortfalls by providing them with new equipment.[9]
References
- ^ O’Brien, Michael. "Fiscal 2013 Annual Budget" (PDF). City or Worcester. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Stations". Worcester Fire Department. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Stations". IAFF 1009. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ a b "About". Worcester MA Fire Department. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ McDowell, Thomas. "Six Career Fire Fighters Killed in Cold-Storage and Warehouse Building Fire - Massachusetts". Division of Respiratory Disease Studies. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Abandoned Cold Storage Warehouse MultiFirefighter Fatality Fire" (PDF). FEMA. Homeland Security. December 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Jarvey, Paul (9 December 1999). "Words are not enough". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Astell, Emilie; Shaun Sutner (8 December 1999). "From president to residents, 25,000 expected at tribute". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on 30 July 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Foundation History". The Leary Firefighters Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2014.