Shirley Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4358

01/05/2026

🔥Local 4358 Leather Helmet Fundraiser 🔥

Enter for a chance to win a Phenix TL-2 Leather Fire Helmet while supporting IAFF Local 4358 firefighter programs and community initiatives.

Details:
• $25 per entry
• 200 entries available
• No limit per person
• Drawing will be held once all 200 tickets sold

How to Enter (available now):
PayPal:
Memo: Helmet Fundraiser Entry

Additional payment options:
• Cash App will be available within the next 1–2 days
• Cash in person at 8 Leominster Road, Shirley and ask to speak with any Local 4358 union member — available 24/7

Thank you for supporting your local firefighters.

12/27/2025

Today, we were proud to celebrate an incredible promotional and retirement ceremony within our department.

Please join us in congratulating our newly promoted officers:
- Deputy Chief – Derek Jordan
- Captain – Brian Callahan
- Lieutenant – Adam King
- Lieutenant – Seamus Kelly
- Lieutenant – Shawn Sennott
- Lieutenant – Todd Bowdridge

We also proudly honored the retirement of Deputy Chief William Callahan, who concludes an outstanding 40 years of dedicated service to the department and the community. Thank you for a lifetime of leadership, commitment, and sacrifice.

The department and IAFF Local 4358 would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out to support today’s ceremony, along with the families and friends who stood behind these members through countless hours of studying, training, and service. Your support makes these achievements possible.

Congratulations to all, and thank you for your continued dedication to the citizens we serve.

12/19/2025

IAFF Local 4358 firefighters are currently operating at a structure fire on Harvard Road, marking the third structure fire in town for our department this week.

We would like to extend a sincere thank you to our neighboring fire departments for their assistance and support during this incident.

Photos Courtesy : Shirley Fire

12/18/2025

🚒 IAFF Local 4358 Fundraiser 🚒

Beginning January 1, 2026, IAFF Local 4358 will be launching a fundraiser for a chance to win a Phenix TL-2 Leather Fire Helmet.

• $25 per entry
• 200 entries available
• No limit per person
• Drawing held once all 200 tickets are sold

All proceeds will directly support IAFF Local 4358 firefighter programs and community initiatives.

Thank you for your continued support of your local firefighters.

12/17/2025

Yesterday the Department of Public Health announced grant awards to 13 communities in the Nashoba Valley region to stabilize our Emergency Medical Services (EMS) until UMass Memorial Health’s Satellite Emergency Facility is opened in Groton.

I was proud to fight with the entire North Central delegation to secure this funding in a supplemental budget this year and am grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration's continued engagement with our Fire Departments and local EMS.

Full award amounts for communities in the Worcester and Middlesex District:

Groton - $999,051
Townsend - $362,451
Shirley - $341,261
Leominster - $217,619
Ashby - $195,750
Lunenburg - $165,529
Westford - $100,000

12/12/2025

🔥Today, the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts proudly marks our 80th anniversary!🔥

For eight decades, PFFM members have stood on the front lines, protecting our communities, supporting one another, and strengthening the fire service across the Commonwealth.

Help us celebrate. Comment with your Local number and how many years you have been a proud PFFM member.

By the numbers:
🔥 More than 13,000 members

🔥 237 local affiliates

🔥 Protecting over 7 million residents

🔥 Protecting nearly 2 trillion dollars of property



International Association of Fire Fighters
Massachusetts AFL-CIO State Fed

12/03/2025

Today, Local 4358 joins the fire service community across Massachusetts and beyond in honoring the six brave firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire 26 years ago.

We remember:
• Lieutenant Thomas Spencer
• Lieutenant Timothy Jackson
• Lieutenant James Lyons
• Firefighter Paul Brotherton
• Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey
• Firefighter Joseph McGuirk

These men answered the call without hesitation and gave their lives in service to others. Their courage, dedication, and unwavering commitment to duty will forever stand as a testament to what it means to be a firefighter.

Today, we pause to reflect, to honor their memory, and to support the families, friends, and brothers and sisters who continue to feel their loss. The legacy of the Worcester Six lives on in every firehouse, every training evolution, and every firefighter who wears the badge with pride.

May we never forget their sacrifice.
May we always strive to be worthy of their example.

11/29/2025

11/12/2025

Tonight, the Northern Lights made a rare appearance over Shirley and the surrounding communities — faint to the eye but beautifully captured through the lens of a camera.

This photo, taken from right outside the Shirley MA Fire Department Headquarters, shows the glow of the aurora above the President’s Building (George Frost Building) — a perfect reminder of the quiet beauty that surrounds our small town.

📍 Photo taken by member of Local 4358.

09/11/2025

Local 4358 would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to ASRHS Girl’s Volleyball Team for dropping off flowers to our on-duty crew today. Your thoughtfulness and support mean so much to us, and it’s always an honor to serve such a great community.

We also want to congratulate the ASRHS Girl’s Volleyball Team on starting their season off strong! Wishing you all continued success and a great remainder of the season. Stay safe, work hard, and keep making your community proud.

08/25/2025

This morning Shirley Fire & Shirley Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4358 responded mutual aid to the Town of Ayer for a working fire. Our crew was assigned to operations in the basement.

A big thank you to Ayer Fire & Ayer Fire Fighters IAFF Local #2544 for the invite and strong teamwork on scene. As always, we stand ready to assist our neighboring communities whenever needed, just as we know they’ll be there for us.

08/20/2025

Local 4358 and Shirley Fire were back in Princeton today with a brush tanker to assist on day two of the brush fire off Whitaker Lane. Crews worked alongside our mutual aid partners to help the community’s safety.

Thank you Princeton Fire for having us and we are always here if needed !!