Massachusetts Department of Fire Services

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Visit www.mass.gov/dfs for more info and agency directory. Welcome to the DFS page. If you’re looking for the official source of information about DFS, please visit www.mass.gov/dfs. For emergencies, call your local fire/EMS/police or 9-1-1.

Congratulations to the members of Career Recruit ! They're graduating from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this ...
08/16/2026

Congratulations to the members of Career Recruit ! They're graduating from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week after 10 long weeks of training. Join us Friday in Stow at 11:00 am, or visit www.youtube.com/dfsosfm that afternoon for video of the ceremony.

The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's certification system ensures that every student in every course gets a fair and...
08/15/2026

The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's certification system ensures that every student in every course gets a fair and unbiased evaluation of their ability to meet the established job performance requirements. That process has been scrutinized and validated by The Pro Board, the "gold standard" for fire service accreditation. Learn more in this podcast interview with our own Kevin Robinson: https://apple.co/45q1o6p

Firefighters from the Hudson MA Fire Department found a familiar face onboard Rehab 7 when it pulled in at Thursday's MC...
08/15/2026

Firefighters from the Hudson MA Fire Department found a familiar face onboard Rehab 7 when it pulled in at Thursday's MCI and Hazmat incident. Former Chief Brian Johannes is now part of the Special Operations team, which supports firefighter health and safety, communications and conferencing for incident commanders, and direct operational assistance through drones, HVAC units, generators, and more: https://bit.ly/3RoyXSW

If you (or your college-age kids) are moving into off-campus housing in September, look for fundamental life safety meas...
08/14/2026

If you (or your college-age kids) are moving into off-campus housing in September, look for fundamental life safety measures like working smoke alarms and two ways out. A properly installed and maintained fire sprinkler system is ideal! If the rent seems too good to be true, it probably is -- don't sign a lease on an unsafe living space.

08/14/2026

The Lowell Fire Department sent along this footage of a scooter battery fire that started in a multifamily home a few months back. You can see from the flash how quickly a lithium-ion battery can go into thermal runaway. Fortunately, the home had working smoke alarms, and no one was injured. Learn more about lithium-ion battery safety: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/lithium-ion-battery-safety

DFS technicians supported the Hudson MA Fire Department this morning after numerous employees at an industrial busines...
08/13/2026

DFS technicians supported the Hudson MA Fire Department this morning after numerous employees at an industrial business were transported with various symptoms. While techs coordinated entries and went downrange to assess the scene with specialized meters and equipment, others responded to the hospitals to coordinate between treatment teams and personnel at the scene.

08/13/2026

The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's Rapid Intervention Program trains firefighters to locate a downed brother or sister and remove them from a hostile environment. They're delivering "RIT Under Fire" -- the Advanced RIT course -- in Stow on November 7-8, and seats are available! Register early for this high-demand class using activity code 281 at https://hraccess-us.technomedia.com/mfa/index.cfm.

152 years ago today, Henry S. Parmalee received a patent for the first automatic fire sprinkler head. Today, properly in...
08/11/2026

152 years ago today, Henry S. Parmalee received a patent for the first automatic fire sprinkler head. Today, properly installed and maintained remain the most effective way to protect people, pets, and property from fire until firefighters arrive. Just look at the difference after last week's demonstration with the Belchertown Fire Department -- the room protected by a single sprinkler head has only minor damage, while the unprotected room is a total loss after a fire that would have been deadly.

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