Crime & Safety

Mayor Honors the Firefighters and Others Who Took on Two Fires in One Night

Member of the out-of-town fire crews were honored, along with Newton firefighters, police officers and dispatchers.

A standing room only crowd of people squeezed into City Hall Thursday to honor the people who helped fight two multi-alarm fires in one night the previous week.

On the evening of Oct. 29, a three-alarm fire hit a home on Nahanton Street, and while Newton firefighters were still fighting that fire a two-alarm fire hit a home on Crafts Street. The second fire was tackled by out-of-town fire crews who were covering the Newton Fire Stations while city firefighters were on Nahanton Street.

Mayor Setti Warren honored members of the Brookline, Waltham and Watertown fire departments for their role in fighting the blaze on Crafts Street. He also honored Newton firefighters who helped pilot the out-of-town crews to the scene, Newton Police officers who assisted at the fire and the Newton dispatchers who coordinated the whole effort.


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