January 2020

The Wakefield Fire Department responded to 334 emergency incidents during the month of January including 38 box alarms and 296 still alarms. The department responded to five requests for mutual aid during January, twice each to Lynnfield and Saugus and once to Melrose. It received mutual aid four times in January, twice from Stoneham and once each from Melrose and Reading. A crew from Engine 2 under Lieutenant Michael Long responded to Melrose during the early evening of January 17 to assist that City while it was tied up with multiple emergency calls. A crew from Engine 1 led by Lieutenant John Mercurio covered the Lynnfield south station during the early morning of January 19 while that department was tied up with multiple calls. Lieutenant Joseph Albert led a crew from Engine 2 that covered Saugus Fire headquarters during a 2-alarm fire in the community at 42 Mt. Vernon Street during the early evening of January 29. A crew from Engine 2 under the command of Lieutenant Sean Curran assisted the Saugus Fire Department at the scene of a working structure fire at 24 Main Street during the evening of January 31.

The department welcomed two new recruit firefighters in January. Firefighter Michael Scheri and Michael Marroquin were sworn in on January 2 during a brief ceremony held at the Public Safety Building. Michael Scheri is a veteran of the United States Navy, serving as an aviation electronics specialist from 2009 to 2012. Michael is a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School and holds an Associate’s degree in Business from North Shore Community College. Michael Marroquin is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving from 2000 to 2004 as a communications specialist operating radio and satellite equipment. Michael is originally from the City of Los Angeles and moved to Wakefield after completing his duties with the Marine Corps. He has served as a public safety dispatcher for the Town of Arlington for the past twelve years and speaks fluent Spanish. Recruits Scheri and Marroquin entered the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy as part of Recruit Class 281, a ten-week program, on January 9, 2020 with an anticipated graduation date of March 20, 2020. The department welcomes both recruits and wished them a long and productive career with the fire service.

The department implemented a new fire incident reporting system on January 30. The system, developed by Emergency Reporting, will allow the department create their incident reports in a format that complies with the requirements of the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) as well as the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System (MFIRS). The department will now be able to report all of their emergency incidents electronically to both the state and federal governments. All groups trained on the use of cold water survival suits and ice rescue procedures during the month of January.

Incident Response Report

Fire Prevention Report