Onset Fire Rescue

03/20/2026

Press Release for today's 2nd Alarm Structure Fire. We appreciate the efforts of all personnel and the assistance from all agencies involved. We would like to share our thoughts with the family during this difficult time.

03/20/2026

Yesterday we officially took delivery of our new pumper!

This replacement project began in 2023 with funding approval at the fire district's annual meeting. Department personnel worked alongside Joseph Bevilacqua - Specialty Vehicles, Inc. to design and order a truck built by Rosenbauer Group that best met the needs of our department. We can not thank everyone involved in this project enough for their time and effort! But most of all we appreciate the continual support of our citizens who authorized the purchase of this important piece of apparatus.

Over the next several weeks the truck will be outfitted with equipment and our personnel will train on driving and pump operations.

03/10/2026

Only a couple days late for the official International Women’s Day, but we don’t need a single, special day to celebrate the women of OFD. Pictured: Lt. Evan’s, Lt. Giannelli, FF. Klemp, FF. Burton, FF. Haskell, FF. Geisler and FF. Sprague. Not pictured: ARO Hume-Hennessy and Peer Support Coordinator Debbie Ladd.
Thank you all for being part of our OFD family.

03/04/2026

Thank you to everyone that showed up for the meeting. We had a quorum and the article passed.

03/03/2026

🚨REMINDER🚨

Special District Meeting tonight 7:30 pm at the Onset Fire Station 8 Sand Pond Road. A quorum of 25 residents is required to open the meeting . Please attend if you can.

02/27/2026

🚨 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT🚨

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to every member of our department who answered the call during the Blizzard of 2026.

The extreme conditions we operated in heavy snowfall, powerful winds, and prolonged power outages tested our endurance and commitment. Despite these challenges, our members worked tirelessly to protect our community, assist with power restoration efforts, and ensure access to areas that were otherwise unreachable due to significant snow accumulation. Your professionalism, resilience, and dedication to public safety did not go unnoticed.

This storm response was truly a team effort. We are deeply appreciative of the strong partnerships and coordination with:
• Onset Water Department
• Onset Prudential Committee
• Onset District Administration
• Wareham EMS
• Wareham Fire Department
• Wareham Municipal Maintenance
• Wareham Emergency Management
• Town of Wareham Administration
• Wareham Police Department

Your collaboration, communication, and shared commitment to serving our residents were instrumental in navigating this historic storm safely and effectively.

To our firefighters, call members, interns, officers, and mutual aid partners thank you for your unwavering dedication to the community we proudly serve.

Respectfully,

Jeffrey Osswald
Fire Chief
Onset Fire Department

Wareham EMS Local 2895
Wareham Fire Department
Wareham Police Department

02/27/2026

🚧 SNOW REMOVAL IN ONSET CENTER TODAY AT 8AM PLAN ACCORDINGLY🚧

02/26/2026

Thank you to Theresa, Chief Osswald’s mom for getting the shift lunch today. It was appreciated.

02/25/2026

🚨🚨Please DO NOT call the Fire Department or 911 because your driveway and/or road is not plowed yet. We do not have any control over where plows are or go and the phone lines are reserved for emergencies. Thank you and please have patience, this blizzard is affecting everyone!🚨🚨

02/24/2026

🚨🚨ATTENTION🚨🚨
The special District Meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Tuesday March 3rd, at 730pm at Onset fire Headquarters, 8 Sand Pond Rd in East Wareham.

We encourage all Onset Fire District voters to attend.

02/23/2026

🚧🚧A TRAVEL BAN is now in effect for all of PLYMOUTH, BARNSTABLE and BRISTOL COUNTIES effective immediately until conditions are deemed safe. Please read the story for the only exemptions.🚧🚧

BOSTON (WHDH) - Gov. Maura Healey has signed an Executive Order placing an immediate ban on non-essential motor vehicle travel in Bristol, Plymouth, and BarnstableRead More

02/23/2026

Unless you have an emergency or you are an essential worker, there is no reason to be driving today. Emergency vehicles are having a difficult time responding to calls due to “stuck” vehicles. The roads are NOT plowed and cannot be traveled on. We urge everyone to STAY HOME so plows can plow and first responders can respond to emergencies.