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Cambridge Fire Department

Border Fire 2
Harvard Square

Border Fire 2

At least 40 firefighters were deployed to respond to a fire in the exhaust duct of the shared Border Cafe and Harvard Global Health Institute building at 32 Church St. Sunday afternoon.

Emerson Hall Fire
On Campus

Emerson Hall Fire

Cambridge firefighters scale the roof of Emerson Hall after smoke started pouring out of the building around noon on Friday.

Border Fire 1
Harvard Square

Border Fire 1

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the shared Border Cafe and Harvard Global Health Institute building at 32 Church St. around 1 p.m.

Border Fire 2
Cambridge

Two-Alarm Fire Sweeps Through Border Cafe and Global Health Institute Building

The Cambridge Police Department diverted traffic in the nearby blocks of the surrounding area. CPD warned in a tweet at approximately 2:07 p.m. that residents should expect traffic impacts in Harvard Square during the response to the fire.

Emerson Hall Fire
Cambridge Fire Department

Cambridge Fire Department Responds to Two-Alarm Fire in Harvard Yard

The Cambridge Fire Department tweeted Monday that four engines responded to a fire in Emerson Hall's pipe chase — an enclosed space where plumbing, and sometimes electrical wires, are hidden — around noon.

Emerson Hall Fire
On Campus

Emerson Hall Fire

Cambridge firefighters douse the flames in Emerson Hall after smoke started pouring out of the building around noon on Friday.

Quincy House
House Life

Leaves Outside Quincy House Catch Fire

Leaves on a ventilation grate outside of Quincy House’s New Residence Hall caught fire Monday afternoon, sending plumes of smoke into the air and triggering a multi-engine response from the Cambridge Fire Department.

Police Shut Down Harvard Square
Harvard Square

Police Shut Down Harvard Square

The Cambridge Police Department and Fire Department closed down the T station and several blocks in Harvard Square Monday Evening.

OTTO Pizza
Cambridge

OTTO Pizza in Harvard Square Temporarily Closes After Fire

A fire broke out Monday morning at OTTO Pizza in Harvard Square and was extinguished within an hour after an “aggressive attack,” according to the the Cambridge Fire Department.

OTTO Pizza
Cambridge

OTTO Pizza

A fire broke out Monday morning at OTTO Pizza's Harvard Square location at 1436 Massachusetts Ave.

Gerard E. Mahoney
Cambridge Fire Department

Gerard E. Mahoney

Gerard E. “Gerry” Mahoney is the acting Chief of Cambridge’s fire department.

Police Commissioner Branville G. Bard Jr.
Cambridge

New Uber Feature Allows Cambridge Residents to Better Access 911

Cambridge residents riding with Uber can now take advantage of an enhanced security feature built into the application to improve emergency response.

Harvard Square

Hydraulic Spill Causes Police Cordon, Road Closures along Mt. Auburn Street

The Cambridge Police and Fire Departments were hard at work Wednesday afternoon to respond to a reported hydraulic leak in Harvard Square.

Cambridge Fire Department

Car Catches Fire on Linden Street

A car engine burst into flames on Linden St. Thursday evening and burned for roughly ten minutes before firefighters stopped the blaze.

Follen Street Fire
Cambridge

Follen Street Fire

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