The Lowell Fire Department provides emergency response service to a number of different incident types including: fires (structures, automobiles, brush, etc.), emergency medical services, Community Opioid Outreach Program - CO-OP Team, hazardous materials incidents, water/ice rescues and recoveries, automobile/industrial incidents and extrications, elevator rescues, technical, trench, and other high-angle rescues, emergency management for large emergencies and special events in the City including but not limited to: festivals, marathons, and severe weather events, and educating the citizens of Lowell about fire prevention and safety, and about the dangers of opiate misuse.
In addition, the Fire Department conducts quarterly inspections of all schools, nursing homes, and boarding houses in the City, and provides fire safety instruction to school-age children and to seniors through our Public Education Division. Training and education are paramount to fulfilling the mission of the Lowell Fire Department. All members are trained to the levels of First Responder and Hazardous Material Awareness, and over half are certified Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Technicians. Since 1994, all new members are required to successfully complete the Massachusetts Firefighting Recruit Training Program. Over half of our members are certified Massachusetts Emergency Medical Technicians.