Cambridge MA Fire Department

Cambridge MA Fire Department Welcome to the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Fire Department - a Class 1 all hazards/all service Fire Department. This page is not monitored 24/7. Mahoney.
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The Cambridge Fire Department was established by an act of the state legislature on March 17, 1832 with a suppression force of 6 engines and 1 ladder truck. Today the Department is a professional organization which provides fire protection, emergency medical service, heavy rescue service, and protection to the environment. The Cambridge Fire Department is staffed by 274 sworn members and 8 civilia

n members under command of Chief Engineer Gerard E. The Department is a member of Boston Metrofire, the Boston area mutual aid network. Thirty-four cities and towns, including Massport, participate in Metrofire. The Department consists of 2 Fire Suppression Divisions and 4 Staff Divisions. Suppression companies operate from 8 fire houses strategically located throughout the city. The Fire Investigation Unit investigates undetermined, suspicious, and incendiary fires. The sworn members of the department maintain membership in Local 30, International Association of Firefighters, Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, AFL/CIO/CLC. Local 30 is the oldest local in the Commonwealth. Headquarters: 491 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

•Chief Engineer: Gerard E. Mahoney
• Assistant Chief: Thomas Cahill
• Assistant Chief: John J. Cotter
•Administration: 12
•EPAC: 3
•Fire Prevention: 6
•Technical Management: 5
•Training: 3
•Fire Suppression: 255

Firefighter Safety/PPE maintenance: All Cambridge Fire PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is in the process of being in...
06/08/2026

Firefighter Safety/PPE maintenance:
All Cambridge Fire PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is in the process of being inspected, washed via the extractor, dried, repaired if needed, reinspected, & placed back in service per NFPA standards.
All CFD members have at least 2 sets of PPE.
Thank you to Redline Gear Cleaning for professionally completing the process in real time during the month of June, 2026, on-site at Station 3.

: On 7 Jun 1998, 2 alarms were ordered, Box 2-126, for the fire at 401-403 Cambridge St in East Cambridge, a 3-story br...
06/07/2026

: On 7 Jun 1998, 2 alarms were ordered, Box 2-126, for the fire at 401-403 Cambridge St in East Cambridge, a 3-story brick & wood, mixed commercial & residential bldg.
Time: 306 pm
Duty: group 2
IC: Chief Fitzgerald
- S Gelinas photos

D-Day, June 6, 1944: On this 82nd anniversary of D-Day, take a moment to remember who served during World War II. Many...
06/06/2026

D-Day, June 6, 1944:
On this 82nd anniversary of D-Day, take a moment to remember who served during World War II. Many never returned.
Thank you to our Cambridge Firefighter World War II Veterans who bravely served in every branch, every theater across the globe.

Mutual Aid response: Cambridge Engine 1, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Squad 4, Dive 1, Marine Unit 1, & Division 2, w Pro EMS, ar...
06/05/2026

Mutual Aid response: Cambridge Engine 1, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Squad 4, Dive 1, Marine Unit 1, & Division 2, w Pro EMS, are enroute to Boston for the water rescue incident in the Charles River in the vicinity of Soldiers Field Rd on the Boston side.
Group 1 on duty.

Happy 121st Birthday to Engine Company No. 8!Engine 8 (originally Combination No. 1) was established on 5 June 1905 in a...
06/05/2026

Happy 121st Birthday to Engine Company No. 8!
Engine 8 (originally Combination No. 1) was established on 5 June 1905 in a new fire house at 113 Garden Street.
Thank you to all the brave Taylor Square firefighters (and fire horses too) who have faithfully protected our city.

06/04/2026

Watch this quick video of Ladder 1 using the "irons" (Halligan bar and flathead axe) to force the door (training prop) prior to making entry into the training facility. This was one segment of today's, June 4th, combined firefighting training evolutions.
Group 2 on duty.

Group photo: The members of Engines 1 & 9, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, & Division 2 participated in this morning's training evol...
06/04/2026

Group photo: The members of Engines 1 & 9, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, & Division 2 participated in this morning's training evolutions at the East Cambridge training facility.
Group 2 on duty.

06/04/2026

Watch this short video of an Engine 9 firefighter operating the attack line on floor 2 of the training facililty, after having stretched the line from the apparatus, to the entry door, and up the interior stairs.
Grou 2 on duty.

06/04/2026

Watch this quick video of the members of Rescue 1 forcing the entance door (simulated), utilizing the Halligan and flathead axe, prior to starting the search for victims in the training facility.
This was one segment of today's (June 4th) multiple company evolutions.
Group 2 on duty.

This morning, June 4th, companies particpated in another segment of the continuing combined evolutions training regimen....
06/04/2026

This morning, June 4th, companies particpated in another segment of the continuing combined evolutions training regimen.
Scenarios included the hands-on review of forcible entry, search & rescue of a simulated victim, pump operation, stretching an attack line via the stairs, via hauling line, & over a ground ladder to the upper floors of the training faciilty, use of the aerial ladder waterway as a standpipe, radio discipline, incident command, & much more.

As always, hose must be reloaded on the apparatus, and tools and equipment made ready for the next job.

Photos show Engines 1 & 9, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, & Divison 2.
Group 2 on duty.

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491 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
02138

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+16173494900

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