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 ...

“This incident serves as a critical warning, as our town includes numerous high-occupancy structures housing vulnerable residents with complex mobility and health needs,” Amherst Firefighters Local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The town of Amherst lifted the State of Emergency on Sunday evening, after a fire left over 200 residents ...

So now the question is, what’s next?

AMHERST — A weekend fire that quickly burned one building to the ground and destroyed a second 72-apartment complex has reignited the long-debated concerns of understaffing at the town’s fire ...

AMHERST, MASS. (WHDH) - Fire officials are still searching for the cause of a massive fire in Amherst last week that left more than 200 people without a place to live and are providing an update on ...

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 ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A fire at the Olympia Drive apartment complex near UMass Amherst last Friday left 236 people, mostly students, without homes and belongings. The town of Amherst is urging ...

A devastating fire Friday night, November 7, burned down Olympia Place, a large off-campus housing complex mainly used by students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).

Neighboring communities could begin seeking reimbursement for emergency responses in Hadley if the depleted Hadley Fire Department is unable to provide mutual aid for firefighting and medical calls.

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 ...