A new fire department unit, Squad 3, went into service on April 3, 2023. Enhancing the the city's advanced life support as well as firefighting & tech rescue capabilities, Squad 3 is a tactical paramedic unit, and at this time will respond from the Inman Square fire house.
In addition to Emergency Medical Service Advanced Life Support supplies and equipment, the apparatus is equipped with firefighting forcible-entry and search tools, rabbit tool, thermal-imaging -camera, Class A and Class BC fire extinguishers, SCBA, hydraulic rescue tools and cutters, and air sampling devices and meters. These Squads bring City of Cambridge Fire Department EMS care to the 21st century and also enhance our firefighting capability, as well as our capability to mitigated hazardous materials incidents and provide defense against terrorist attack. Fire department medics participate in our ongoing training to operate as tactical firefighter/paramedics in various types of special hazards, homeland defense, and technical rescue situations.
Special Thank You to members of the Motor Squad, Tech Services, PSIT (Public Safety Information Technology), Emergency Communications & the many others who contributed to final outfitting of the truck.
Paramedic Service was initiated by the Cambridge Fire Department in May of 2005. Currently Engine 1, Rescue 1, Squads 2, 3 and 4 are paramedic/advanced life support companies.
