Narragansett Fire Department

10/19/2026

Annual Fire Prevention & Education visit at the Narragansett Elementary School: A Big Hit!

🚒 Fun & Fire Safety at NES! 🚒

Our crews had a wonderful time visiting the preschool classes at Narragansett Elementary School last week for their fire safety unit! Our littlest learners did a fantastic job exploring the fire trucks, learning about fire safety, and meeting our firefighters.

Thank you to the teachers and students for having us—we always love connecting with our community's youngest members!

Stay Safe!

- Chief Partington, NFD

10/15/2026

To the Voters of the Town of Narragansett: Ballot Question #6

Our community’s safety depends on the dedicated first responders who protect us every day, and ensuring they have the resources to respond quickly and safely is one of our highest priorities. On April 20, 2026, the Narragansett Town Council took a critical step forward by approving a request for legislation to bring a $3,000,000.00 municipal bond referendum to our voters.
If approved, these funds will directly support an essential public safety infrastructure project: the expansion, renovation, and modernization of north-end Fire Station #3 located at 1170 Boston Neck Road.
This project is vital for the future of Narragansett for several key reasons:
• Protecting Our Most Densely Populated Areas
• Meeting Modern Health and Safety Standards
• Strengthening Emergency Preparedness
• Essential Modernization

This bond represents a direct investment in the health of our first responders and the safety of our neighborhoods. By upgrading Fire Station #3, we are ensuring that Narragansett remains safe, prepared, and resilient for years to come.

For more detailed information on this vital project, such as proposed schematics, drawings, presentation, cost estimate, and full text of Ballot Question #6 - please visit the Town of Narragansett’s informational page at https://www.narragansettri.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/1173

For additional information regarding our local elections and polling site information – visit the Town of Narragansett’s - Elections website page at https://narragansettri.gov/244/Elections

Thank you for your continued support.
Stay safe.

Fire Chief Scott Partington
Narragansett Fire Department

09/24/2026

Nor'easter heading toward Rhode Island: preparation tips and storm safety

WEATHER ALERT: Nor’easter Heading Toward Rhode Island
-A strong coastal storm (nor’easter) is expected to impact Southern New England late this week into the weekend, bringing:
- Heavy rain, especially Friday night through Saturday 🌂
- Strong northeast winds with gusts 45 to 55 mph along the coast
- Rough seas, coastal flooding, and beach erosion 🌊
- Increased risk of downed trees and power outages due to fully leafed trees 🌳
There is the potential for localized street flooding, and power interruptions as the storm moves through.

The Narragansett Fire Department and Emergency Management encourages everyone to prepare now:
✅ BEFORE THE STORM
- **Secure your property:** Bring inside or tie down outdoor furniture, decorations, trash barrels, canopies, tents, and anything that can become airborne.
- **Clear drains:** Check gutters, downspouts, and storm drains near your home to help reduce localized flooding.
- **Charge devices:** Fully charge phones, flashlights, and backup power banks in case of outages.
- **Build a storm kit:** Include water, non‑perishable food, medications, flashlights, batteries, and a battery‑powered radio.
- **Review your plan:** Know where you’ll go if you lose power or if your home becomes unsafe, and check on family, neighbors, and those who may need extra help.
The Town of Narragansett's Maury Loontjens Memorial Library located at 25 Pier Market Place, Narragansett, will serve as our Warming and Charging Center https://narlib.org/ Monitor our Town's website for updates https://www.narragansettri.gov/
🌧 DURING THE STORM
- **Stay informed:** Follow trusted sources like the National Weather Service and local media for updated watches, warnings, and road conditions.
- **Avoid flooded areas:** Never drive through flooded roads—“Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”
- **Limit travel:** Stay off the roads during peak wind and rain unless absolutely necessary.
- **Use generators safely:** Only operate generators outdoors, away from windows and doors, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
- **Report emergencies:** Call 911 for emergencies. Do not report outages or non‑emergency issues through 911. Report power outages to RI Energy - Phone (855) 743-1102 or Text OUTAGE to 743674
Track restoration updates, and find important contact info all in one place https://outagemap.rienergy.com/OMAP
🔌 AFTER THE STORM
- **Watch for hazards:** Stay clear of downed wires, damaged trees, and debris. Assume all wires are live and dangerous. Report downed power lines to RI Energy at Phone (855) 743-1101
- **Check on others:** Safely check on neighbors, especially seniors and those with medical needs.
- **Document damage:** Take photos and contact your insurance company if you experience property damage.

We’ll continue to monitor the storm and share updates as needed. Stay safe.

09/14/2026

The Narragansett Fire Department conducted our 2026 Awards and Recognition Ceremony on Sunday, September 13th at the Bonnet Shores Beach Club, Narragansett. Thank you to the staff at the BSBC for accommodating us - the venue was terrific!

Congratulations to those Firefighters who received awards and recognition for their achievements. To learn more about the specific awards - access the provided QR code on your smart device.
Our Department's Awards & Recognition Program is intended to recognize specific achievements and milestones in the career of the members of the Narragansett Fire Department. The program is designed to acknowledge members who perform acts beyond the scope of their normal duties and to publicly recognize their professional development, technical, and educational achievements. It's their program, administered by their peers. All Department members, their families, retirees, and other invited guests from our community are encouraged to attend.

This year we we awarded two Citizens Service Awards with plaques to brothers Finn and Henry Jennings from Narragansett for assisting our crews shoveling snow during the February 2026 historic blizzard. Their efforts helped to free up responding emergency apparatus.

Thank you to the members of our community for attending - Narragansett Town Manager Jim Tierney, Town Council members Alex Menzies, Jim Durkin, and Donna Vignali, State Rep. Carol Hagen-McEntee District-33, Fr. Mark Nowel for delivering invocation & benediction, and Vinnie Joyce for delivering the National Anthem, and Joe Vingi for supplying the sound & music, and to the NFD retirees who were in attendance.

Thank you all for your continued support of our Fire Department and its Firefighters.

- Chief Partington

07/16/2026

⚠️ Air quality is expected to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups statewide tomorrow (7/16) due to fine particles from wildfire smoke.

Bands of heavy wildfire smoke from Northern Minnesota and Ontario will continue to impact Rhode Island Thursday and into Friday. There could be some hours when smoke readings reach UNHEALTHY (red) on the Air Quality Index.

What to expect:

• Poor air quality
• Reduced visibility
• Smell of smoke

Recommended Actions:

• Stay indoors with windows closed when smoke levels are high.

• Limit outdoor activity; choose less strenuous activities and reduce time spent outdoors.

• While driving, set car's air system to “recirculate”.

• Follow your personal health management plan during air alerts.

📌 Air quality can change throughout the day. To stay informed, visit www.airnow.gov for real-time updates and forecasts.

🔗Find more information at www.dem.ri.gov/airquality

06/15/2026

🚒Narragansett Fire Department Open House 🚒

Local 1589 - Narragansett Firefighters will be hosting an Open House event on Sunday, June 28th at the Fire Dept. Headquarters.

Join us for a fun-filled day at the Narragansett Fire Department’s Station-1 / Headquarters. This is a great opportunity to learn about fire safety, explore, and get hands-on with our equipment, and meet the dedicated men and women who serve our community.

📅 Date: June 28th
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Fire Station-1/ HQ at 40 Caswell Street, Narragansett

Bring the whole family and get an inside look at your local fire department!

🔥 Meet your local firefighters
🚒 Live demonstrations
🎈 Activities for the kids
🥤 Refreshments available

We look forward to seeing you there!

- Chief Partington

06/15/2026

**** 2026 "Burn Tourney" Champions!! ****
Congratulations to team - Narragansett First Responders on winning the coveted 2026 IAFF Burn Softball Tournament this weekend at City Park in Warwick, RI.
The Providence Firefighters Athletic Association (PFAA) hosts this annual charity softball tournament benefiting the IAFF Burn Foundation. The two-day tournament draws numerous first responder and law enforcement teams from across the Northeast, including squads from Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
The Team came together to brave the heat and the stiff competition going undefeated within the tournament, defeating the always strong FDNY team in the finals to capture the Championship and bring the trophy back home to Narragansett, RI.
The team roster was made up of a majority of Narragansett Fire and Police Department members with additional first responders from Providence Police and Johnston Police & Fire.

Thank you all who volunteered their time to participate in this popular event. Outstanding job!

NFD Members.
FF Josh Okolowitcz (Mgr)
FF Scott Camp (Asst Mgr)
FF Zach Coro
FF Andrew Howard
FF Joseph Michael
FF Bennet Souza

NPD Members.
Justin Hoffman
Pat Canavan
Calvin Carpenter
Dylan McCormick
Matthew Silva

PPD
Jake Coro
Rob Ballinger
Ryan Malloy
Jon Leroux
Brandon Macedo

JFD
Mike Lonardo
Scott Martinez

JPD
Matthew Lonardo

- Chief Partington

05/21/2026

****** National EMS Week 2026 ****

Honoring Our Heroes: Happy EMS Week to the Narragansett Fire Department.
During National EMS Week 2026, we proudly honor the dedicated firefighters and EMTs of the Narragansett Fire Department. Operating under this year’s theme, "Improving Outcomes, Together," these professionals seamlessly combine firefighting expertise with advanced emergency medical care.

Fire/EMS and Police spent the week training together to improve outcomes - exemplifying this year's theme for National EMS Week - "Improving Outcomes, Together". This includes our dedicated hard working public safety dispatchers.
These professionals answer the call during moments of crisis, uncertainty, and need. Whether responding to emergencies on the front lines, supporting operations behind the scenes, developing policy, coordinating education, or ensuring the highest standards of patient care, your work has a direct and lasting impact on the health and safety of our communities. From our bustling summer beaches to our quietest neighborhoods, you stand ready 24/7 to answer the call with skill, speed, and profound compassion.

Thank you all for your unwavering commitment, your lifesaving care, and your tireless service in protecting and serving the Narragansett community. Please take time during EMS Week to reflect on the lives you have touched, the patients you have helped, and the tremendous difference you make throughout our community each and every day.

Happy EMS Week to you all. Stay safe!

- Chief Partington

To learn more about the history behind National EMS Week - visit https://emsweek.org/about-ems-week/

05/11/2026

CELEBRATION OF SERVICE FOR RHODE ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS

The Sixth Annual Celebration of Service on Saturday, May 9th at the Rhode Island Firefighters Memorial located on the grounds of the Rhode Island Fire Training Academy, was very well attended.

The service honored Rhode Island’s Firefighters who have died in the line of duty. Their names were read from the tablets on the RI Firefighters Memorial LODD Wall.

https://www.rifirechiefs.com/news/53/Celebration-of-Service-at-the-RI-Firefighters-Memorial-held-May-9-2026

One hundred seventy six firefighters from the state who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored at the memorial. That includes the seven new names that were added to the LODD Wall this year.

Thank you to all who turned out to join in this humbling memorial celebration.

- Chief Partington

The 6th Annual Celebration of Service for Rhode Island Firefighters was held in Exeter Saturday. The event took place at the Rhode Island Firefighters Memorial, located at the RI Fire Academy on Greene Lane. One hundred seventy six firefighters from the state who lost their lives in the line of duty...

05/08/2026

CELEBRATION OF SERVICE FOR RHODE ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS
---- Sixth Annual ---- Open to the Public

Please consider joining us in this annual celebration of service at the Rhode Island Firefighters Memorial located on the grounds of the Rhode Island Fire Training Academy.
The service is to honor Rhode Island’s Firefighters who have died in the line of duty. Their names will be read from the tablets on the RI Firefighters Memorial LODD Wall.

Keynote Address: Chief Scott G. Kettelle, Ret.
Saturday May 9, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Rhode Island Fire Training Academy
4 Green Lane, Exeter, R.I. 02822

The service will include:
March in the Colors led by the Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipes & Drums.
Posting of the Colors and Presentation of the Memorial Wreath.
National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, FF's Prayer, and Ringing of the Bell Ceremony.
The names of the seven Rhode Island Firefighters who have recently been engraved on the RI Firefighters Memorial LODD Wall will be read individually by their department representative, friend or family member.
Amazing Grace performed by the Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipes & Drum.

Thank you.