Plympton Fire department

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the veterans of Plympton — past and present.

Each Memorial Day, the Town reads the names of Plympton Veterans past and present. We would be remiss if we did not take a moment to thank them today. To our living Veterans, we acknowledge this day is not about you; however, we know that this day carries a different meaning for you, and you all have someone on your mind on this solemn day. We honor them and their memory through you.

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

NOTICE: The Plympton Memorial Day Ceremonies scheduled for tomorrow are CANCELED due to inclement weather.

05/24/2026

Yesterday members of the community gathered at the Plympton Historical Society to honor Plympton Fire Chief Cheryl Duddy. Chief Duddy was nominated and awarded the first annual Deborah Sampson Award for Service, Strength, and Resilience in the Plympton community. Christine Joy lead the ceremony as members of State Senator Dylan Fernandes, and State Rep. Kathy LaNatra office, Selectman Dan Cadogan, and Captain Sjostedt shared words and citations for Chief Duddy. As the Chief approaches her third year as Chief, she has a lead the Department with honor and professionalism, all under the watchful eye of her 1st Responder comfort dog Wilden!
( Photos Courtesy: Sheila Sjostedt-Holmes)

05/23/2026

At approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning Plympton Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm activation at Sysco Boston. The fire alarm indicated a problem at the fire pump house. The first arriving Captain and crew found a smoke condition in the building. Out of an abundance of caution due to chemicals stored in the building a Tier 1 Hazmat incident was declared. Members of the state HazMat team responded. Plympton Police secured the scene, and members of the Silver Lake Regional CERT Team responded for rehab. The Hazmat Team confirmed there was no hazardous material leak or exposure in the building. At no time was there any threat to residents or staff on site. The building has been turned over to Sysco maintenance who will follow up with the alarm activation. We would like to thank our partners at the state Hazmat, and Sysco Emergency Response Team for their assistance with the incident.

05/22/2026

We had so much fun with the kids today. The wind gave us a little challenge with keeping our fire helmets on, but everyone had fun checking out the back of the fire truck and sitting in the driver seat. Special thank you to Ms. Stephanie and our Librarian Mike for inviting us over to participate.

05/18/2026

On Sunday, May 17th, at approximately 415PM, the Regional Old Colony Communications Center received calls about a possible structure fire on Lemuel Cobb Road. Off-duty Firefighter Pontes was the first to arrive on scene and reported a car on fire in close proximity to the house. Chief Duddy requested a working fire assignment, bringing in mutual aid from the Carver Fire Department, Halifax Fire Department, and Kingston Fire & Emergency Management. As well as recalling all of Plympton's call firefighters.
While waiting for fire companies to arrive, firefighter Pontes used the homeowner's garden hose to wet the home's siding. His quick thinking and selfless actions slowed the spread of the fire, keeping it contained to the outside of the home.
Engine 2 arrived on scene within 5 minutes of dispatch and quickly contained and extinguished the fire. Our mutual aid partners arrived and confirmed the fire had not spread to the interior of the home.
The Silver Lake Regional CERT Team responded and provided drinking water, which was much appreciated on such a hot afternoon.
As always, we thank our dispatch and mutual aid partners for their assistance.

05/16/2026

This morning Plympton Fire was called to assist Kingston Mutual Aid to set up a Landing Zone for Medflight at the Silver Lake High School. The Engine crew assisted with the Landing Zone then responded to an electrical incident with Plymouth Fire on the other side of town. The Plympton station was staffed with off-duty callback personnel.

05/12/2026

At approximately 12:30 PM today, the Regional Old Colony Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a hiker on Catos Ridge possibly experiencing a medical emergency. Members of the Plympton Fire Department and Plympton Police Department responded to the wooded area to locate and assist the patient.

Due to the challenging terrain, off-duty Fire Department members were called in from home to assist with the extrication.

Using the “What3Words” app, Dispatchers were able to quickly obtain and relay the hiker’s precise location to responding Fire and Police personnel, allowing crews to rapidly locate the individual. This marks the second time within the last year that Dispatchers and first responders successfully worked together using the app to locate hikers in the woods who needed emergency assistance.

The hiker was safely extricated from the woods and evaluated by Plympton Fire EMS personnel.

Great teamwork by all involved, and a reminder of how valuable technology and coordinated emergency response can be in helping those in need.