Press Release: 4/1/2026
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5 Million in Grant Awards to Local Fire Departments
Funds Will Support Firefighter Safety Equipment in More than 300 Communities
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3/31/2026
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STOW — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that 307 Massachusetts fire departments will share $5 million in grant funding to support the purchase of new safety equipment.
“Massachusetts firefighters answer the call in every corner of our state and our job is to make sure they have what they need to do it safely,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We're investing in the equipment that protects them on the front lines and strengthening departments in more than 300 communities so they can continue protecting all of us.”
“We rely so heavily on firefighters in our most challenging moments,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This program allows us to show our appreciation for the risks that they take to help us every day by providing them with the equipment they need to stay safe.”
Fire departments across Massachusetts were invited to apply to the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant program, which provides reimbursement on purchases of nearly 100 different types of equipment. Eligible items include hoses and nozzles, turnout gear, ballistic protective equipment, portable and mobile radios, thermal imaging cameras, hand tools and extrication equipment, hazardous gas meters, and more. In many cases, the purchase of this equipment will help departments attain compliance with Occupational Safety & Health Administration or National Fire Protection Association safety standards.
“Firefighters face immediate danger at fires, structural collapses, hazmat incidents, and countless other calls,” said Secretary of Public Safety & Security Gina Kwon. “They also face the insidious threat of occupational cancer from exposure to toxic gases and substances. The Firefighter Safety Equipment Grants support equipment to protect them from all these risks.”
“The Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant program funds the tools, gear, and equipment that our firefighters use to protect themselves, each other, and the residents of their communities,” said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. “It’s a smart investment in safety for the fire service and the Commonwealth.”
A complete list of the awards by department is below:
| Department | Award Amount |
|---|---|
| Town of Abington | $13,450.37 |
| Town of Acton | $14,241.17 |
| Town of Acushnet | $16,010.37 |
| Adams Fire District | $15,455.00 |
| Town of Agawam | $18,760.00 |
| City of Amesbury | $18,999.00 |
| Town of Amherst | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Andover | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Arlington | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Ashburnham | $12,926.27 |
| Town of Ashby | $12,500.00 |
| Town of Ashfield | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Ashland | $15,248.77 |
| Town of Athol | $13,583.07 |
| City of Attleboro | $24,990.00 |
| Town of Ayer | $15,500.00 |
| Barnstable Fire District | $8,783.14 |
| Town of Barre | $12,397.83 |
| Town of Bedford | $11,450.37 |
| Town of Belchertown | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Bellingham | $18,270.00 |
| Town of Belmont | $18,967.00 |
| Town of Berkley | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Berlin | $9,524.54 |
| City of Beverly | $24,096.00 |
| Town of Billerica | $24,996.00 |
| Town of Blackstone | $15,284.95 |
| Town of Bolton | $15,200.00 |
| Bondsville Fire District | $12,500.00 |
| City of Boston | $49,476.00 |
| Town of Bourne | $16,617.87 |
| Town of Boxborough | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Boxford | $8,916.46 |
| Town of Boylston | $12,158.00 |
| Town of Braintree | $24,733.00 |
| Town of Brewster | $13,525.85 |
| Town of Bridgewater | $10,221.80 |
| Town of Brimfield | $12,500.00 |
| City of Brockton | $50,000.00 |
| Town of Brookfield | $8,765.94 |
| Town of Brookline | $34,943.05 |
| Town of Burlington | $19,000.00 |
| City of Cambridge | $38,905.18 |
| Town of Canton | $12,517.03 |
| Town of Carlisle | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Carver | $19,000.00 |
| COMM Fire District | $18,999.96 |
| Town of Charlton | $18,812.88 |
| Town of Chatham | $12,450.31 |
| Town of Chelmsford | $24,380.00 |
| Town of Chelsea | $21,401.39 |
| Town of Chester | $9,284.40 |
| City of Chicopee | $14,000.04 |
| Town of Clarksburg | $10,061.46 |
| Town of Cohasset | $8,737.47 |
| Town of Colrain | $9,398.00 |
| Town of Concord | $18,710.00 |
| Town of Conway | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Cummington | $10,392.00 |
| Dalton Fire District | $15,474.85 |
| Town of Danvers | $19,000.00 |
| Dartmouth Fire District 1 | $18,078.00 |
| Dartmouth Fire District 3 | $18,935.85 |
| Deerfield Area Fire Protection District | $8,923.14 |
| Town of Dennis | $19,000.00 |
| Devens Fire Department | $8,034.54 |
| Town of Dighton | $12,961.04 |
| Town of Douglas | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Dover | $10,889.69 |
| Town of Dracut | $17,566.28 |
| Town of Dudley | $12,998.00 |
| Town of Dunstable | $10,523.14 |
| Town of Duxbury | $11,938.37 |
| Town of East Bridgewater | $13,179.84 |
| Town of East Longmeadow | $18,190.60 |
| Town of Eastham | $12,899.89 |
| City of Easthampton | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Easton | $15,391.31 |
| Town of Erving | $7,285.04 |
| Town of Essex | $12,420.00 |
| City of Everett | $6,718.87 |
| Town of Fairhaven | $14,618.27 |
| City of Fall River | $30,039.19 |
| Town of Falmouth | $20,066.28 |
| City of Fitchburg | $24,535.68 |
| Town of Florida | $8,415.14 |
| Town of Foxborough | $19,000.00 |
| City of Framingham | $35,000.00 |
| Town of Franklin | $21,649.08 |
| Town of Freetown | $15,499.28 |
| City of Gardner | $19,000.00 |
| City of Gloucester | $10,893.34 |
| Town of Goshen | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Grafton | $13,313.83 |
| Town of Granby | $13,570.65 |
| Town of Granville | $10,371.70 |
| City of Greenfield | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Groton | $17,923.50 |
| Town of Groveland | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Hadley | $13,402.29 |
| Town of Halifax | $12,902.09 |
| Town of Hamilton | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Hampden | $10,420.43 |
| Town of Hancock | $7,320.73 |
| Town of Hanover | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Hanson | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Hardwick | $12,456.92 |
| Town of Harvard | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Harwich | $8,631.54 |
| Town of Hatfield | $10,697.03 |
| City of Haverhill | $28,779.51 |
| Town of Hawley | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Hingham | $14,381.90 |
| Town of Holbrook | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Holden | $16,550.37 |
| Town of Holliston | $19,000.00 |
| City of Holyoke | $23,500.00 |
| Town of Hopkinton | $11,704.00 |
| Town of Hubbardston | $12,500.00 |
| Town of Hudson | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Huntington | $10,493.58 |
| Hyannis Fire District | $12,475.65 |
| Town of Ipswich | $18,914.68 |
| Town of Kingston | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Lakeville | $15,241.53 |
| Town of Lancaster | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Lanesborough | $12,352.00 |
| City of Lawrence | $35,000.00 |
| Town of Leicester | $10,587.02 |
| Town of Lenox | $12,465.00 |
| City of Leominster | $17,566.27 |
| Town of Leverett | $6,180.00 |
| Town of Lincoln | $12,441.63 |
| Town of Littleton | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Longmeadow | $18,909.00 |
| City of Lowell | $19,674.59 |
| Town of Ludlow | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Lunenburg | $19,000.00 |
| City of Lynn | $49,999.00 |
| Town of Lynnfield | $19,000.00 |
| City of Malden | $21,072.79 |
| Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Mansfield | $15,250.37 |
| Town of Marblehead | $17,230.00 |
| Town of Marion | $15,500.00 |
| City of Marlborough | $20,876.41 |
| Town of Marshfield | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Mashpee | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Mattapoisett | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Maynard | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Medfield | $18,700.00 |
| City of Medford | $34,893.00 |
| Town of Medway | $14,234.05 |
| City of Melrose | $12,375.87 |
| Town of Mendon | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Merrimac | $14,772.00 |
| City of Methuen | $34,988.02 |
| Town of Middleborough | $14,452.37 |
| Town of Middleton | $12,642.63 |
| Town of Milford | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Millbury | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Millis | $9,368.04 |
| Town of Millville | $9,972.82 |
| Town of Monson | $15,419.00 |
| Montague Center Fire District | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Monterey | $7,377.84 |
| Town of Montgomery | $10,496.41 |
| Town of Nahant | $12,499.00 |
| Town of Nantucket | $18,967.86 |
| Town of Natick | $19,033.43 |
| Town of Needham | $23,012.00 |
| Town of New Ashford | $10,500.00 |
| City of New Bedford | $44,204.15 |
| Town of New Braintree | $10,060.00 |
| Town of New Salem | $8,826.23 |
| Town of Newbury | $15,500.00 |
| City of Newburyport | $16,696.48 |
| City of Newton | $28,092.79 |
| Town of Norfolk | $19,000.00 |
| City of North Adams | $19,000.00 |
| Town of North Andover | $24,905.75 |
| Town of North Attleborough | $17,109.56 |
| Town of North Brookfield | $12,145.00 |
| City of Northampton | $15,106.70 |
| Town of Northborough | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Northbridge | $10,662.66 |
| Town of Northfield | $11,092.34 |
| Town of Norton | $15,200.00 |
| Town of Norwell | $18,999.97 |
| Town of Norwood | $17,492.12 |
| Town of Oak Bluffs | $15,354.89 |
| Town of Oakham | $8,162.16 |
| Onset Fire District | $15,119.53 |
| Town of Orange | $12,191.09 |
| Town of Orleans | $11,042.38 |
| Town of Oxford | $16,687.89 |
| Palmer Fire District No. 1 | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Paxton | $12,441.09 |
| City of Peabody | $26,444.15 |
| Town of Pelham | $7,827.84 |
| Town of Pembroke | $13,071.46 |
| Town of Phillipston | $10,500.00 |
| City of Pittsfield | $20,066.25 |
| Town of Plainfield | $6,977.47 |
| Town of Plainville | $11,211.09 |
| Town of Plymouth | $34,998.00 |
| Town of Plympton | $10,897.58 |
| Town of Princeton | $8,779.83 |
| Town of Provincetown | $12,499.00 |
| City of Quincy | $49,356.18 |
| Town of Randolph | $24,999.90 |
| Town of Raynham | $13,535.20 |
| Town of Reading | $18,968.15 |
| Town of Rehoboth | $10,987.54 |
| City of Revere | $27,847.98 |
| Town of Rochester | $15,499.06 |
| Town of Rockland | $18,999.96 |
| Town of Rowley | $12,459.29 |
| Town of Royalston | $10,499.60 |
| Town of Russell | $10,499.99 |
| Town of Rutland | $15,500.00 |
| City of Salem | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Salisbury | $13,011.09 |
| Town of Sandwich | $9,472.30 |
| Town of Saugus | $12,972.35 |
| Town of Savoy | $9,972.00 |
| Town of Scituate | $15,900.75 |
| Town of Seekonk | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Sharon | $19,000.00 |
| Shelburne Falls Fire District (Regional award with the Buckland Fire District) | $16,311.63 |
| Shelburne Fire District | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Sherborn | $9,364.12 |
| Town of Shirley | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Shrewsbury | $25,000.00 |
| Town of Somerset | $19,000.00 |
| City of Somerville | $30,380.00 |
| South Deerfield Fire District | $12,500.00 |
| South Hadley Fire District 1 | $19,000.00 |
| South Hadley Fire District 2 | $15,498.00 |
| Town of Southampton | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Southborough | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Southbridge | $13,350.37 |
| Town of Southwick | $15,419.90 |
| Town of Spencer | $10,547.25 |
| Town of Sterling | $10,026.00 |
| Town of Stoneham | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Stow | $8,225.00 |
| Town of Sturbridge | $12,742.11 |
| Town of Sudbury | $13,321.73 |
| Town of Sutton | $12,411.47 |
| Town of Swampscott | $18,850.00 |
| Town of Swansea | $18,926.00 |
| City of Taunton | $23,158.34 |
| Town of Templeton | $15,500.00 |
| Town of Tewksbury | $20,066.28 |
| Town of Tisbury | $12,500.00 |
| Town of Topsfield | $15,489.87 |
| Town of Townsend | $15,500.00 |
| Turners Falls Fire District | $12,441.09 |
| Town of Tyngsborough | $15,968.37 |
| Town of Tyringham | $8,079.81 |
| Town of Upton | $9,039.77 |
| Town of Uxbridge | $14,683.97 |
| Town of Wakefield | $18,992.00 |
| Town of Wales | $7,453.52 |
| Town of Walpole | $18,355.00 |
| City of Waltham | $35,000.00 |
| Town of Ware | $18,953.99 |
| Wareham Fire District | $15,272.46 |
| Town of Warren | $12,438.81 |
| Town of Warwick | $10,500.00 |
| City of Watertown | $10,895.00 |
| Town of Wayland | $15,110.37 |
| Town of Webster | $18,940.00 |
| Town of Wellesley | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Wellfleet | $11,145.74 |
| Town of Wendell | $8,329.91 |
| West Barnstable Fire District | $12,236.10 |
| Town of West Boylston | $10,891.09 |
| Town of West Bridgewater | $11,002.00 |
| Town of West Springfield | $17,274.08 |
| Town of West Tisbury | $10,833.14 |
| Town of Westborough | $18,729.06 |
| City of Westfield | $14,971.52 |
| Town of Westford | $18,533.95 |
| Town of Westhampton | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Westminster | $15,499.00 |
| Town of Weston | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Westport | $19,000.00 |
| Town of Westwood | $11,335.87 |
| Town of Weymouth | $21,165.92 |
| Town of Whately | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Whitman | $13,833.15 |
| Town of Wilbraham | $16,675.37 |
| Town of Williamsburg | $11,003.14 |
| Williamstown Fire District | $12,493.95 |
| Town of Wilmington | $15,250.37 |
| Town of Winchendon | $18,955.25 |
| Town of Winchester | $18,829.00 |
| Town of Windsor | $7,840.00 |
| Town of Winthrop | $15,102.68 |
| City of Woburn | $15,326.33 |
| City of Worcester | $19,922.36 |
| Town of Worthington | $10,500.00 |
| Town of Wrentham | $15,250.37 |
| Town of Yarmouth | $14,600.37 |
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