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The Mashpee Fire Department was established in 1950. Ellsworth
Peters was the first Chief. The department moved into the old town hall on
Route 130. The first engine was a used 1930 Ford bought from
Centerville-Osterville. Mashpee bought a 1950 Dodge in 1950. A
rescue squad was organized in the 1960s. A new fire station was built in
1979. The department renovated and added onto its fire station in
2002.
Fires and Incidents
1990 - April 14 - A 43 year old man died in a house fire at 20 Brewster Road at
0240 hrs.
1992 - Mar 21 - Pickwicks Restaurant on Route 28 south of the Mashpee
Rotary was destroyed in a spectacular 2 alarm fire.
1992 - Sept 14 - A cement mixer struck a car and both collided with a large tree
on Route 130. A two year old child was trapped in the car for over an hour as
Mashpee rescuers assisted by the Hyannis Heavy Rescue worked to extricate the
mother and daughter who escaped serious injury.
1992 - Sept 19 - Firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions on arrival at
the Summerwood Condos on Route 28. 3 alarms were struck as the fire
extended to two of the six units in the occupied 2 story condo. 11
occupants were displaced, but no one was injured.
1994 - April 22 - Two medflight helos responded to transport two of three
patients involved in a two car headon MVA on Old Barnstable Road. Two
died.
Incident History
Year
Fires
EMS
Total
1950
1960
1970
1975
1980
381
404
748
1985
1990
476
884 1,360
1992
489
980 1,469
1993
453
885 1,338
1994
598
902 1,300
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2,343
2001
2,331
2002
2003
2,618
2004
2,572
2005
2,766
2006
2,834
2007
2,823
2008
2,883
2009
2,774
2010
2,813
2011
2,873
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