On Christmas Eve, 2025, the Needham community was struck by tragedy when a four-alarm fire broke out on Woodworth Road. Firefighters from the Needham Fire Department and mutual aid departments battled heavy fire and smoke in challenging conditions.
Tragically, the fire claimed the life of 21-year-old Kayla Renee Corrigan. Two...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
On Sunday evening, two local off-duty firefighters were credited with saving the life of a football fan who had suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed at Gillette Stadium before the Patriots-Dolphins game. According to Boston.com, Mark McCullough from the Needham Fire Department...
The Needham Fire Department has moved into its new department building at 88 Chestnut Street. The building has been under construction since early 2019.
In 2018, officials established that the then-current police and fire headquarters buildings were too small to meet needed safety standards, among myriad other concerns.
