State Suspends Company Behind Edgartown Fireworks

The state fire marshal’s office suspended the man who managed the Edgartown town fireworks display on July 4 after several undetonated fireworks washed up on Chappaquiddick.

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Man Injured in Edgartown House Fire

Firefighters from across the Island responded to a fire that broke out at a home on Pennywise Path shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.

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Edgartown Voters to Decide on New Fire Station, North Wharf Repairs

When Edgartown voters gather at the recently-restored Old Whaling Church Tuesday for town meeting, they will weigh in on issues ranging from a new fire station to a proposed ban on miniature liquor bottles.

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Graduation Ceremony Celebrates Eighteen Island Firefighters

Eighteen graduates of the All-Island Firefighter I/II course received their certificates Tuesday night, having completed 145 hours of training since last October.

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Edgartown Looks at Plans for New, Bigger Fire Station

In a select board meeting this week, fire chief Alex Schaeffer shared several renderings for a proposed new fire station building, which would include a new community training space and expanded parking.

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Edgartown Brainstorms Consolidating Police and Fire Stations

A town building committee has proposed replacing the aging fire station structure with a new public safety building that would also include the neighboring police station.

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Edgartown Fire Department Celebrates Promotions

On Friday afternoon, the Edgartown Fire Department promoted five of its members in the first official department ceremony since before the pandemic.

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No Injuries in Edgartown Garage Fire

A fire on Pilgrim Road burned a garage and two cars in Edgartown Wednesday afternoon.

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Edgartown House Fire Put Out Quickly

Firefighters responded to a house fire in Hidden Cove Saturday morning that sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries.

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Edgartown Fire Department Looks to Expand Its Ranks

Faced with a staffing shortage that has resulted in part from the Island housing crisis, the Edgartown fire and emergency services department is holding two recruitment sessions in the next two weeks in the hopes of refilling its ranks.

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