A fire at a Peabody multifamily residential building on Central Street left dozens of people without a home. Everyone was evacuated without injuries and all pets were accounted for. A call at 12:05 AM Thursday alerted authorities of a fire in a second floor apartment and an engine was at the scene minutes later according to Fire Chief Jay Dowling. An interior attack was … [Read more...] about Fire leaves 34 homeless in Peabody
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Peabody brush fire smoldering
A brush fire broke out on Sunset Drive near high tension lines on Friday afternoon and more have flared up in the area, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. As residents and neighbors checked out the scene, emergency services, including Peabody police and fire departments, alongside Massachusetts Forest Fire Control responded to the scene, with water being pumped from Spring Pond to … [Read more...] about Peabody brush fire smoldering
Fire Department responds to working fire
The Peabody Fire Department responded to a working fire at 21 Lone Pine Lane, thanks to a call that came in at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. Engine 4 was the first on the scene and was followed by three other engines and responses from EMTs and the Police Department. A neighbor heard the fire alarm at the residence and notified the … [Read more...] about Fire Department responds to working fire
Moulton announces $1.6 million in federal firefighter-assistance grants to 6th District
SALEM — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton announced in a press release that several fire departments and emergency-medical-service organizations throughout the area will receive a total of $1.6 million in Assistance to Firefighters Grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The AFG was created in 2001 “to help firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed … [Read more...] about Moulton announces $1.6 million in federal firefighter-assistance grants to 6th District
Fire Department responds to a two-alarm fire
A scrapyard fire on Corwin Street, which began Tuesday night, took firefighters until 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to extinguish, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. Dowling said the fire occurred at a scrapyard operated by C&R Automotive, which leases the property from W.C. Gurrisi & Sons Inc. The Fire Department began receiving calls from residents in the area reporting black … [Read more...] about Fire Department responds to a two-alarm fire