Fall River Firefighters Recount Rescue Mission During Fatal Assisted Living Facility Fire

Vietnam War vet who died in Fall River assisted living facility fire remembered

A U.S. Army veteran who died in the Gabriel House Assisted Living Residence fire in Fall River earlier this month is being remembered by his friends and family.

Fall River firefighters recount rescue mission during fatal assisted living facility fire

Firefighters who joined the mission to rescue residents during a deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility shared their story with 5 Investigates.

Building operations not implicated in deadly Fall River fire

The assisted living facility had compliance problems in 2023 but they were related to medical management, not the building’s electrical or mechanical systems, according to preliminary findings.

Fire union sounding alarm about staffing shortages after fatal Fall River blaze - Boston News, Weather, Sports

In the wake of a tragic assisted-living facility fire in Fall River that left 10 people dead and dozens injured, fire officials across the state are sounding the alarm about staffing shortages. The city of Fall River says it will be adding more firefighters moving forward but other officials worry its a growing issues in cities and towns across Massachusetts, where the national standard of four fighters per apparatus is not being met. “The overw…

Fall River firefighters: ‘There are no words for what I’ve seen’ - The Boston Globe

The firefighters greeted each other with handshakes and back slaps. But they soon shifted to mournful recollections of what each had experienced in the worst fire they had ever fought.