The Town of Nahant and Nahant Fire Department and American Legion Post 215 have launched a donation fund to support creation of a detector replacement program in memory of three residents who died unexpectedly in January. The Benson Fund will honor three members of the Benson family who died unexpectedly on Jan. 8. Elevated carbon […]
Nahant Fire Department Receives $12,497 Grant for Firefighter Safety Equipment
Fire Chief Austin Antrim is pleased to report that the Nahant Fire Department received a $12,497 grant from the Department of Fire Services Fiscal Year 2024 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. Fire departments across Massachusetts were invited to apply to the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant program, which provides reimbursement on purchases of 135 different types […]
Nahant Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire
Chief Austin Antrim reports that the Nahant Fire Department, with support from its mutual aid partners, extinguished a fire in a single-family home. On Saturday, Feb. 4, at about 11:49 a.m., Nahant firefighters were dispatched to 1 Fallon Way for a reported fire. Firefighters arrived three minutes later, and reported smoke showing from a two-story […]
Nahant Fire Department Receives State Grant for Student Awareness Fire Education Program and Senior SAFE Program
Chief Austin Antrim is pleased to announce that the Nahant Fire Department has been awarded $4,658 in grant funding to support fire safety and education programs. The grant from the state Department of Fire Services will support fire prevention and education programs in schools and within Nahant’s senior community. The Student Awareness of Fire Education […]
Nahant Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire on Wharf Street
Fire Chief Austin Antrim and Police Chief Timothy Furlong report that the Nahant police officers and firefighters responded to a house fire on Thursday night. At about 8:03 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, Nahant dispatch received a 9-1-1 call reporting a fire at 79 Wharf St. Arriving first, Nahant Police Officers in the area arrived […]