Billerica Firefighters IAFF Local1495

10/25/2026

Busy 24-hour shift for the Billerica Fire Department!

Ladder 1 headed to Burlington to assist with a building fire.

Later in the shift, Center Station served as the rally point for the ambulance task force responding to a nursing home evacuation in Lexington.

Then, at 3 AM, Engine 1 headed to Lawrence to provide station coverage while their crews worked at a third-alarm fire.

A busy day and night for our crews, always ready to help out our neighboring communities when needed!

🚒 LAWRENCE FIRE: HARD AT WORK, ANSWERING THE CALL! 🚒

The Lawrence Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire on Walnut Street, where firefighters encountered heavy fire showing from the third floor upon arrival.

Our firefighters immediately went to work, conducting a primary search of the building to ensure everyone had safely evacuated while crews worked aggressively to battle the blaze.

Incidents like this demonstrate the dedication, professionalism, and teamwork required to protect our community. We are incredibly proud of our firefighters and grateful to the many agencies and partners who step up when our city needs them most.

A special thank-you to:
👏 Community Development Director Perez for the assistance and support.
👏 The American Red Cross for helping the 17 community members displaced by the fire.
👏 All mutual aid fire departments and companies , Rehab 5, Cataldo and LGH EMS and all that responded and worked alongside Lawrence Fire to bring this incident under control.

When a major emergency strikes, it takes a team. The coordination, commitment, and willingness of our regional partners to answer the call make a tremendous difference.

Lawrence Fire is proud to serve this community—day and night, in every emergency. 🚒❤️

10/24/2026

Billerica Ladder 1 responded to Burlington’s working fire 🔥 L1 assisted Burlington putting out the fire.

10/21/2026

Billerica Firefighters Local 1495 are excited to announce that Deputy Chief Matt Battcock has been promoted to Fire Chief, effective when Chief Cole retires in January.

Matt was hired by the department in 1998, and throughout his career, he has been the kind of firefighter you would want beside you going into a fire. When he was promoted to Lieutenant, he stepped into a leadership role he had already earned the respect for as a firefighter.

When Matt was promoted to Captain, he became a Shift Commander, responsible for overseeing emergency operations across the entire town. Throughout his career, Matt seemed to have a knack for being on some of the department’s most challenging calls. Time and time again, he showed strong leadership, made tough decisions, and helped manage difficult situations.

Matt has earned the respect of the members of this department through his experience, leadership, and dedication to the job. We are proud to see one of our own step into this role and look forward to working with him as our next Fire Chief.

Congratulations, Chief Battcock! We wish you the best of luck in this next chapter of your career.

10/19/2026

Some of the best in the state!

10/16/2026

Billerica Firefighters are actively fighting a 3rd alarm structure fire.

10/03/2026

Billerica firefighters Sean O’Neill, Brett Fredrickson, CJ Cyrus, Joe Keane, Billy King, Kelly McDonald, and special guest Marissa Mulkerin ran Lowell Firefighters 5k this morning! Excellent job!

10/01/2026

09/27/2026

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