Hingham Firefighters Local 2398

11/21/2024

Members of Local 2398 are operating at the scene of a fire in a commercial building on Research Road. Mutual aid companies are responding to assist at the scene and provide coverage for the town

11/20/2024

Around 14:30hrs: In case you got stuck on High Street today near Harvard Dr during the school bus hour - an electrical wire was taken down by a truck and snarled traffic for a short while. Members of Local 2398 assisted Hingham Police keeping the area clear and traffic diverted while Hingham Light worked to mitigate the hazard.

11/16/2024

This evening Members of Local 2398 responded to a motor vehicle crash that impeded the right of way on the MBTA Commuter Rail tracks on East Street. There were no injuries to report and members remained on scene while Express Towing removed the vehicle
Hingham Group 2 is on duty

11/15/2024

Great work Plymouth Fire Local 1768 Plymouth Fire Department

Plymouth firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday night at a building behind 14 Alden St. (Courtesy Peter Walsh Jr.) PLYMOUTH — Chief Neil Foley reports that the Plymouth Fire Department knocked down…

11/14/2024

With the recent amount of both brush fires and residential structure fires the Town of Hingham has extended the outdoor fire ban with the attached message:

Drought conditions and high winds across the region prompted Hingham and many other communities to ban all outdoor burning. With fire in the news, HFD would like to remind residents about other fire safety measures they can take.

Have smoke alarms installed throughout your house, and test regularly

Discard smoking materials and fireplace residue only into proper receptacles to prevent accidental fires

If you see smoke or flames, please call 911 immediately.

For more on these and other preventative measures, visit us at

https://www.hingham-ma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2012

11/14/2024

At approx 0400hrs on 11/14/24 Members of Local 2398 were alerted to a house on fire at #4 Forget Me Not Lane. Engine 2 arrived to find heavy smoke and fire showing from floor 2. Members evacuated multiple people from the 2-family home and extinguished the rapidly spreading fire. There were no injuries to report.
Hingham Group 4 was on duty.

11/14/2024

This evening Members of Local 2398 extinguished an oven fire on Beach Road. The incident was under control quickly and Members were on scene for under an hour.
Hingham Group 4 is on duty.

11/13/2024

For immediate release from the Chief of Department: EXTENSION OF OUTDOOR FIRE BAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

11/13/2024

Members of Local 2398 are providing station coverage in the town of Marshfield while their Members work a 3rd alarm house fire
Hingham Group 4 is on duty

11/12/2024

Jacob Foss, who was studying at New England Tractor Trailer Training School, was a Marine and served with the MBTA Transit and Hingham police departments.

11/09/2024

There are numerous brush fires burning in the state, including in our immediate area. Smoke is visible. Please call 911 if you see brush burning to help prevent a large scale incident.

11/09/2024

Members of Local 2398 are currently operating in the town of Braintree for a separate brush fire incident from the previous overnight mutual aid response. Members are committed on scene until further notice. This is a reminder of the Red Flag warning in Massachusetts. There are no outside fires or burning allowed due to the extremely high fire risk.

11/09/2024

In the overnight hours Members of Local 2398 responded mutual aid to Braintree for their multiple alarm woods and brush fire off Skyline Dr. Members started initially covering the Braintree firehouse but were quickly upgraded to respond to the scene. Members operated for several hours.

11/09/2024

Yesterday Members of Local 2398 extinguished a rapidly moving brush fire on Pleasant St. The fire was caused by arcing primary wires which quickly ignited the undergrowth. Members contained the spread of fire, waited for the power company to shut down the lines, and finished extinguishing the fire.

11/05/2024

🚨For Immediate Release from the Chief of Department: Due to heightened fire risk and ongoing wildland fires across Massachusetts, all outdoor fires in Hingham are prohibited through 6:00 PM on Monday, November 11, 2024.

11/05/2024

Members utilized an Emergency Plug on scene of a multi vehicle collision on Main St this afternoon. The Emergency Plug quickly creates a safe working environment for first responders working on any type of Full and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.