LANCASTER FIRE DEPT.
                      

    Welcome to the official website of the Lancaster, MA Fire Department.  The LFD has been proudly providing Fire Suppression, Rescue, and Fire Prevention services for the town of Lancaster since it was founded in 1848.

    Lancaster was the first town to be incorporated in Worcester County, MA in 1653.  Today, Lancaster is comprised of some 7,380 residents and covers an area of about 28.2 square miles.  Lancaster is bordered by the towns of Lunenburg and Shirley to the north, Harvard to the northeast, Bolton to the southeast, Clinton to the south, Sterling to the southwest, and Leominster to the northwest.     

    The department is comprised of one Full-Time Firefighter/EMT and 27 On-Call Firefighters that respond at a moments notice.  On-Call firefighters are on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  They carry personal portable radio receivers.  When an emergency call is received via 911, the dispatcher sends out a transmission for all On-Call firefighters to respond.  

    The Lancaster Fire Department operates out of 2 stations: Center Station (Headquarters) located at 1055 Main Street, and South Station located at 283 South Main Street.  Lancaster's South Station is credited as being one of the oldest active fire stations in New England.  

    This website was designed to provide news and information about the services that the department provides for the general public as well as neighboring mutual aid Fire and EMS services.  The site is made possible by the town of Lancaster, MA and the Lancaster Firefighter's Association.  Please check in frequently for news and updates.


 
                    LANCASTER FIRE NEWS:

Helping Our Neighbors:
Serving the community is truly what the fire service is all about!  The Lancaster Fire Department and Lancaster Firefighter's Association is proud to be part of such a generous community.  Recently, the firefigher's association was able to lend a helping hand to a family in town through  the donations that the town has provided us with...this was their heartfelt Thank You to us:

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Thank You For Your Donations!:
The Lancaster Fire Department and Lancaster Firefigher's Association would like the thank everyone in the community who donated in our most recent Photo Fundraiser held during the month of April.  Altogether, about $3000.00 was raised and will be used toward deparment equipment and services for the community.  Hopefully, many of you were able to take advantage of the potrait photography session that was offered as a thank you for your donation.  Please keep an eye out for this fundraiser next year!

Lancaster Responds to 2 Alarm House Fire:
On the evening of April 3rd, Lancaster firefighter's and Lancaster Emergency Personnel were dispatched to a reported house fire on Nathan Drive in the town of Clinton.  Due to the proximity of the fire to the Lancaster/Clinton town line, Lancaster was dispatched to the scene on the 1st alarm and responded with 2 Engines, a Ladder, and the Rescue.  The Clinton Deputy Chief arrived first on scene and confirmed that he had a working fire in a 2 story, single family structure with both the first and second floors well involved and heavy fire showing from the A and C sides.  Lancaster's Engine 3 and Ladder 1 arrived first due and immediately got to work.  Two 1-3/4" handlines were stretched to the A side of the building where crews began an aggressive  interior attack while the ladder was raised to the roof on the A/D corner for ventilation.  Clinton's engine arrived on scene, established a water supply, and stretched a 2 1/2" line to the A side of the structure as well.  Mutual aid was provided on scene by Sterling and West Boylston along with Ambulances from Lancaster and Bolton.  Station coverage was provided by Leominster and Harvard.  The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. Click HERE for photographs of this fire (courtesy of the Sterling, Ma Fire Dept.).

Thank You for Your Support!:
The Lancaster Fire Department and Lancaster Firefighter's Association would like to thank all those people who came out and supported the Red Cross Blood Drive that was held at our station on April 7th!.  Thanks to you, 37 pints of blood were collected by the American Red Cross.  Please keep checking this site for information on future blood drives that we will be hosting.