One of our Monomoy Regional High School intern's slides from his PowerPoint presentation today at the Mentor Breakfast. "Who told you that?" "No one, it's just the message I got every day I was there." And that counts as a win...... Wrapping up another successful year of mentoring at the Fire Station......

Mentor breakfast and final presentations......

Photos from Harwich Fire Department's post

Today the Harwich Fire Department along with the Harwich Police, Brewster Fire Department and Doane Beal and Ames all participated in a mock crash at the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. Students from the senior class watched while firefighters removed victims from the crash and police officers conducted field sobriety tests and then arrested one of the drivers. The docudrama was followed by a presentation by Chief Probation Officer James Butcher, who shared both his professional experience and story of personal loss. This event was coordinated by Lieutenant Leighanne Smith, Firefighter Justin White and Sargent Aram Goshgarian.

Harwich Police

State trooper marks 25 years catching people who set fires - The Boston Globe

Interesting story about Massachusetts State Police Detective Lieutenant Paul Zipper of the Fire Marshal's Office.

Timeline Photos

In honor of those that have fallen .....

Harwich Community Center

Photos from Harwich Fire Department's post

#TBT Before the days of cell phones, when there was 1 firefighter on duty, the Department used a large airhorn mounted on the roof of the Bank Street Station to notify firefighters of a fire. There was a gamewell system hooked to the airhorn with a cog that had the numbers shown on the card. The firefighter would put the right cog in for the district and send out the signal, write the address on a blackboard and then take a truck to the fire.

Eastham Police Department

Harwich divers responded yesterday to assist with this incident. Unfortunately it had a tragic outcome. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim.

20170510 2 CAR MVA on RT 137 @ RT 6, X 11 off ramp 004

Harwich Fire and Harwich Police responded to a Motor Vehicle Crash on Route 137 near the Westbound Off Ramp. A secondary report was for a vehicle roll over with entrapment. An off duty Captain from the Chatham Fire Department was the first on scene and reported no roll over or entrapment and 1 patient to be transported. The Brewster Fire Department also responded a heavy rescue at the request of Chief Clarke. They were returned once it was determined there was no roll over. Video by Craig Chadwick

I-Team: How Investigators Pinpoint The Cause Of A Fire

In Massachusetts the Fire Chief, by law, is responsible for determining the cause and origin of all fire occurring in his jurisdiction. In Harwich this is done in cooperation with the Harwich Police and the Massachusetts State Police Troopers assigned to Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. This is an excellent story that looks into these investigations and how there are done.

Fire Prevention Message - Grill Safety

Harwich Fire Department Fire Prevention Message - Grill Safety