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Onset Fire Department
8 Sand Pond Road
Onset, MA 02558

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Emergency    911
Emergency    508-295-2121
Business        508-295-2122
FAX               508-295-5930
Dispatch        508-295-2122

Fire Alarm    KCA 410
Radio            453.125      118.8
Radio Low    33.92          203.5
800 Radio      Onset Fire
Dispatch by   Onset Fire

Fire Chief Jeffery Osswald C-1
(2021)

Onset Fire District Wareham, Massachusetts Plymouth County Lower Plymouth County	Established 1894 1 Fire Station 8 Apparatus 70 Personnel 7 Career 63 Call
Area 4.5 Square Miles Population 8,900 approx Density 1,978 per sq mile	2000 xx Calls 2010 xx Calls 2018 xx Calls 2019 xx Calls	Sta.1 Sta.2 Sta.2 Sta.3 Sta.4

3 Engines
1 Ladder
2 Brush
0 Ambs
0 Rescue
4 Cars
5 Misc

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Leadership - Officers:
Fire Chief Jeffery Osswald             Car 1                   (2021)
Asst Chief Howard Anderson         Car 2                   (2020)
Deputy Chief Jeff Dias                    Car 3                   (11/2021)

Group 1 Leader:      TBD
Group 2 Leader:      Deputy Jeff Dias
Group 3 Leader:      Asst Chief Howard Anderson
Group 4 Leader:      Capt Ryan Quinn
Fire Prevention:      Lt Richard Sniger
Firefighter:              Peter DiPasqua

IAFF: Local

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Email Contact
General Info:
Fire Chief

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Total Personnel:

Career Personnel:
(1)    Fire Chief
(1)    Asst Chief
(1)    Deputy Chiefs
(2)    Captains
( )   Lieutenants
(1)    Fire Prevention
(1)    Firefighters
(   )   Admin Sec

Including:
(   ) Paramedics
(   ) Basic EMTs
(   ) First Responders

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Call Personnel:
(   )   Fire Chief
(   )   Deputy Chiefs
(   )   Captains
(   )   Lieutenants
(   )   Call Firefighters

Including:
(   )    Paramedics
(   )    Basic EMTs
(   )    First Responders

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Staffing:
There are (   ) Groups of (   ) Personnel
Minimum staffing is (   ) per shift
Each group works an average (   ) hour week on a (   ) day totation
The work week includes (   ) shifts from ____ to _____
The work schedule is:

Station staffing is:      (   ) Station __ (   ) Station __
Minimum Staffing is: (   ) Station __ (   ) Station __

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Station:
Station ( ) staffing is: ( ) Officers, ( ) FFs

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Dispatch by:
Dispatched by

E911 PSAP:          Primary 911
E911 Backup:        Backup 911
911 Secondary:     Dispatch/Secondary 911

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NOTES:
Previous Officers

Fire            xxx
EMS          xxx
Total       1,592
(2016 stats)

TOTAL PERSONNEL (70)

FULLTIME (7)
(1) Fire Chief (M-Th)
(2) Deputy Chiefs (24 hr shift commanders)
(2) Captains (24 hr shift commanders)
(1) Fire Prevention Officer (Tu-Sa)
(1) Firefighter (M-F)

CALL PERSONNEL (53)
(5) Capts,
(5) Lieutenants,
(40) Firefighters - call personnel
(3) Alarm Room Operators

ALSO ON CALL (10)
(10) Mass Maritime Acad Firefighter/Interns

(4) Paramedics,
(12) EMT Basics
(54) First Responders

Deputy Chief Howard Anderson promoted to Asst Chief Nov 2021

Fire Chief Raymond Goodwin 2013 - Retired Spring 2021

Former Fire Chief Howard B Andersen

Former Fire Headquarters at 5 East Central Ave, Onset until Sept 2021
Former Station 2 at Water Dept garage on Sand Pond Road until July 2021

Updated 00/00/00