Fire Chief's Message

Dear Belmont residents and visitors,

Welcome to the fire department webpage.  Members of the Belmont Fire Department take great pride in serving this community and we deeply appreciate the support that we receive on a daily basis from so many residents and business people throughout town.

The Belmont Fire Department focuses on community risk assessment and reduction through a number of initiatives and programs.  These include the U.S. Fire Administration’s “Fire is Everyone’s Fight” as well as the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) and Senior SAFE programs sponsored by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services.  Our goal is to identify and mitigate potential problems regarding fire and life safety issues before they become emergency incidents.

Our Fire Prevention Division works diligently to ensure the safety of the wide variety of occupancies in Belmont.  From reviewing plans, and issuing permits, to conducting inspections we maintain vigilance for the peace of mind of everyone who works, visits, or lives in Town.     

We have close partnerships with numerous Town departments, community groups and committees to reach as many residents as possible with educational and support outreach.  Touching the lives of all our residents to avoid an emergency is part of the mission at the Belmont Fire Department.  We provide child car seat inspection for young families, educational programming to our seniors, and home safety surveys to any town resident who would like us to pay a visit. 

In addition to our educational and prevention role, the Belmont Fire Department provides an “all-hazard” response model.  Our cross trained firefighter/EMTs and paramedics are award winning in providing advanced out-of-hospital care to the community. 

The Belmont Fire Department responds to a wide variety of other incidents including, automobile extrication, technical rescue of persons trapped in elevators, or above or below grade, as well as hazardous material incidents. 

We are committed to training everyday to meet the evolving set of missions to which the modern fire service is expected to respond.  We also continually work with our regional partners to leverage resources that will combat fires that burn hotter, faster, and with more toxicity than ever.  We constantly look to improve our procedures in order to provide the most efficient and effective service to the residents of Belmont.

Please stop by your local firehouse!  Our firefighters are happy to show you the equipment and demonstrate our level of commitment to the people of Belmont.   

Respectfully,

David DeStefano, MPA

Chief of Department