Emergency Response and More
The Stockbridge Fire Department is more than just emergency response. Beyond our training for the types of emergencies we will respond to we work even harder to help the public with Fire and Life Safety. We offer free home inspections upon request, and we will work to assist you in improving Fire and Life Safety within your home if necessary.
The Stockbridge Fire Department teaches Fire Safety to all children attending schools in the Town of Stockbridge from Pre-School to 2nd Grade. After that training fire safety materials are sent home to the parents along with a letter offering further training in the home if desired.
Aside from Home Inspections and Fire Safety taught in Schools we also work with many businesses, restaurants, inns, and hotels to ensure they are up to par on Fire and Life Safety requirements.
The bulk of the services offered by the Stockbridge Fire Department are behind the scenes in Fire and Life Safety. The members of this Fire Department are always working to ensure your safety whenever we can.
Looking to the Future
In order to continue to serve the residents and visitors to the Town of Stockbridge, we need to plan for the future of Fire and Emergence Medical Services (EMS). Currently that path has led us to looking at the creation of an Inter Municipal Agreement (IMA) with the Town of Lee to join our Fire and EMS services together. This process is a long and arduous one, and in the end, whatever is drafted by the working groups from Lee and Stockbridge would go before both Towns to be voted on before it could be implemented.
The benefit of this process is that the data being gathered will be vital in steering the future of Fire and EMS in the Town of Stockbridge. The data will paint a very clear picture of what we have currently, what locations could best serve the Town, and where we could improve Fire and EMS services in the Town of Stockbridge. Regardless of where the future takes the Stockbridge Fire Department, one constant remains: Stockbridge needs volunteers. The Stockbridge Fire Department is manned by volunteers and without them there is no Stockbridge Fire Department.
Volunteer Fire and EMS Services have existed in Stockbridge since the early 1900’s and will continue as long as volunteers keep answering the call to serve their neighbors and community. We could use your help now more than ever. The Town of Stockbridge has fewer younger individuals than most communities in Massachusetts and this is where we get our volunteers from.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 64, please consider joining the Stockbridge Fire Department. We are also offering a Junior Firefighter Program for those individuals in high school that are interested in joining the Fire Department once they reach 18.
Yes, we do answer calls for Fires and EMS but not every member does every type of call and with all the behind-the-scenes work that we do, we can always use your help.
If you would like more information or have any questions, please reach out to any member of the Stockbridge Fire Department or call me — the Chief — at 413-298-4866, text at 413-717-2751 or email me at firechief@stockbridge-ma.gov. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for the Stockbridge Fire Department, and we would love it if you could be a part of it.
