March 2022

The Wakefield Fire Department responded to 340 emergency incidents during the month of March 2022 including 38 box alarms and 302 still alarms. The department responded to eight requests for mutual aid during March, three times to Lynnfield, twice each to Reading and Stoneham and once to Malden. The department received mutual aid twice during the month of March, both times from Reading.

A crew from Engine 2 led by Lieutenant Michael Long covered Stoneham Fire Headquarters during a fire in that community on the early morning of March 4. A crew from Engine 2 under the command of Lieutenant John Mercurio assisted the Malden Fire Department at the scene of a 3-alarm fire at 63 Lowell Street on the evening of March 14. A crew from Engine 1 led by Lieutenant Dan Hancock covered a Reading Fire Headquarters during an incident in that community on March 19. The same crew from Engine 1 covered a vacant Lynnfield fire station during the afternoon of March 19 while that department was tied up at multiple calls. Lieutenant John Mercurio responded with a crew from Engine 2 to cover Stoneham Fire Headquarters while that department was tied up at an incident on the afternoon of March 22. A crew under Lieutenant Cliff Silva covered a vacant Lynnfield Fire Station during a fire in that community on the early morning of March 25. A crew from Engine 1 under the command of Lieutenant Dan Hancock assisted the Reading Fire Department at the scene of a 3-alarm fire at 86 Walnut Street during the evening of March 25.

The department received a grant award for $2,500 from the Automated External Defibrillator Equipment Program offered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research on March 30. This grant will be used to purchase a new defibrillator for Engine 1, stationed at Wakefield Fire Headquarters in the Public Safety Building.

All groups trained at the Hurd School on proper procedures for operating the aerial ladder and throwing ground ladders. The department also performed search and rescue drills at the Hurd School as well. All of the department self-contained breathing apparatus was successfully flow-tested during the month of March. All groups continued to conduct training to maintain their Emergency Medical Technician certificates during March. All groups started their annual in-service business inspections of commercial properties on March 1, 2022. A group of cub scouts from Wakefield Cub Scout Pack 712 visited Wakefield Fire Headquarters during the afternoon of March 13.

Incident Response Report

Fire Prevention Report