NEWBURYPORT– Acting Chief Stephen Bradbury III is pleased to announce that the Newburyport Fire Department was awarded $4,381 for the Fiscal Year 2023 Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program and $2,277 for the Senior SAFE Program by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. The funding gives the department the opportunity to work directly with students in […]
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Vacant Plum Island Home Damaged by Winter Storm Elliott
NEWBURYPORT — Acting Fire Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III reports that a vacant house on Plum Island in Newburyport was damaged by the severe winter storm and bomb cyclone known as Winter Storm Elliott. Newburyport Fire and Building Department officials responded to and are actively monitoring 15 73rd St, after receiving reports that the building […]
Newburyport Fire Department Awarded Over $12,000 in Grant Funding for Safety Equipment
NEWBURYPORT — Acting Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III is pleased to announce that the Newburyport Fire Department is one of over 300 fire departments across the state to have been awarded a grant as part of the Department of Fire Services Fiscal Year 2023 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The $12,019.79 grant awarded to the Newburyport Fire […]
Newburyport Fire Department Battles Basement Fire
NEWBURYPORT – Acting Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III reports that the Newburyport Fire Department battled a fire in a single family house on Saturday evening. Neighbors dialed 911 at approximately 6:40 p.m. to report smoke and flames coming from 6 Dove St, a white colonial. Upon arrival, firefighters had heavy fire coming from a basement […]
Newburyport Firefighter Assists in Search and Recovery Operations Following Hurricane Ian
Acting Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III is pleased to share that Newburyport Firefighter Fred Elwell assisted in search and rescue operations in Florida following Hurricane Ian earlier this month. Elwell, his wife, Laureen Elwell, and K9 Sasha are members of FEMA Massachusetts Task Force 1, which is based in Beverly. They were among 46 team […]