Truro Firefighters Local 5281

09/05/2026

Members here at the Truro Fire Department are standing with the Wellfleet Fire Department in this time of loss. The Lower Cape is a small community, and the fire service community in this area is even smaller. We work closely with Wellfleet Fire throughout the busy summer months via the mutual aid system, and Chief Pauley provided great leadership and guidance to this area for many years. Chief Pauley you will be missed.

WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Fire: It is with profound sadness that the Wellfleet Fire Department announces the passing of Retired Fire Chief Richard “Rich” Pauley, who passed away …

09/02/2026

Truro Fire Department Story Time was today! Thank you to the Truro Library for helping us get this going!

08/04/2026

Please give a big congratulations to Firefighter/Paramedic Jack Carder on graduating the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services Fire Academy on July 31st!

07/14/2026

Sprinklers helped stop a warehouse fire from spreading after a vehicle caught fire inside a Bradford Street building in Provincetown. See link below ⬇️

📸 Mary Ann Bragg/Cape Cod Times

06/04/2026

Yesterday afternoon at roughly 530pm the Truro Fire Department received multiple calls for a fire at Adventure Bound Campgrounds. Truro Engine 1 and Tanker 1 arrived to a fully involved trailer fire. Fire was knocked down by Truro crews with the assistance of Provincetown’s Ladder 1 and Wellfleet Tanker 1. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is still being investigated.

05/27/2026

Sometimes it’s the little things 🤷🏽‍♂️ 🐈‍⬛ 👨🏼‍🚒

05/24/2026

Truro Local 5281 extends our sincere condolences to the members of the Boston Fire Department and to the family and loved ones of Firefighter Kilduff, who was tragically lost in a Dorchester fire last night.

Rest easy, Brother. We’ll take it from here.

05/06/2026

At approximately 11:20 AM on May 5, 2026, the Truro Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 446 Route 6 in Truro. Mutual aid companies from Wellfleet and Provincetown also responded to assist.

Crews arrived on scene and quickly brought the fire under control. Provincetown Ladder 1 assisted with ventilation and overhaul operations.

No injuries were reported during the incident.

The Truro Fire Department would like to thank our mutual aid partners for their rapid response and assistance.

04/22/2026