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AMHERST FIRE DEPARTMENT

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	The Amherst Fire Department provides comprehensive fire, rescue, EMS, and fire prevention services to the Town of Amherst, including the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College, as well as providing EMS services to the neighboring communities of Hadley, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury. MISSION STATEMENT: "Enhancing the quality of life in Amherst by providing excellence and professionalism in the delivery of emergency medicine, fire suppression, fire prevention and education, rescue, hazardous materials incident mitigation, and disaster recovery services."

FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:

BURNING PERMITS:
State regulations limit open air burning to the period of January 15th through
May 1st every year. For more information on burning permits click here.

Fire Station Committee:
The Fire Station Committee was formed to recommend the number and location of
fire stations within the Town. Their final report is available in both Powerpoint and
PDF formats.
Powerpoint Presentation | PDF Presentation

Contact Information: W. Tim Nelson Fire Chief Email Mailing Address: P.O. Box 654 68 N Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01004 Business Office: Ph: 413-259-3082 Fx: 413-256-4087 Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Business office open Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm

Workforce:
The Amherst Fire Department is made up of three unique forces:
     - Permanent Force, (Engine Companies 1 & 2) Full-time career firefighters
     - Call Force, (Engine Company 4) Part-time firefighters
    - Student Force, (Engine Company 3) Students from local colleges
      The Student Force maintains its own web site at this link (external link).

Stations:

Central Station
68 N. Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002

North Station
603 E. Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002

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