Lincoln Wharf residents were set to evacuate when a fire broke out, but fortunately was just a minor kitchen incident. Chris, a LW resident, shares this rundown. About 6:30pm, Saturday evening, the fire alarms rang throughout Lincoln Wharf upsetting the residents usual Saturday evening routines. A few minutes later, North End Fire Station Ladder #1 Read More…
Boston Fire Department Lieutenant James White was this month’s invited guest for the Community Chat session at the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Lt. White hails from Engine 8 at the North End’s Hanover Street and welcomes residents to stop by the firehouse to visit and bring their kids. BFD highlights the importance of smoke Read More…
Boston Fire Department responded to a 1 alarm fire on Sunday night at 406 Hanover Street in the North End. With fire showing from the 3rd floor on arrival, BFD quickly knocked it down according to @BostonFire reports. BFD stated that preliminary investigation showed the fire was started by a hoverboard in the condo. Residents were Read More…
At around 2 a.m., Boston Fire Department rolled in to N. Margin St., and in an instant multiple ladders went up and hydrants were opened and prepared! False alarm, but had it been something serious this team would no doubt have gotten whatever it was under control in a heartbeat!!! GO BOSTON FIRE. Thanks for being there and ready Read More…
Boston Fire Department reported that call box 1241 was struck this morning at 6:20 a.m. for a fire in the utility room in the basement at 274 North Street, a 5-story brick apartment building. BFD stretched one line and knocked down the fire. Power was cutoff to the building displacing the current residents.
Boston Fire responded to underground manhole fires likely caused by cold-related transformer troubles in the North End and East Boston on Sunday, according to Eversource. Approximately 100 people lost power due to an underground manhole fire near the intersection of Prince and Salem Streets in the North End. Electrical equipment troubles are also believed to have Read More…
Boston Fire Department responded to North Bennet Street where smoke was visible but no flames, at least from the exterior. The vacant building is under construction for the expansion of the BPS Eliot K-8 Innovation School. Unconfirmed word from from the scene attributes the accident to a welding fire. Evidently they have removed much of the wood Read More…
A fire broke out early Saturday morning on Hull Street, up the block from Old North Church on the Freedom Trail in Boston’s North End. Residents are crediting a passerby for noticing it early on the roof, alerting those inside and the Boston Fire Department. (Photos above by Brendan O’Brien.) A building resident, Leo, shares Read More…
After weeks of postponing due to weather, the girls from North End Troop # 69168 hosted a Girl Scout cookie sale on Hanover Street last Saturday in front of the fire station. The girls would like to thank their local Boston Fire Department, Engine 8 Ladder 1, for all their help and support! The firemen Read More…
The Boston Fire Department (BFD) held a presentation regarding the planned improvements to the BFD Marine Unit boat dock at Burroughs Wharf in the North End. The original dock had been corroded to the point where it was at risk of sinking and determined to be unsafe. The dock houses the John S. Damrell, the city’s main firefighting Read More…
Please join the Boston Fire Department (BFD) for a presentation regarding improvements to the BFD Marine Unit boat dock at Burroughs Wharf. Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet Street, Boston Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:00pm-7:00pm Contact: Jim McGaffigan, City of Boston Property and Construction Management James.McGaffigan@boston.gov
Many of the Boston’s wharves fell victim to fires during the 1950s and 1960s. The Union Wharf fire on November 2, 1952 was one of the most spectacular blazes ever seen in the North End or Boston’s waterfront. Union Wharf on Commercial Street was “built to burn” and long feared by Boston firefighters, according to a Boston Fire Historical Read More…