http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=215385036358074722333.0004995d1fc1fcdfcb2b3&z=10 - fire stations map - started Jan 7 2011 - (12/2/2023 - renamed this map to 'MA - Middlesex County - public safety' - after adding police and public works layers) - (changed name to zerg90 map - 2025 - why not)
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13W3fAB7pj36De36XK4qUluAF_jvOnRM&usp=sharing - fire stations map - all icons are black flames - 10/8/2023
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Map Index Page - as of Nov 18 2025
9/8/2025 - there is no unincorporated land in Massachusetts - there is very little county government (typically just a jail and a prosecutor) - municipalities are either a city or a town - there are 351 municipalities in Mass - (actually - maybe there is 1 island in boston harbor that is not incorporated - maybe)
9/16/2025 - all Fire Departments in Middlesex County respond to ambulance calls - (except maybe Hanscom AFB FD ) - [State Forestry might respond to EMS calls in State Forests and State Parks when nearby] - all police departments in Middlesex County respond to medical emergencies - possibly depending on availability - most police cars probably have AEDs - State Police respond to EMS calls and crashes on Interstates - not all agencies respond to all EMS calls but most probably respond to critical EMS calls (probably due to the fact that all police and fire are trained in CPR at the least) - NPS probably responds to all fire and EMS calls on NPS sites
9/16/2025 - Arlington handles psychological emergencies (Section 12) by sending 1 BLS ambulance and some police cars - and the PD has 2 mental health clinicians on the payroll now - not sure how other communities handle the calls
11/9/2025 - mutual aid - fire service control points are -
Westford FD for the Lowell area (District 6)
+ Holbrook RECC (previously Ashland previously Natick) for the Framingham area (District 14)
+ Boston FD for MetroFire area (District 13)
+ Fitchburg FD for northern Worcester County and ? Ashby and ?Townsend (District 8)
+ Haverhill FD (or andover? which is it?) for northern Essex County and North Reading (District 5)
+ Beverly FD for southern Essex County
- police control point at Wenham PD for Essex County area + maybe Westford for Lowell area (NEMLEC) + SEMLEC ?
- maybe Merrimack Valley CMED (in Lawrence) for ambulances
11/9/2025 - specialty teams - WMD team from Natl Guard at Hanscom - HazMat teams via State Dispatch maybe - scuba from state police - ice water rescue and fast water rescue and flood rescue by local FDs - technical rescue by local FDs and District 14 team - IMT and rehab from State Fire Services and fire buffs - we need to go thru the 2021 D5 D6 D14 D15 handbook for more details on water teams and hazmat teams etc
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1/9/2025 - possibly you click on a map marker - and then click on the name below the map - and then see any associated photographs
not sure how Google Maps works in various browsers
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At a map marker - click on "View in Google Maps" - click on fire station photo - reach pannable and zoomable view of station
https://sites.google.com/site/usapublicsafety/home/misc/zerg90-maps - definitions etc
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Map Legend - fire stations
star - (was circle) = 1 company - typically a pumper staffed with 3 people 24/7/365 - a fulltime / professional / career station
flame = 2 or more companys - usually 1 Engine + 1 Ladder - usually with 3 or 4 people on the Engine 24/7/365 plus 3 or 4 people on the Ladder 24/7/365
snowflake (was star) = staffed solely by oncall firefighters
bulb (was pin) symbols are "out of county" fire stations
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this map has 3 layers - 2/23/2023 - (10/15/2024 we have oodles and oodles of map layers now - they are -
1. fire
2. police
3. DPW
4. misc
5. hospitals
6. urgent care centers / clinics
7. private ambulances
8. out of county (mostly fire stations)
9. PSAPs (9/8/2025)
10. highrises
in regards to this map - we define a 'police department' as an agency with trained cops who respond to incidents in or on a motor vehicle - and they have a 2way radio - and the vehicle is legal to drive on public roadways - something like that - if we included every armed security guard the list would be endless - the USA has lots and lots of armed people - lots and lots of them - 9/20/2025
layers can be toggled on and off - 1/9/2025
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all fire stations are fulltime staffed 24/7/365 - except - Carlisle, Ashby, Groton sub stations, Townsend, ?Pepperell, Dunstable, Tyngsboro sub stations, Holliston sub, Hopkinton sub, Sherborn, maybe Shirley - 5/5/2017 - (Townsend and Pepperell and Shirley and Sherborn might be staffed 24/7/365 now - 10/15/2024 - see 7/29/2023 below)
See massfiretrucks.org and firenews.org for photos of all vehicles and stations and more info - 5/9/2017 - see firefighting fandom for info also - see firedepartment.net for FD staff totals and HQ addresses - (10/15/2024 - see EMS fandom also)
4/1/2019 - updated Holliston - updated index
4/4/2019 - added Sherborn Sta 2
6/16/2019 - converted all 'out of county' stations to pin icons - added future Dracut Sta 2 - added updated markers at several locations
11/27/2020 - added future Acton FD North Station
6//29/2021 - updated N Acton Sta and Dracut Sta 3
9/22/2021 - updated Andover Sta 2 - created Map Legend section
2/23/2023 - added layer for police / law enforcement agencies - added Willard State Forest HQ + former Townsend Sta 3 / DCR + Hopkinton State Forest - updated map markers for Townsend Sta 2 and 3
3/3/2023 - updated Westford FD + Watertown FD + Somerville FD + Everett Sta 2 + updated various map markers to more current versions
7/29/2023 - updated Woburn FD - changed colors on some markers - updated several 'all-call' FDs
10/5/2023 - added Cambridge temporary Station 10 - moved Tewksbury stations into Middlesex County - created DPW layer
12/2/2023 - changed name of this map from 'Middlesex County Mass Fire Stations' to 'MA - Middlesex County - public safety'
12/3/2023 - CVS Minute Clinics (or whatever) seem to be staffed with Physicians Assistants or Nurse Practitioners - and they dont have xray or MRI or labs - possibly CVS has 2 different types of clinics - not sure about that - they seem to be open daylight hours 7 days per week
12/3/2023 - 'urgent care centers' seem to be staffed with MDs and PAs (Physicians Assistant) and NPs (Nurse Practitioners) - and have imaging and lab facilities - many are only open weekdays - none seem to be open overnight
3/3/2024 - added some Groton info
10/15/2024 - updated hospitals layer and urgent care layer and private ambulance layer - updated map index
1/9/2025 - updated the updates - lol
2/27/2025 - added Lowell General Medics on Varnum Street - added Lahey Med Center Ambulance - added Coastal Amb in Newton - added Brandeis EMS at Armstrong in Woburn - added new Patriot Amb site in Hudson
7/30/2025 - updated Patriot Amb info
8/18/2025 - updated several map markers
8/18/2025 - FDs with just 1 station are now indicated by a black new star (perhaps perhaps perhaps)
9/9/2025 - added map layer with some PSAPs
9/11/2025 - added Somerville new Sta 2 and Marine Unit - added Woburn temp sta 4
9/16/2025 - added Cambridge Marine Battalions - ahoy matey! - updated a few fire station markers - MassPort Hanscom - Devens (moved to the 'out of county' layer) - updated Dracut Sta 3 map marker - added Burlington Mall and Bedford community college - updated Harvard Univ health info - updated regis pd and bc (boston college) pd and Lasell pd - added regis health center and Lasell health center
9/20/2025 - added FEMA and MEMA and BayState Community College and some more misc items
9/23/2025 - added MSP Wellington Circle - updated Concord area ALS - updated Acton FD - added amtrak pd and mbta pd on 'out of county' layer
10/13/2025 - updated Framingham RECC and Nashoba Valley RECC
10/19/2025 - on misc and highrises layers added a bunch of info - we were using https://massgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=4743bdb1af9b4787978f4b283a9913ba to find much of the info
11/8/2025 - changed all icons on the fire station layer
11/9/2025 - updated many fire station markers with staffing info from firenews.org - updated D6 Forest Fire Control - added Great Brook Farm State Park HQ - added Perkins School Public Safety - added Watertown FD Marine 1 - updated Tyngsboro FD info
11/15/2025 - added 10 alarm box cards for Dunstable 2014 + Lexington 2013 + Weston 2025 - more can be found on the Internets
11/17/2025 - photo of EZ9 from 1989 and more added to Massport Hanscom map marker
11/17/2025 - added Out of County MSP helo bases and medevac bases
11/17/2025 - map markers for Cambridge FD + Waltham FD + Townsend FD are now black
11/19/2025 - updated US Fish and Wildlife info patially