1st Alarm Fire Photography

05/07/2026

A single engine company on arrival while the ambulance has to come back from out of town to staff the ladder.

05/02/2026

April 2026 Incident Response Data

April Total Calls for Service: 232
YTD Calls for Service: 822

April was the busiest 30 day period for call volume that has been noted since we started these monthly summary updates!
April 2026 and 2026 in total continues the trend upward versus 2025 response data with increasing call volume.
Image: Ambulance 2 and Car 10 on scene at a medical call.

*Calls for Service does not include training, inspections, code enforcement, community education or any community risk reduction activities performed by the Sturbridge Fire Department*

05/01/2026

Engine 1 Enroute to a fire alarm , while medic 1 comes back to staff the ladder.

04/29/2026

Crews battle blaze on Worcester Street as all occupants safely evacuate

04/10/2026

Great work by the members who worked yesterday. They ended their shift with 20 calls for service, including a working building fire and several serious medical calls.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the fire.

We would like to thank all of the mutual aid companies and individuals who assisted during the incident, specifically those at Southbridge Tire and the many great Southbridge residents who stepped up to help. Yesterday was another example of how fortunate we are to have a strong working relationship with the Southbridge Police Department, who assisted us above and beyond. Thank you as well to the career members of Local 2194 who returned to duty and continue to show their loyalty to the town.

The photo below shows the Fire Chaplain stepping in to help man a line, and we are grateful for the extra hands when they are needed.

This is the reality of operating with a minimum staffing of five members. When calls stack up and a working fire occurs, every available person becomes critical to the operation.

Is it common for a police officer and a fire chaplain to manage a master stream flowing over 250 gallons per minute—the largest handline we have?

While we are thankful for the Chaplain’s assistance yesterday, the Chaplain’s role is to provide emotional and spiritual support to people who have just lost everything. Police officers are there for traffic control, crowd management, and overall scene safety.

The police officer and fire chaplain should not be taken away from the duties mentioned above to fight fire.

04/02/2026

Southbridge | MA | 61 Cross St | 1 ALARM FIRE | Units o/s with a working fire in a 2-story multifamily. EMS for a reported victim self-extricated. Orginal call was a fire alarm | 04/02/2026 13:42

1344: Incident Command is also operating on a nozzle due to staffing. No in town ambulance for the victim, dispatch trying it’s second m/a ambulance
1345: CMD transferred to second due officer

03/24/2026

03/24/2026

Woodstock | MVA | 1 car roll over | Norwich Worcester Tpk in front of station 76 |
Road Closed for Unknown amount of time.
Unk injuries.

02/01/2026

York Township, PA Fire Company 19. Goodwill Fire Company

01/05/2026