The Carver Fire Department is located in Southeastern Massachusetts.
We proudly protect 11,368 people living in an area of 39.58 square miles. We operate out of three stations that protect a primarily residential/agricultural area. Our Department is an ISO 2/2Y-rated Public Department whose 85 members are on a paid on-call status.
Fire crews responded to two simultaneous responses over the weekend. The first call was for a reported structure fire with the homeowner reporting their house was full of smoke when they returned home. On arrival, fire crews reported an active dryer fire in the basement. First arriving, Carver Police Officer/Firefighter Josh McDermott, quickly used a fire extinguisher to enter the structure and suppress the majority of the fire. Fire crews then stretched an attack line into the basement to check for extension, while other crews set up multiple ventilation fans to remove the moderate smoke condition. As fire apparatus was responding to the dryer fire, a second crew was dispatched for a possible transformer fire in South Main Street area. Engine 2, Breaker 26 and Tanker 2 were diverted to the incident reporting an active transformer fire that had extended to the ground and had ignited a brush fire. Crews were able to keep the ground fire in check until EverSource arrived to secure the utilizes allowing Firefighters to then completely extinguish the ground fire. (Photo's by Firefighter, Tyler Reardon)
Class #22 for our Recruit Firefighters was Live Fire Intro. Three different live fires (Dumpster Fire, Car Fire and Single Room Structure Fires) were demonstrated by our Instructors. Throughout the evening our new firefighters got a chance to extinguish each of the fires, while having instructors by their side. Instructors also performed a live fire classroom session in our larger burn room, where all firefighters got a chance to watch fire spread, see first-hand fire extinguishment and hydraulic ventilation techniques. Our recruits will conduct another live burn training on the last day of the course, where they will be expected to perform fire suppression’s without instructor assistance. A big thank you to all our veteran firefighters that assisted throughout the evening with yard help. In order to conduct the live fire scenarios we need at least 10 support firefighters to assist in keeping the training scenarios safe. (Photo’s by Retired Fire Chief, Bill Harriman)
