Several days after a Nov. 7 blaze at Olympia Place in Amherst, Massachusetts, was contained, union fire fighters are calling on town management to fully staff the department. The fire, which destroyed ...

Firefighters from around western Massachusetts are still on the scene of a three-alarm fire that began Friday night in the town of Amherst, destroying a building that provided off-campus housing to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Central Massachusetts firefighters shipped out to Amherst over the weekend to help extinguish a blaze that gutted an apartment ...

AMHERST CO., Va. – The Amherst Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Trenton Richie Jr. on Friday. Amherst Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of Chief Trenton Richie, Jr.

Danielle Barton, a paramedic and firefighter for the Amherst Fire Department, is used to working when other people are celebrating. When she’s on duty for a holiday such as Thanksgiving, she always ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts. The building was deemed a safety hazard and has since been demolished, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Fire Department reported an extremely high call volume on Halloween night, requiring ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Fire Department reported an extremely high call volume on Halloween night, requiring significant assistance from mutual aid. According to a news release from ...