Our Mission
To provide a range of programs designed to protect the lives and property of the citizens and visitors of the Town of Fairhaven from the effects of fire and medical emergencies, created by either man or nature through a proactive approach to fire prevention; code enforcement education and training programs.
We shall strive for excellence in our profession and will proudly serve the people of the Town of Fairhaven.
Who We Are
The Fairhaven Fire Department is a Civil Service department, consisting of 31 career firefighters supplemented by approximately 12 call firefighters. We provide the town of Fairhaven (population just over 16,000) with fire suppression, rescue, and Emergency Medical Services, as well as Emergency Management, fire prevention, law/code enforcement, and fire education.
- The management team consists of Chief Todd Correia and Deputy Chief Joy Nichols
- The EMS Captain is Paul Correia
- The Administrative Assistant is Kristine Austin.
Career Firefighters
There are four groups of career firefighters. Each group consists of one Lieutenant and six firefighters. Each group works two 24 hour days. All career firefighters are trained to a minimum of Firefighter I/II level and are cross-trained as paramedics. All must attend the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Recruit Class. Career firefighters are responsible for fire suppression, rescue operations, EMS, fire alarm, fire prevention, fire education, code enforcement, operations of all apparatus, station maintenance, apparatus and equipment maintenance, training and all other related duties.
All career firefighters are hired off the Massachusetts Civil Service List. To learn more about Massachusetts Civil Service please click here.
Call Firefighters
Our call firefighters are also trained to Firefighter I/II. Their responsibilities include fire suppression, rescue operations, and emergency medical services. Call firefighters do not work on shifts. They are called when needed via a pager system. Many of our career firefighters start out as call firefighters. For more information or to obtain an application to be a call firefighter please contact Kristine Austin.