Complete FOX25 Coverage of the Boston Fire Department
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. ...
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
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. ...
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
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
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
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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. ...
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
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
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
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
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.
“…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
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.
“…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
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.
“…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
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.  
“…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
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.
“…Boston firefighter allegedly beaten by -- plea offer or filed a federal law and it and after it was pounced on the statement. Tried …”
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