Office of the Chief 

 Fire Chief

Kenneth A. Finlay

Rose Zariczny, Fire Clerk

TEL:  401 765-2500

FAX:  401 597-6675

Woonsocket Fire Department (updated 3/27/07)

Fire Station #1 is located at 169 Providence Street and houses Engine Company #1, Ladder Company #1, and reserve Engine 7.  Constructed in 1961, it is one of the newest stations in the City.  The Engine Company is commandeered by Captain Stephen Plays and the Ladder Company by Captain Ronald Girard. Engine 1 is a 1997 Luverne 1250 gpm, Ladder 1 is a 1999 American Lafrance 100’ aerial.

Headquarters Fire Station #2, built in 1926, located at 5 Cumberland Hill Road, is the largest station in the city.  It houses Engine Company #2, which is a 2002 Spartan/Crimson 1250 gpm pumper commandeered by Captain Michael Richardson.  Ladder Company #2 is a 1993 Simon Duplex/LTI 100’ aerial commandeered by Captain Gary Lataille .  Rescue Company #1 is a 2003 Ford E350 Lifeline ALS response unit commandeered by Capt. Roger Perreault.  The administrative offices of the Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Emergency Medical Services Coordinator, Training Director, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Fire Alarm Division and Repair Division are all housed here.  The last remodeling of this building was done in 1984 and dedicated to three firefighters who died in the line of duty.  On January 25, 1976, Pvt. Jean Laliberte was killed in a building collapse while fighting a fire at 9 Bennett Street, and during a construction project in April, 1959, a break in the gas pipeline that ran close to the station caused an explosion in Fire Alarm that killed Gerald Chasse and Vincent Radigan.  The Hamlet Avenue Bridge is also dedicated to Chasse/Radigan.

Fire Station #3 is located at 241 North Main Street and was constructed in 1926.  It houses Engine Company #3, a 1995 KME 1250 gpm pumper, commandeered by Captain John Danis, Rescue Company #2, a 2005 Ford E350/ Lifeline ALS unit, commandeered by Captain Charles Blanchette, and reserve Rescue 3, a 1998 Freightliner.

Fire Station #4 is located at 804 Mendon Road and was constructed in 1961 as part of the relocation of fire stations to better serve the expanding East Woonsocket neighborhood.  It is a single Engine Company house commandeered by Capt. Steven Bilodeau.  In August 2007, Engine Company #4 received a new Crimson 1250 gpm foam capable pumper which is the first apparatus to be outfitted with 4 inch large diameter hose. 

Fire Station #6, located at 504 Fairmount Street, has been in existence since 1928.  The brick building blends with the neighborhood very effectively.  A single engine house, Engine Company #6 is currently a 1993 KME 1250 gpm pumper, carries 1000 gallons of water and is commandeered by Capt. Paul Russell.

 All the Engine and Ladder Companies in the City of Woonsocket are Advanced Life Support Response vehicles to better serve their neighborhoods.