Hawley Volunteer Fire Department

08/16/2026

Hawley FD would like to wish Gil Loud a well deserved Happy and Healthy retirement, thank you for all you have done over many years!

08/08/2026

Today several Hawley Fire members took part in Niles LaValley Celebration Of Life in Westfield MA. Niles as well as his family both played important roles with Hawley Fire in the early 2000’s, his father Gene, serving as a EMT and Captain for numerous years. Niles will be sorely missed.

07/29/2026

Due to wind and heavy rainfall we are experiencing downed trees around town. Please use caution and avoid getting close to downed power lines in roadways. Please call 911 and report any trees or lines down. We will do the best we can to keep you updated as we continue to work to clear any blocked roadways.

As of right now we have been dispatched for wires in the roadway between South Rd and Watson Rd.

-Hawley FD

07/27/2026

Check out our neighbors at Plainfield Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc.! Their BBQ is well worth the visit!

Get ‘em while you can! 🎟️ 🚒 👨‍🚒 🍗 🌽 🥔

07/21/2026

We’d like to pass on this very important information from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services regarding Lithium-Ion Batteries!

Recently there has been a significant increase in Lithium Ion Battery Fires, which can be extremely difficult to extinguish. Please help us, help you, by following these safety steps!

07/20/2026

We would like to pass on our condolences to LaValley’s Family and Friends during this extremely difficult time. Niles was not only a great Firefighter & Paramedic, but a great Friend to many of us.

Rest Easy Sir, your brothers have the watch from here.

07/18/2026

At approximately 1900hrs (7pm) Hawley Fire responded to a medical incident in East Hawley where an individual fell from a roof. The severity of the call resulted in us calling a helicopter, as well as mutual aid from Ashfield to assist setting up a landing zone in the field behind the Hawley Fire Station. Our thanks to Highland Ambulance, Ashfield Fire Department, Shelburne PD and Life Star for their rapid and professional assistance.

07/09/2026

Tonight the members of Hawley Fire trained in some Confined Spaces, and self-extrication from entanglement props. Firefighters went through a Wire Entanglement Prop, as well as a Wall Breech Prop. These props demonstrate less than ideal conditions that a Firefighter may encounter during a structural fire or interior rescue.

We also used our new SCBA’s and focused on the ability to remove these under high stress conditions. Firefighters went through the props with their SCBA donned, as well as doffing it and going through the props.

We would also like to thank our partners at the Charlemont Fire Department for loaning us these props to train with!

07/04/2026

Today some of our Volunteers responded under mutual aid to help our partners at the Orange, MA Fire Rescue EMS. A job well done by all.