OTHER DISASTERS

NON-FIRE RELATED - BFD RESPONDED TO PROVIDE AID

This page provides readers with a chronological listing of the many non-fire related disasters and events which the Boston Fire Department has responded to throughout its history. Disasters such as water rescues, aircraft crashes, subway/trolloy/train crashes and building collapses. The Boston Fire Department has provided aid at the scene of these disasters, while the event itself may have involved little or no actual fire suppression.

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OTHER DISASTERS

BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO PROVIDE AID

Date(s) Activity
November 7, 1916 A street-car crashed through a barricade and into the Fort Point Channel, killing 47 riders. BFD responded with land units and the Fireboat Engine 44 from its berth at the Northern Avenue Bridge.
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