Abington Fire Department

08/30/2026

Please join us to remember and pay tribute to

The Town of Abington invites all residents to join us in remembering and honoring the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

📅 Monday, September 7, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Abington Police Department Parking Lot, in front of the 9/11 Memorial

Following the ceremony, please join us for a light collation in the Community Room inside the Police Station.

We hope you'll join us in paying tribute to those we lost, and in honoring the first responders and service members who continue to protect and serve. Never forget. 🇺🇸

07/31/2026

There are so many stages to grief, but many don’t experience it or even witness it until something very public happens.
Abington was the location of an incredibly sad, horrific motor vehicle collision this week.
Since the time of this accident, we have witnessed so many people personally and publicly experience all the stages of grief. Shock, sadness, anger, blame, etc.. These are just some different things that people experience in the aftermath.
This tragedy involved children that lost their life and children that will be affected by this remainder of their lives.
It has affected families and loved ones that will remember this as the worst day of their lives.
It relates to everyone in their own families and in their hearts, and possibly can drag up horrific memories that they have gone through in their past.
It will stay with first responders throughout their careers and for the remainder of their lives.
Tragedies like this that are so public, seem to spread the grief in so many directions.
In the era of social media there has become an air of cruelty and viciousness at times. Sometimes it feels like it’s an opportunity for people to yell out their worst thoughts and comments that would never have been done years ago.
I believe right now it’s a time for all of us to demonstrate our humanity. Any day, any hour, any minute….. any of us could experience tragedy. Humanity is what is needed most right now.

There are so many quotes out there, but I believe the best one for right now is that, “Kindness is free, so sprinkle it everywhere.”
Humanity is what’s needed most now. Be good to one another. You’ll never regret it. 

Jack Glynn
Chief of Department

07/29/2026

At approximately 7:53 AM this morning, our department was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with a vehicle versus a tree.

A box alarm was struck for all off duty help to report to the scene. Crew members from the off going shift and the oncoming shift responded to the scene.

The scene that was encountered by fire personnel and police personnel, was a traumatic situation in which all personnel had to operate at the highest levels they had to give, and they did just that.

I would like to commend all of the emergency personnel that responded to the scene for their skill and professionalism, facing very difficult circumstances.

The professionalism and dedication of the Abington Fire personnel, Abington Police, and so many of the mutual aid departments that provided ambulances, was in full force throughout this call.

Our hearts and thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy.

No other information will be available at this time.

Jack Glynn
Chief of Department

07/27/2026

🛟 Training Announcement 🛟

Your Abington Fire Department Dive Team will be conducting training at the Island Grove this evening. Divers and dive tenders will be running real life scenarios and drills until approximately 9pm.

⚠️ There's is no emergency in the area ⚠️

07/27/2026

Motor Vehicle Collision in the area of 999 Adams St. Please avoid the area if at all possible.
One patient transported to the hospital with what appears to be non-life-threatening injuries. 

07/22/2026

Over a year ago a very nice person reached out to us and asked if we had up-to-date oxygen equipment for pets in the event they were needed at a fire, etc.

The equipment we had on the truck was very old and immediately MVMA had one sent out from a donation very quickly.

Fast forward another year + and the same person reached out again, and asked if we could use any more because some generous donors wanted to help.

We want to thank MVMA Charities and particularly Dr. Samantha Simonelli, for the generous donation of two more oxygen kits that will be available on our first response vehicles.

We hope to never need these, but are so grateful for your kindness and generosity!

07/20/2026

I wanted to keep our residents up to date on recent activity at the site of the future FD headquarters on Central St.

The Winco generator and fuel tanks for the FD were delivered today and offloaded onto the pad completed last week. This was not an easy project as the generator takes a specific amount of rigging and a crane.

The generator and the tanks were received free of charge to Abington through the hard work of an E911 grant award completed by Holbrook Regional Communications Center on our behalf.

Hallamore Corporation provided the rigging and removal free of charge as well as a goodwill gesture in continuing to be a great neighbor .

G&R Construction worked diligently to complete the pad quickly to allow for delivery. G&R continues to push forward on this project, working with Pomeroy associates as the overall project managers. 

Winco allowed us to store the generator and fuel tanks for free for the past three months, without charging storage fees at all, due to the working relationship, they have in servicing the fire department generators currently.

A lot of moving parts and hard work in continuing to make every effort to save money for the Town of Abington.

Thank you to the people named above for all of your hard work!

Jack Glynn
Chief of Department

07/14/2026

Today the members on duty trained on a new piece of equipment recently placed into service. The Firefighter Extrication Pulley System (FEPS) is a pre-rigged rope system used to extricate a down firefighter from a building that has become unconscious or incapacitated during an incident.

This system allows other members to safely and efficiently bring a down firefighter from an above grade level down to the ground to be treated for injuries sustained inside the building.

We often train on skills and tasks on the fire ground pertaining to civilian life hazards or the stabilization of the incident, but we also train on rescuing our own members if and when the situation arises.

07/08/2026

Members of Abington Fire that are on the Plymouth County Dive Team are responding to Charge Pond in Plymouth to assist in operations for a missing swimmer.

07/07/2026

The Abington Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Retired Firefighter John Esau after his courageous battle with Glioblastoma. John served the town of Abington with pride for 15 years (1966-1981) before his retirement, after which he moved to Blairesville, Georgia.

We send our condolences to the Esau family as they mourn their loss and we remember the legacy he left behind.

View John Elliott Esau's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.