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Mysterious envelope causes evacuation

Mysterious envelope causes evacuation

11 Mar 2010

BOSTON – The Boston Fire Department is investigating a situation in South Boston where a mysterious envelope that contained white powder is making people feel ill. ...

Maintenance blamed in fire truck death

Maintenance blamed in fire truck death

08 Mar 2010

…Statement of Fire Commissioner Roderick J. Fraser: "Since the tragic death of Fire Lieutenant Kevin Kelley, the Boston Fire Department commissioned the services and received hard hitting reports from Mercury and Associates and Fleet Counselor Services… ...

Fire at Beachside N.H. Hotel Engulfs Ent

Fire at Beachside N.H. Hotel Engulfs Ent

26 Feb 2010

…the three-story Surf Hotel in Hampton, a densely populated community along the Atlantic coast an hour's drive north of Boston, fire Capt. David Lang said. The block of six to eight wood-frame buildings, including a games arcade and a restaurant, quickly… ...

Suspicious package sent to John Kerry

Suspicious package sent to John Kerry

18 Feb 2010

…the package was delivered in the mail Thursday morning. When staffers became concerned about the package they contacted the Boston fire and police departments, who responded to the scene. O'Rourke said the federal Department Homeland Security was also investigating… ...

MBTA trolley rear-ends another trolley

MBTA trolley rear-ends another trolley

09 Feb 2010

A Green Line trolley has crashed in Boston. Two trolleys are below ground. Boston fire officials say the accident happened in the area of 178 Tremont St. SKYFOX was over the scene. Several minor injuries have been… ...

Man tries to rob firehouse during fire

Man tries to rob firehouse during fire

05 Jan 2010

…setting bail, Judge Michael Coyne granted prosecutors’ requests that Halsell be ordered to stay away from the Boston Fire Department’s Engine 42 / Rescue 2 firehouse at 1870 Columbus Ave. Assistant District Attorney Sulynn Walton told Coyne… ...

BFD clerk pleads guilty to perjury

BFD clerk pleads guilty to perjury

16 Dec 2009

BOSTON - A Boston Fire Department clerk has pleaded guilty to federal perjury and obstruction of justice charges during a pension fraud investigation. ...

Wrong parts on fire truck that crashed

Wrong parts on fire truck that crashed

16 Dec 2009

A police report that was part of an investigation into a Boston fire truck crash that took the life of a veteran firefighter concluded that a fire department contractor installed "unsuitable" brake parts on the vehicle. ...

Gas leak at East Boston School

14 Dec 2009

…and nausea and some have been transported to a hospital following reports of a gas leak. A spokesman for the Boston Fire Department says firefighters responded to the Excel Academy Charter School in the city's East Boston neighborhood just… ...

No charges in fatal fire truck crash

No charges in fatal fire truck crash

10 Dec 2009

BOSTON - After an 11-month probe, no criminal charges will be filed in connection to the death of Boston Fire Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley's death, the Suffolk County district attorney's office announced today. FOX25's Ted Daniel reports. ...

Acquitted firefighter suing cops

Acquitted firefighter suing cops

09 Dec 2009

BOSTON - A Boston firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two city police officers used excessive force when he was arrested during an investigation of a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. ...

4 hurt in MBTA incident

4 hurt in MBTA incident

14 Nov 2009

…Center. The train was heading westbound at the time. There was no word on the extent of their injuries. The Boston Fire Department was on-scene investigating. Stay with FOX25 and myfoxboston.com as we update this story. ...

Officials withheld autopsy reports

Officials withheld autopsy reports

13 Nov 2009

BOSTON - A federal report on the deaths of two Boston firefighters didn't look at autopsy results for the men because state officials refused to release the records at the request of the victims' families. ...

Feds fault BFD for 2007 fire

Feds fault BFD for 2007 fire

11 Nov 2009

BOSTON - A federal agency's report says the Boston Fire Department was "ineffective" and "insufficient" during a 2007 fire that killed two firefighters. ...

Firefighter pleads not guilty to fraud

Firefighter pleads not guilty to fraud

30 Oct 2009

A former Boston firefighter, Albert Arroyo, who participated in a bodybuilding contest after claiming he was permanently disabled has pleaded not guilty to fraud. ...

Firefighters charged with fraud

Firefighters charged with fraud

21 Oct 2009

BOSTON - Two former Boston firefighters were charged in federal court with fraud involving their…
…face multiple charges of mail fraud. A clerk in the Boston Fire Department, Erika Boylan of Boston, was also charged with perjury… ...

Rollover in Boston

Rollover in Boston

12 Oct 2009

BOSTON - Firefighters in Boston rescued a woman after her car ended up in the woods. It happened overnight at Morton Street and Cemetery Road. ...

Teenager falls in lion's den

Teenager falls in lion's den

02 Sep 2009

…had been blocked off from the emergency workers who responded to the scene. Zanoli said the boy was removed by Boston firefighters and taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Boston EMS spokeswoman Jen Mehigan said the accident happened… ...

Firefighters overcome by foul odor

Firefighters overcome by foul odor

18 Aug 2009

…abandoned Boston warehouse have been treated for nausea and rashes after encountering an unknown, foul odor. Boston fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald says four firefighters, two EMTS and a city building inspector were overcome Tuesday… ...

Officials: Candle started fire

Officials: Candle started fire

16 Aug 2009

ROSLINDALE - Boston fire officials say an unattended candle started a blaze that heavily damaged a multifamily home and displaced about 30 people in the Roslindale section of the city. FOX25's Alison Bologna reports. ...

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Mysterious envelope causes evacuation

Mysterious envelope causes evacuation

BOSTON – The Boston Fire Department is investigating a situation in South Boston where a mysterious envelope that contained white powder is making people feel ill.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Maintenance blamed in fire truck death

Maintenance blamed in fire truck death

A board of inquiry says a number of factors, including lack of an adequate preventative maintenance program, contributed to a deadly fire truck crash in Boston.

Mon, 8 Mar 2010
|Boston Fire Departmentfound at

“…Today final maintenance report on the accident found the Boston fire department had no formal action procedure leading up to the crash. Maintenance histories were also missing. And preventive maintenance service performed only twice …”

Suspect in '95 slaying caught in Belize

Suspect in '95 slaying caught in Belize

BOSTON — A man wanted for a Boston murder more than a decade ago has been caught in the Central American country of Belize, where authorities say he was getting ready to run again just as he was caught. It was an America’s Most Wanted tipster that turned him in. FOX25's Bob Ward reports.

Wed, 10 Feb 2010
|Boston Firefighterfound at2:16

“…shot and killed. But that at all in 1980 five's -- uncle Boston firefighter Jane Sullivan was stabbed to debt and in 1990. Wanted to cousin a twelve year old died in a fire. Patrick Anthony …”

Green line train derails at Copley

Green line train derails at Copley

A trolley has derailed at Boston's Copley Station, but the MBTA says nobody was hurt.  The Green line was shut down in the area Sunday afternoon after the accident, which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. as the trolley was leaving the station.

Sun, 13 Dec 2009
|Boston Fire Departmentfound at0:05

“…problematic for us. And that's the problem the FB TA in Boston fire department -- dealing with this afternoon the Green Line train that come off the tracks at Copley Square. -- record Liberia trader omitted …”

No charges in fatal fire truck crash

No charges in fatal fire truck crash

BOSTON - After an 11-month probe, no criminal charges will be filed in connection to the death of Boston Fire Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley's death, the Suffolk County district attorney's office announced today. FOX25's Ted Daniel reports.  

Thu, 10 Dec 2009
|Boston Firefound at0:00

“…Boston fire lieutenant killed on the way to call the brakes on this fire trucks -- while it's going downhill what you're later officials …”

Acquitted firefighter suing cops

Acquitted firefighter suing cops

BOSTON - A Boston firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two city police officers used excessive force when he was arrested during an investigation of a domestic dispute with his girlfriend.

Wed, 9 Dec 2009
|Boston Firefighterfound at0:01

“…Boston firefighter allegedly beaten by -- plea offer or filed a federal law and it and after it was pounced on the statement. Tried …”