In the early hours of the morning today after a boisterous thunderstorm last night, the Topsfield Fire Department was dispatched at 5:34 AM to the entrance of the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary on Perkins Row for a reported brush fire. Although brush fires can happen any time, it is not typical to receive calls for […]
Boiler Malfunction Fills Home with Carbon Monoxide
For immediate release: Chief of the Department Jenifer Collins-Brown reports that Topsfield Fire units responded to a potentially serious Carbon Monoxide (CO) incident last night, and reminds residents to keep detectors working and regularly service heating appliances. Shortly after 9:00 PM last night, TFD was dispatched to a home on Rowley Bridge Road where a […]
Lt. Conor Brown receives certification as Fire Officer II from Department of Fire Services
Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown is proud to recognize Lt. Conor Brown for his recent certification as Fire Officer II by the Department of Fire Services, Fire Training Council. The goal of the Fire Training Council is to stimulate professional development in the Massachusetts fire service which allows firefighters to demonstrate their ability to meet standards through […]
Topsfield Fire Continues to Recruit Members of the Community as Call Firefighter/EMTs
For Immediate Release: Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown invites any qualified candidate to apply as a call firefighter for the Town of Topsfield. In Topsfield, call firefighters are used during the day and night to supplement or provide the initial response to emergencies, as well as fill in shifts when full time employees take time off, and […]
Topsfield Fire Reminds Residents to Change Your Clock and Batteries
Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown reminds all residents with battery back-up smoke detectors to remember to change them out with new batteries while you change your clocks forward for the beginning of Daylight Savings Time on the 10th of this month. New codes require some houses to have sealed lithium ion batteries that last for 10 years, […]
Topsfield Firefighters Extinguish Chimney Fire 3/5/19
For Immediate Release: Chief of the Department Jenifer Collins-Brown reports that on the morning of Tuesday March 5, 2019 the Essex County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ECRECC) received a 911 call from a homeowner on Blueberry Lane requesting the fire department respond for what appeared to be a fire in the chimney. TPD Detective Pickering […]
TFD Reminds the Community to Protect Against Carbon Monoxide
For Immediate Release: Chief Jen Collins-Brown reminds residents to guard against deadly carbon monoxide poisoning, especially in the cold winter months. This morning, the Essex County Regional Emergency Communication Center dispatched units to a house on High Ridge Road for a carbon monoxide detector activation. Once units arrived, they identified readings of carbon monoxide within […]
Topsfield Fire Awarded over $6,000 in State Education Grants
For Immediate Release: Chief of the Department Jen Collins-Brown is pleased to announce the successful application and awarding of to separate grants to for safety and fire education. The Chief recieved notice from the office of Governor Charles D. Baker last week, that the Topsfield Fire Department had been awarded $3,754.00 for Student Awareness of […]
TFD Responds to Small Fire at Nursing Home
For Immediate Release: Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown reports that that Thursday afternoon at about 3:00 PM, the Topsfield Fire Department received a call on the business line from staff at Masconomet Health Care at 123 High Street reporting an order of electrical burning in the building. Engine 3 with the duty crew, Firefighters Boyle and Hallinan immediately […]
TFD Reaches Goal of 100% of Full-Time Staff Paramedics
For Immediate Release: Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown announces the attainment of a long standing goal of the Topsfield Fire Department. As of November 27, 2018 all full-time members of the department are certified at the paramedic level of emergency medical care. This benchmark of having 100% of the full-time staff paramedic certified represents a lengthy process both […]
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