Despite serving a city with fewer than 100,000 people, the Brockton Fire Department is one of the busiest in the country.
Brockton’s Squad A Rescue Unit responded to more calls in 2016 than any other heavy rescue unit in the country, according to Firehouse Magazine’s 2016 national run survey of 248 departments.
The Brockton unit went out 5,178 times over the course of the year, more than the busiest heavy rescue units in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Brockton’s Ladder Company #1 was also near the top for number of runs made by ladder companies, and Brockton’s Station 1 ranked as the 33rd-busiest fire station in the country.