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Year in Review 2024

Fire Department Posted on February 03, 2025

Year in Review 2024

Incidents:

  • Fires - 75
  • EMS - 6,910
  • Hazardous Conditions - 258
  • Service Call - 299
  • Good Intent Call - 559
  • False Alarm - 1,026
  • Average Calls/Day - 25
  • Year to Date - 9,127

Inspections:

  • Smoke Detector – 299
  • Oil Burner – 29
  • Cert of Occupancy – 45
  • Propane – 7
  • School Fire Drill – 41
  • Permit Inspection – 98
  • Solar Plan Review – 164
  • Other Inspections – 419
  • Total - 1,102

Busiest Station: 
Downtown (5,553)
Busiest Day of the Week: Monday (1,390)     
Busiest Hour: 11:00am – 11:59am (556)     
Busiest Apparatus: Engine 2 (2,643)     
Busiest Group: A Group (2,304)

Mutual Aid:   

  • Received – 145
  • Given – 398

Average Response Time: 4:35 (Including mutual aid and cold responses)    
Percent of calls overlapping: 68%

Training Focus: 

  • New Recruit Orientation 
  • Hose Stretches  
  • Building Tours
  • EMS Training
  • Ropes and Knots
  • Driver Training  
  • Basement Fires
  • Relay Pumping
  • RIT Scenarios
  • Acquired Structures
  • Boat Operations
  • Vehicle Extrication
  • Gas Safety
  • EV Safety and Tactics  


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Contact Us

  1. City Hall
    210 Main Street
    Northampton, MA 01060
    Phone: 413-587-4900

    Hours
    Monday - Friday
    8:30am - 4:30pm


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