The Amherst Firefighters’ Union called on the town to increase staffing within the Amherst Fire Department. In a press ...

On Friday evening, multiple fire departments within the Amherst area responded to the blaze on Olympia Drive in Amherst.

The Amherst Fire Department is under investigation for its response to the Olympia Place fire, with the union pushing for ...

The town did expand the staff by four firefighters in fiscal year 2023 but firefighters said far more people are needed.

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts.

Union fire fighters in Amherst, Massachusetts, are calling on town management to fully staff the department, after last ...

THAN 24 HOURS. WHAT’S THE SITUATION NOW? THAT’S CORRECT. WELL, IT IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE HERE. FIRE CREWS REMAIN HERE AS WELL AS THAT SMOKE STILL BILLOWING HERE INTO THE SKY. AND AS I TALKED ...

On Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire tore through the privately owned Olympia Place apartment complex across the street from the ...

Editor’s note: Read an updated story about the fire here. A three-alarm fire ripped through an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst late Friday night, according to ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Fire Department reported an extremely high call volume on Halloween night, requiring significant assistance from mutual aid. According to a news release from ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Six people are without a home after an apartment fire on Olympia Drive in Amherst Saturday morning. August ends with cooler temperatures in western Mass. Amherst Fire Chief ...

At 11:23 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Amherst Fire Department (AFD) worked to extinguish a large apartment fire in the Olympia Oaks apartment complex, located behind Orchard Hill. Within a short ...