In Plymouth, Fire Chief Neil Foley heads up a department that oversees a town of over sixty-six thousand people who live in a town of just over ninety-six square miles. And the Chief says that in the last ten years there’s been a 40% increase in call volume and, actually, that volume has even increased […]
Drought conditions are being felt across Massachusetts. Vandana Rao, Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Drought Task Force, tells WATD News this has been an ongoing issue for months. Rao says this has led to an increase in fires. Forecasters are hopeful we may experience some significant rainfall on Thursday.
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the recent arson fires in the city and the latest COVID numbers. Photo Credit: City of Brockton
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the three fires which occurred overnight Wednesday in Brockton were intentionally set. Firefighters responded to the Brockton Fairgrounds shortly before 1 a.m. where a 5-alarm a fire destroyed the “State House” building. A brush fire occurred at the Junior/Senior High School at 271 West St. shortly after that. Then […]