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Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department

Providing our community with professional emergency response

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Humble Beginnings

Firefighting at our town′s beginnings did not include motorized apparatus such as aerial ladders′ pumpers and rescue vehicles. Emergency medical technicians were unheard of. If any of Manchester Fire Department′s founding members had been told that one day fire equipment would be propelled by engines rather than horse or manpower, they would have scratched their heads, lowered their brows and asked to smell your breath.

Department History
Firefighter standing, in full gear, in front of a fire engine.

OUR VALUES

Serving our community with pride and integrity

Integrity

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Dedication

Diversity & Respect

COMMUNITY SAFETY

Community CPR Training

The Manchester Fire Department offers Community CPR training by a certified instructor scheduled periodically and on a special request basis.

Community CPR

Latest News

Manchester Fire Extinguishes Trash Fire

Manchester Fire’s Engine 1, Ladder 1, and Car 3 responded today to a fully loaded trash truck fire. Thanks to the quick thinking of the driver, he was able to recognize the problem immediately and drive to an empty parking lot where he safely dumped the load — actions that very likely saved the truck…

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