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Press Release  Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $3.2 Million in Fire Safety Grants

Funding Will Support Firefighter Gear and Fire Safety Education for Children and Seniors
For immediate release:
4/08/2025
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Healey-Driscoll Administration awards $3.2M in fire safety grants

STOW — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that more than 300 Massachusetts fire departments will receive over $3 million dollars in grants to support safety equipment for firefighters and life safety education for kids and older adults.

“Massachusetts firefighters do much more than fight fires – they’re our first line of defense in any emergency,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These grants will help firefighters protect themselves from injury and illness, rescue people in danger, and keep our most vulnerable residents safe from fires and other hazards at home. We are proud to be able to support these vital first responders who never hesitate to answer a call for help.”

The awards are drawn from three grant programs coordinated by the Department of Fire Services.

The Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program reimburses local fire departments for purchases of turnout gear, hoses and nozzles, ballistic protective equipment, gear washers and dryers, thermal imaging cameras, extrication equipment, hazardous gas meters, and more. This round of grants will provide $1.63 million in funding to fire departments in 266 communities. In many cases, the reimbursed purchases will help them attain compliance with Occupational Safety & Health Administration or National Fire Protection Association safety standards.

“Firefighters train tirelessly for every conceivable emergency so that they can be prepared to help those in need,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “Through this program, we acknowledge that tremendous commitment by investing in the equipment they need to be safe in any situation.”

The Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant Program funds firefighter-educators who deliver age-appropriate fire and life safety education to school-age children. Since the grants’ inception in 1995, the number of Massachusetts children who die in fires has dropped to historically low levels, from two dozen or more per year to zero for nearly three consecutive years. This year’s awards will deliver more than $1.1 million to 204 local fire departments.

“For 30 years, the SAFE grants have delivered life-saving lessons to Massachusetts’ kids and teens through our local firefighters,” said Secretary of Public Safety and Security Terrence Reidy. “This is just one of the powerful local-state partnerships that make Massachusetts one of the safest places in the nation to live, work, and raise a family.”  

In 2014, DFS launched the Senior SAFE Grant Program, which is geared toward another vulnerable population – older adults, who face a disproportionate risk of death or serious injury in a fire. Nearly $485,000 will support alarm installation, fire safety education, fall prevention strategies, and other resources delivered by 203 local fire departments in partnership with local senior centers, councils on aging, and other community partners.

“People aged 65 and older are at greatest risk of death or serious injury in a fire at home,” said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. “The Senior SAFE grants make a difference by sending trained firefighters to conduct home safety assessments, install or replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and help our seniors age in place safely and independently.”

The awards are as follows:

FY25 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grants (Round 2)

Grant RecipientAward Amount
Town of Abington$9,225.00  
Town of Acton$9,500.00  
Town of Acushnet$9,500.00  
Adams Fire District$3,370.97  
Town of Agawam$4,554.33  
City of Amesbury$9,498.50  
Town of Amherst$12,292.00  
Town of Andover$5,385.62  
Town of Arlington$11,946.60  
Town of Ashby$1,926.28  
Town of Ashfield$5,121.00  
Town of Ashland$9,500.00  
Town of Athol$9,500.00  
City of Attleboro$12,220.00  
Town of Avon$6,050.00  
Town of Ayer$3,715.38  
Barnstable Fire District$6,250.00  
Town of Bedford$3,645.24  
Town of Bellingham$3,700.00  
Town of Belmont$4,550.98  
Town of Berkley$7,750.00  
Town of Berlin$6,250.00  
City of Beverly$12,500.00  
Town of Blackstone$2,278.81  
Town of Bolton$3,715.33  
Bondsville Fire District$6,250.00  
City of Boston$23,860.00  
Town of Bourne$2,850.01  
Town of Braintree$6,348.48  
Town of Brewster$4,529.77  
Town of Bridgewater$9,195.50  
Town of Brimfield$6,247.00  
City of Brockton$11,961.20  
Town of Brookfield$6,189.98  
Town of Brookline$8,389.56  
Town of Burlington$9,315.00  
City of Cambridge$7,465.81  
Town of Carlisle$7,557.50  
Town of Carver$3,604.33  
COMM Fire District$9,500.00  
Town of Charlton$3,424.33  
Town of Chelmsford$12,150.00  
Town of Chelsea$12,324.00  
Town of Clarksburg$1,565.23  
Town of Cohasset$2,921.40  
Town of Concord$4,747.79  
Cotuit Fire District$1,863.00  
Town of Cummington$1,872.72  
Dalton Fire District$6,888.40  
Town of Danvers$9,500.00  
Dartmouth Fire District 2$2,840.37  
Dartmouth Fire District 3$9,483.67  
Town of Dennis$9,500.00  
Devens Fire Department$2,511.05  
Town of Dighton$7,675.00  
Town of Douglas$3,831.57  
Town of Dracut$4,742.53  
Town of Dunstable$2,226.67  
Town of Duxbury$9,369.60  
Town of East Longmeadow$9,025.00  
Town of Eastham$3,691.40  
City of Easthampton$4,661.92  
Town of Easton$9,454.50  
Town of Edgartown$2,493.28  
Town of Egremont$2,516.86  
Town of Essex$2,761.27  
City of Everett$11,090.00  
Town of Fairhaven$9,500.00  
City of Fall River$8,341.61  
City of Fitchburg$5,452.33  
Town of Foxborough$9,500.00  
City of Framingham$8,345.92  
Town of Franklin$8,995.00  
City of Gardner$4,754.34  
Town of Georgetown$3,848.49  
Town of Gill$5,114.00  
City of Gloucester$3,604.32  
Town of Goshen$2,364.41  
Town of Grafton$9,402.60  
Town of Granby$1,200.00  
Town of Granville$1,855.86  
City of Greenfield$4,868.43  
Town of Hadley$7,484.44  
Town of Halifax$7,749.99  
Town of Hamilton$3,715.37  
Town of Hardwick$2,359.88  
Town of Harwich$2,645.52  
City of Haverhill$8,389.55  
Town of Hawley$1,797.98  
Town of Hingham$3,604.32  
Town of Holbrook$3,835.38  
Town of Holden$7,932.50  
Town of Holliston$4,924.32  
City of Holyoke$11,660.00  
Town of Hopedale$2,863.73  
Town of Hopkinton$4,444.56  
Town of Hubbardston$3,114.49  
Town of Hudson$8,840.00  
Town of Hull$8,949.00  
Town of Huntington$5,250.00  
Town of Ipswich$8,974.80  
Town of Kingston$4,554.32  
Town of Lakeville$9,074.00  
Town of Lancaster$3,448.82  
Town of Lanesborough$1,875.00  
City of Lawrence$17,500.00  
Town of Lee$7,459.00  
Town of Lenox$7,700.00  
City of Leominster$10,776.01  
Town of Leverett$2,516.86  
Town of Lincoln$3,799.12  
Town of Littleton$4,606.52  
Town of Longmeadow$9,092.75  
City of Lowell$2,178.00  
Town of Lunenburg$3,964.60  
City of Lynn$24,990.00  
Town of Lynnfield$9,500.00  
City of Malden$17,337.76  
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea$3,045.23  
Town of Mansfield$3,883.98  
Town of Marblehead$4,603.05  
Town of Marion$2,888.46  
City of Marlborough$5,907.13  
Town of Marshfield$9,500.00  
Town of Mashpee$9,500.00  
Massachusetts Port Authority$9,450.00  
Town of Mattapoisett$7,750.00  
Town of Maynard$3,111.52  
Town of Medfield$9,495.00  
City of Medford$17,500.00  
Town of Medway$4,060.32  
City of Melrose$4,282.02  
Town of Mendon$3,536.29  
Town of Merrimac$3,141.37  
Town of Middleborough$9,500.00  
Town of Middleton$3,615.87  
Town of Milford$5,992.53  
Town of Millis$3,013.30  
Town of Monson$2,925.95  
Town of Montgomery$2,504.88  
Town of Nahant$6,184.00  
Town of Natick$6,518.11  
Town of Needham$5,127.53  
Town of New Ashford$5,250.00  
City of New Bedford$12,285.07  
Town of New Braintree$4,765.80  
Town of New Salem$1,575.00  
Town of Newbury$3,715.37  
City of Newburyport$2,587.50  
City of Newton$17,314.00  
Town of Norfolk$4,554.32  
City of North Adams$3,604.32  
Town of North Andover$5,550.00  
Town of North Attleborough$4,728.12  
Town of North Brookfield$1,863.83  
Town of North Reading$4,554.32  
City of Northampton$2,820.00  
Town of Northborough$4,554.32  
Town of Northbridge$2,805.00  
Town of Norton$9,500.00  
Town of Norwood$6,236.98  
Town of Oak Bluffs$7,720.00  
Town of Oakham$5,220.00  
Onset Fire District$3,604.32  
Town of Orange$7,601.12  
Town of Orleans$3,162.73  
Palmer Fire District No. 1$7,750.00  
Town of Paxton$7,750.00  
City of Peabody$8,389.55  
Town of Pelham$5,240.00  
Town of Pembroke$2,975.36  
Town of Petersham$5,250.00  
Town of Phillipston$2,182.90  
City of Pittsfield$12,500.00  
Town of Plainfield$1,350.67  
Town of Plainville$3,708.66  
Town of Plymouth$17,177.00  
Town of Plympton$1,875.00  
City of Quincy$11,985.07  
Town of Randolph$12,474.00  
Town of Raynham$2,943.41  
Town of Reading$3,604.32  
Town of Rehoboth$2,774.40  
City of Revere$4,950.60  
Town of Richmond$2,531.56  
Town of Rockland$9,500.00  
Town of Rockport$7,749.22  
Town of Rowley$7,527.92  
Town of Royalston$5,248.00  
Town of Rutland$7,750.00  
City of Salem$12,500.00  
Town of Salisbury$3,715.37  
Town of Savoy$2,185.19  
Town of Scituate$9,156.00  
Town of Seekonk$2,966.95  
Town of Sharon$4,762.48  
Town of Sheffield$2,371.27  
Shelburne Falls Fire District*$3,150.00  
Shelburne Fire District$5,250.00  
Town of Shirley$3,180.39  
Town of Shrewsbury$12,450.00  
Town of Somerset$9,034.99  
City of Somerville$8,149.84  
South Deerfield Fire District$6,250.00  
South Hadley Fire District 1$3,604.32  
South Hadley Fire District 2$7,678.50  
Town of Southampton$7,719.20  
Town of Southborough$9,150.00  
Town of Southbridge$4,554.32  
Town of Southwick$3,667.94  
Town of Spencer$4,771.52  
City of Springfield$7,200.00  
Town of Sterling$5,750.00  
Town of Stockbridge$1,575.00  
Town of Stoneham$3,532.24  
Town of Sturbridge$3,707.70  
Town of Sunderland$5,673.55  
Town of Sutton$2,706.54  
Town of Swampscott$4,427.00  
Town of Swansea$3,604.32  
Town of Templeton$3,282.47  
Town of Tewksbury$4,740.39  
Three Rivers Fire District$1,290.00  
Town of Tisbury$6,250.00  
Town of Topsfield$7,682.00  
Town of Townsend$3,740.37  
Town of Truro$2,296.07  
Town of Tyngsborough$9,500.00  
Town of Uxbridge$3,847.41  
Town of Wakefield$4,554.32  
Town of Wales$5,250.00  
Town of Walpole$3,816.42  
City of Waltham$17,154.00  
Town of Ware$3,737.80  
Wareham Fire District$4,854.32  
Town of Warren$6,210.00  
Town of Warwick$1,991.86  
City of Watertown$3,354.00  
Town of Wayland$9,240.00  
Town of Webster$4,075.24  
Town of Wellesley$3,508.30  
Town of Wellfleet$2,371.27  
Town of Wendell$735.00
Town of Wenham$1,973.12  
West Barnstable Fire District$6,188.00  
Town of West Boylston$7,750.00  
Town of West Bridgewater$7,750.00  
Town of West Brookfield$2,954.11  
Town of West Springfield$9,190.00  
Town of Westborough$9,497.58  
Town of Westford$3,770.08  
Town of Westhampton$1,350.00  
Town of Westminster$3,815.03  
Town of Weston$9,269.00  
Town of Westport$3,541.65  
Town of Westwood$9,427.00  
Town of Weymouth$5,235.76  
Town of Whately$5,250.00  
Town of Whitman$2,558.40  
Town of Williamsburg$6,010.00  
Town of Winchendon$9,287.79  
Town of Winthrop$9,035.00  
City of Woburn$12,495.00  
City of Worcester$7,384.80  
Town of Worthington$1,991.86  
Town of Wrentham$9,500.00  
TOTAL$1,639,343.99  
  
* Regional award w/ Buckland Fire District 

FY25 SAFE and Senior SAFE Grants

Grant RecipientSAFE AwardSenior SAFE Award
Town of Abington$5,698.92$2,398.80
Town of Acton$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Agawam$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Amesbury$5,699.88$2,399.26
Town of Amherst$7,200.00$2,598.50
Town of Arlington$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Ashburnham$4,699.24$2,200.00
Town of Ashby$1,500.00$1,800.00
Town of Ashfield$3,600.00$1,800.00
Town of Ashland$5,400.00$2,400.00
City of Attleboro$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Auburn$5,687.92$2,392.83
Town of Ayer$4,700.00$2,200.00
Barnstable Fire District*$5,100.00$3,600.00
Town of Barre$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Bedford$4,699.55$2,181.79
Town of Belchertown**$9,299.40$4,198.99
Town of Bellingham$5,674.00$2,378.88
Town of Belmont$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Berkley$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Berlin$3,344.92$1,798.32
City of Beverly$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Billerica$6,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Blackstone$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Bourne$5,699.87$2,397.32
Town of Boxborough$4,699.80$2,199.72
Town of Brewster$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Bridgewater$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Brockton$10,198.06$3,099.99
Town of Brookfield$3,600.00$1,800.00
City of Cambridge$10,200.00$3,100.00
Town of Canton$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Carver$4,700.00$2,200.00
COMM Fire District$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Charlton$4,695.00$2,175.00
Town of Chatham$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Chelsea$7,199.90$2,599.18
City of Chicopee$8,500.00$2,900.00
Town of Concord$5,616.00$2,348.75
Cotuit Fire District$0.00$1,800.00
Town of Danvers$5,693.55$2,371.85
Dartmouth Fire District 1$4,699.00$2,199.98
Dartmouth Fire District 3$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Dighton$4,699.93$2,200.00
Town of Douglas$4,697.74$2,187.06
Town of Dudley$4,699.72$2,190.00
Town of Duxbury$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of East Bridgewater$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of East Brookfield$3,600.00$1,800.00
Town of East Longmeadow$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Eastham$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of Easthampton$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Easton$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Everett$6,900.00$2,600.00
Town of Fairhaven$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Fall River$10,200.00$3,100.00
Town of Foxborough$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Framingham$8,498.24$2,899.38
Town of Franklin$7,200.00$2,600.00
City of Gardner$5,695.00$2,395.00
Town of Gill$3,600.00$0.00
Town of Goshen$3,600.00$1,800.00
Town of Grafton$5,645.70$2,393.10
City of Greenfield$5,699.15$2,400.00
Town of Groton$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Groveland$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Hadley$4,695.00$2,196.32
Town of Halifax$4,699.77$2,199.73
Town of Hamilton$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Hanson$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Harvard$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Harwich$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of Haverhill$8,499.65$2,899.28
Town of Hingham$5,696.70$2,391.90
Town of Holbrook$4,690.24$2,156.35
Town of Holden$5,699.89$2,399.83
Town of Holliston$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of Holyoke$7,199.90$2,599.95
Town of Hopkinton$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Hubbardston$3,586.08$1,793.28
Town of Hudson$5,699.82$2,399.96
Hyannis Fire District$4,699.98$2,199.92
Town of Ipswich$4,688.74$2,192.74
Town of Kingston$4,682.29$2,200.00
Town of Lakeville$4,699.94$2,199.96
Town of Lanesborough$3,599.00$1,800.00
Town of Leicester$4,699.76$2,199.20
City of Leominster$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Leverett***$7,199.96$3,600.00
Town of Lincoln$4,340.00$2,196.00
Town of Littleton$4,698.07$2,190.97
Town of Longmeadow$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Ludlow$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Lunenburg$4,699.45$2,199.87
Town of Lynnfield$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of Malden$8,500.00$2,900.00
Town of Marshfield$5,696.56$2,399.56
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea$6,194.67$4,000.00
Town of Mansfield$5,700.00$2,180.00
Town of Marion$4,680.40$2,199.96
City of Marlborough$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Mashpee$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Mattapoisett$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Maynard$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Medfield$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Medway$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Mendon$4,654.50$2,190.91
Town of Middleborough$5,680.73$2,397.63
Town of Middleton$4,696.63$2,198.34
Town of Milford$7,199.90$2,599.44
Town of Milton$5,699.64$2,399.92
Town of Millis$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of New Bedford$10,199.98$3,099.86
Town of New Salem*****$6,838.76$3,545.18
Town of Newbury$1,500.00$2,199.98
City of Newburyport$5,236.00$2,226.00
City of Newton$0.00$2,900.00
Town of Norfolk$4,700.00$2,200.00
City of North Adams$4,415.44$2,198.90
Town of North Andover$7,194.64$2,594.08
Town of North Attleborough$7,190.83$2,596.85
Town of North Brookfield$3,600.00$1,800.00
City of Northampton$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Northborough$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Northbridge$5,180.00$2,400.00
Town of Norton$4,947.98$2,363.35
Town of Norwell$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Norwood$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Oak Bluffs$4,375.00$2,200.00
Town of Oakham$3,562.50$1,760.00
Town of Orange$4,542.13$1,984.75
Town of Orleans$4,698.59$2,199.16
Town of Oxford$4,520.00$2,139.40
Palmer Fire District No. 1$4,514.00$2,014.00
Town of Paxton$4,202.37$2,069.24
City of Pittsfield$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Plainville$4,700.00$2,199.94
Town of Plymouth$6,881.63$2,824.62
Town of Plympton$3,520.04$1,800.00
Town of Princeton$3,598.50$1,799.90
City of Quincy$10,200.00$3,100.00
Town of Randolph$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Raynham$4,820.65$2,370.91
Town of Reading$5,699.64$2,399.78
City of Revere$8,500.00$2,900.00
Town of Rowley$4,696.70$2,198.00
Town of Royalston$3,356.00$1,800.00
Town of Rutland$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Sandwich$5,689.39$2,342.25
Town of Saugus$5,676.09$2,381.87
Town of Scituate$5,699.96$2,400.00
Town of Seekonk$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Sharon$5,699.60$2,393.10
Shelburne Fire District******$13,000.00$9,000.00
Town of Sherborn$3,600.00$1,800.00
Town of Shrewsbury$7,199.99$2,600.00
City of Somerville$8,500.00$2,900.00
South Deerfield Fire District$3,600.00$1,800.00
South Hadley Fire District 1$4,700.00$2,200.00
South Hadley Fire District 2$4,699.99$2,200.00
Town of Southborough$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Southbridge$5,697.75$2,400.00
Town of Spencer$4,700.00$2,185.35
City of Springfield$10,199.52$3,100.00
Town of Sterling$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Stoneham$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Stoughton$5,699.36$2,399.90
Town of Stow$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Sturbridge$4,699.30$2,200.00
Town of Sudbury$5,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Sunderland$3,310.00$1,616.00
Town of Sutton$4,697.00$2,194.10
Town of Swansea$5,681.80$2,351.00
City of Taunton$8,500.00$2,900.00
Town of Tewksbury$7,200.00$2,600.00
Town of Topsfield$4,700.00$2,200.00
Turners Falls Fire District$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Tyngsborough$4,692.00$2,160.00
Town of Uxbridge$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Wakefield$5,699.79$2,399.92
City of Waltham$8,500.00$2,900.00
Wareham Fire District$5,100.00$2,400.00
Town of Warren$3,600.00$0.00
City of Watertown$5,535.00$2,600.00
Town of Wayland$4,176.90$2,193.76
Town of Wellfleet$3,600.00$1,800.00
Town of West Bridgewater$4,700.00$2,090.00
Town of West Springfield$5,699.86$2,400.00
Town of Westborough$5,700.00$2,400.00
City of Westfield$1,500.00$2,600.00
Town of Westford$5,310.65$2,231.55
Town of Weston$4,700.00$2,200.00
Town of Westport$5,100.00$2,400.00
Town of Weymouth$8,500.00$2,900.00
Town of Whitman$5,699.38$2,397.55
Town of Wilbraham*******$8,300.00$4,000.00
Town of Williamsburg$3,599.40$1,800.00
Town of Wilmington$5,700.00$2,400.00
Town of Winchendon$4,683.95$2,190.10
Town of Winthrop$1,500.00$0.00
City of Woburn$7,200.00$2,600.00
City of Worcester$10,200.00$3,100.00
Town of Worthington$2,350.00$1,200.00
Town of Wrentham$4,547.00$2,200.00
Town of Yarmouth$5,645.66$2,362.34
Award Totals:$1,117,898.48$484,957.41
Program Total:$1,602,855.89
   
*Regional award with the West Barnstable Fire District
**Regional award with the Town of Pelham 
***Regional award with the Town of Shutesbury 
****Regional award with the Town of Essex 
*****Regional award with the Town of Wendell 
******Regional award with the Shelburne Falls Fire District, Buckland Fire District, Town of Colrain and Town of Heath
*******Regional award with the Town of Hampden 

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