Civil Service Fire Chief and Police Chief Appointments

A listing of communities whose police and fire chief appointments are covered by Civil Service.

Fire Chief Appointments Subject to Civil Service

Abington, Agawam, Arlington, Attleboro, Billerica, Bourne, Brockton, Cambridge, Chicopee, Clinton, Danvers, Dedham, Dracut, Everett, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Fall River, Fitchburg, Greenfield, Holyoke, Hull, Leominster, Ludlow, Lynn, Marblehead, Medford, New Bedford, North Adams, North Reading, Norton, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Somerville, Taunton, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Ware, Watertown, West Springfield, Westfield, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilmington, Woburn, Worcester

Fire Chief Appointments No Longer Covered By Civil Service

Acushnet, Mansfield

Police Chief Appointments Subject to Civil Service

Acushnet, Attleboro, Auburn, Billerica, Bourne, Bridgewater, Chicopee, Clinton, Danvers, Dracut, Fairhaven, Foxborough, Greenfield, Holbrook, Holden, Ipswich, Lancaster, Leominster, Lowell, Ludlow, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marshfield, Medford, Medway, Montague, Norton, Palmer, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Salem, Saugus, Southbridge, Taunton, Tewksbury, Ware, Wareham, Watertown, W. Bridgewater, Westford, Weymouth, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn

Police Chief Appointments No Longer Covered By Civil Service

Amesbury Deputy Chief, Arlington, Bellingham, Charlton, Easthampton, Easton, Leicester, Lexington, Mansfield, Milford, Needham, Northbridge, North Reading, Orange,​​​​​​​ Plainville, Webster, Wrentham Chief and Deputy Chief, Worcester Chief and Deputy Chief

Last updated:	March 24, 2025