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MEMORIAL DAY 2017
Hyannis Tower 829
Cape Cod Cares for Our Troops event Memorial Day weekend 2017.
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MASSPORT BOAT IN CANAL
"AMERICAN UNITED"
Massport's Fireboat 31 recently came through the Cape Cod Canal
on its way back to Boston following maintenance.
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Hyannis Training
HYANNIS ROOF VENTING DRILL
Hyannis Ladder Tower 829 recently training on roof ventilations.
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God Bless the USA!
OAK BLUFFS FIRE STATION
THE "NEW" OAK BLUFFS FIRE STATION
Opened in 2016
The West Tisbury Fire Department held an Open House on
May 13, 2017.
All of the department's apparatus was brought to headquarters and on display
for the public who was also treated to a cookout.
Edgartown FD Engines include a "new" loaner Engine 222
(left) 1993 Ford/E-One
(former Boxboro E-24) which is serving until a new KME engine is delivered
to replace the 2007 E-One CAFS pumper which has been sold off.
HYANNIS STRUCTURE FIRE
HYANNIS WORKING FIRE
Shortly after 18:30 hours on Monday May 8, 2017
the Hyannis FD responded to a reported house fire on
Rosary Lane. On arrival a working fire was declared
for a 1-1/2 story wood frame with heavy smoke showing.
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HYANNIS HEAVY RESCUE DRILL
HYANNIS HEAVY RESCUE DRILL
Members of Company D practiced a variety of specialized heavy rescue
training evolutions at the Barnstable County Fire Rescue Academy on
May 8, 2017.
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HYANNIS GROUND BREAKING
HYANNIS GROUND BREAKING
The Hyannis Fire District broke ground on their new Headquarters
Fire Station on Monday May 8, 2017
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CARVER BRUSH BREAKER DRILL
CARVER PLYMOUTH COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER DRILL
The annual Carver Plymouth County Brush Breaker Drill was held
on Sunday May 7, 2017.
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DENNIS STRUCTURE FIRE
DENNIS WORKING FIRE
Dennis FD responded up the street from headquarters to 608 Route 28
about 10:00 hours on Wednesday May 3, 2017 for a report of smoke coming
from a structure. On arrival, Engine 114 found a 1 story commercial building
with smoke showing. An interior attack with (2) 1-3/4' lines quickly contained
the fire. A Yarmouth engine came in on a line response.
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FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING
NOZZLE FORWARD
About 70 firefighters from fire departments as far away as Canada and Prince
Georges
County, MD joined firefighters from Cape Cod and other New England states at a
2 day, 22 hour, highly intensive hands-on training program known as Nozzle
Forward
at the Barnstable County Fire Rescue Academy on May 1 and 2, 2017.
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OSTERVILLE 3RD ALARM
COMM FIRE
A call reported a house fire at 22 Seaview Ave in the Wianno section of
Osterville
at approximately 16:30 hours on Sunday April 23, 2017. First arriving crews
found heavy smoke and fire showing from a large 2-1/2 story wood home
and quickly struck 2nd and 3rd alarms brining additional help from much
of the mid and upper Cape to the scene. The fire took several hours to
bring
under control.
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Barry Pina Retirement Party
HYANNIS FIREFIGHTER BARRY PINA
About 200 people showed up to pay tribute to and roast retired Hyannis
Firefighter Barry Pina on Saturday April 1, 2017.
The night was filled with love and respect for the many contributions
he has made in over 42 years in the fire service.
There was a healthy dose of poking fun and story telling
by many of his friends and colleagues.
Congratulations "Bullet" for all you have done in your career!
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Chatham Fire Chief Retires
CHATHAM FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL AMBRISCOE
After serving for 12 years as the Chief in Chatham, Chief Ambriscoe
retired on March 31, 2017.
Congratulations Chief!
Chatham New Fire Chief
NEW CHATHAM FIRE CHIEF PETER CONNICK
Deputy Chief Peter Connick was sworn in as the new Fire Chief
in Chatham on March 31, 2017. Chief Connick joined the Chatham FD
in 1979 and worked his way up through the ranks as a firefighter/paramedic
to Captain and then to Deputy in 2011.
Congratulations Chief!
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Provincetown 3rd
Alarm
PROVINCETOWN MAY 27, 2017
This photo taken by Cherie Mittenthal (posted on Facebook) shows the
dramatic fire that struck
a restaurant block on Lopes Square in Provincetown on Saturday May
27, 2017.
The fire brought apparatus from much of the Cape to fight the fire
and cover
fire stations on the Saturday of the beginning of the busy summer
season.
STORY
West Barnstable
2nd Alarm
West Barnstable Fire
Department battled a 2 Alarm house fire on
Lothrup's Lane on Wednesday evening May 24, 2017.
A 2 story home was heavily damaged. Mutual aid came from
a number of communities to battle the fire and operate a tanker
shuttle.
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Mass Antique Fire Apparatus
40th Annual Fire Apparatus Show
& Firematic Flea Market
Wakefield, MA
June 10, 2017
10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Edgewater Office Park, Audubon Rd
Wakefield, MA
Parade
The event is preceded by a parade of apparatus.
Great Family Event.
Musters & Parades
Anita Ford's Best on the Web
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West Tisbury Engine
WEST TISBURY ENGINE 721
2015 Freightliner 4x4 / KME Rescue Pumper
1250 / 750 / 30A / 30B
Holmatro Jaws
May 2017
Edgartown Engine
EDGARTOWN ENGINE 222
A loaner engine until a new KME is delivered.
1993 Ford F-800 / E-One Pumper
1250/750
Former Boxboro Engine 24
May 2017
Edgartown Forestry
EDGARTOWN FORESTRY 230
2015 Ford F350 4x4 / Warner Utility
125 gpm / 150 gals
May 2017
Oak Bluffs Dive Truck
OAK BLUFFS DIVE 541
2004 Ford E450 / Gosgen bus
Former bus - Dive Truck
Acquired from the Edgartown FD in 2016
May 2017
Oak Bluffs Ambulance
OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE OSCAR 94
2015 Chevy / Lifeline Type III Ambulance
(EMS 389)
The newest of Oak Bluffs' 4 ambulances
May 2017
Hyannis Car
HYANNIS CAR 807
2017 Dodge Durango
Training Captain
May 2017
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Oak Bluffs Fire Headquarters
THE OAK BLUFFS STATION
Oak Bluffs moved into their new Headquarters
Fire Station in 2016.
May 2017
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Martha's Vineyard Airport
New MV ARFF Station Under
Construction
The new Martha's Vineyard Airport ARFF & Snow
Removal Equipment
Facility is under construction.
May 2017
New Hyannis Fire Headquarters
May 8, 2017 Ground Breaking
FUTURE HYANNIS FIRE HEADQUARTERS
It took a number of years to get approval, develop plans, and
prepare the site for
a new Hyannis Fire Headquarters. Ground will be broken on
Monday May 8, 2017
as construction gets under way on the new station which was approved
at the April
2016 Special District meeting. The 33,000 square foot, $18.5 Million
station will
be built on High School Road Ext., with the first phase being built
next to the present
station. Once completed, the new section will be moved into and the
old station will
be torn down to make room for the rest of the new station -
additional bays.
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Onset Seeks New Headquarters
May 15, 2017 District
Meeting
PROPOSED ONSET FIRE HEADQUARTERS
The Onset Fire District will seek approval for approximately $13.9
Million
to construct a new Fire Headquarters Fire Station proposed for Sand
Pond Rd.
at the 2017 District meeting.
The present Onset Station at 5 East Central
Ave. in Onset center was built
around 1950 next to the even older fire station. The buildings
are located
on about 2.5 acres. The station has room for 6 apparatus.
Other apparatus
are parked outside or within a tent on the property. The
department's new
ladder truck delivered in 2015 does not fit in the station and has
to be housed
at the Water District building on Sand Pond Rd near where the
proposed
station would be located if approved..
UPDATE
Onset voters turned out in large numbers for the May 15, 2017 annual
District Meeting where a presentation on the proposed new fire
headquarters
was given. Voters questioned the move of the station from its
central
location in the village to a more remote site as proposed.
There was of
course also concern over the proposed cost and ultimately an
amendment
was made and approved to cap the cost at $8 Million.
May 2017
Brewster Begins Construction
Construction Begun
NEW BREWSTER FIRE HEADQUARTERS
Site preparation and construction of a new 22,000 square foot fire
headquarters
began in the Spring of 2017.
The station which was approved by voters in
November 2015 is being built
behind the present station, built in 1974, on Route 6A. The
new station is
expected to cost approx $13.5 Million.
Carver Fire Headquarters
New Station Dedicated April 15,
2017
NEW CARVER FIRE HEADQUARTERS
The new Fire Station 1 at 99 Main Street was occupied in January
2017
and officially dedicated at an open house on April 15, 2017.
The station, approved in 2013, cost
approximately $9 Million to build.
It includes a first class drill yard with training building and
props.
In addition to the 6 drive thru bays, the facility has meeting and
training
rooms, kitchen and dining areas, dispatch, offices and dorms.
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Bourne Moves Headquarters
Headquarters in Sagamore
BOURNE FIRE HEADQUARTERS
The Bourne Fire Department has officially moved its headquarters
offices into
the 53 Meetinghouse Lane, Sagamore Fire Station #3 effective Jan 1,
2017.
The former headquarters offices were upstairs
in the Buzzards Bay Station 1,
but in addition to not being ADA compliant, the facilities were
inefficient.
The Sagamore station was opened in 2006 when the old Sagamore
station
was torn down as part of the Sagamore Bridge Flyover project that
eliminated
the old rotary circle.
Station Projects in 2017
Several Fire & Police Station Projects
in Progress
Watch for progress on the following in 2017
BOURNE - New Police Headquarters approved in 2016
BREWSTER - New Fire Headquarters was approved in 2016
HARWICH - Renovation of East Harwich Station 2 planned.
HYANNIS - New Fire Headquarters was approved in 2016.
Martha's Vineyard Airport - New ARFF Facility planned
NANTUCKET - New Fire Headquarters approved in 2016.
OAK BLUFFS - New Fire Station opened in 2016
ORLEANS - New Police Headquarters under construction 2016.
PROVINCETOWN - New Police Station planned 2017
SANDWICH - New Police Station and New Station 3 approved in 2016.
SANDWICH - Renovation & addition to East Sandwich Station 2 approved
2016.
WELLFLEET - Renovation of Police Station planned 2017
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COTUIT FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cotuit Fire Chief Chris Olsen is planning to retire
at the end of June. Current Nantucket Fire
Chief Paul Rhude has reportedly been offered the
Cotuit Chief's position. Chief Rhude began his
fire service tenor as a call firefighter in Cotuit
many years ago. He then served in both Mashpee
and COMM FD before getting the job in Nantucket 2
years ago. Congrats to both!
May 28, 2017
ONSET FIRE DEPARTMENT
Onset voters were not completely happy with the $14
Million proposal for a new fire station at the May
15, 2017 District Meeting. Much discussion
about the location of the proposed station and the
bottom line cost ultimately resulted in an amendment
to cap the cost at $8 Million... well under what was
sought. More to follow....
May 28, 2017
NANTUCKET FIRE DEPT
The proposed Nantucket Fire Headquarters Fire
Station project has apparently been put off for
another year. The town approved $15 Million
for the station in 2015, but the station was not
built. Another $2 Million was added in 2016. Bids
for the work came in above that amount and the town
has decided rather than hold a special meeting, they
will come back prior to the Spring 2018 meeting, no
doubt for additional funds.
Story.
May 28, 2017
HYANNIS FIRE DEPT
Broke ground on their new Fire Headquarters May 8,
2017.
YARMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Yarmouth Fire Department mourned the passing of
retired long time secretary / administrative
assistant Mary Singleton, age 87, on May1, 2017. She
served 33 years with the Yarmouth FD, retiring in
2009, after serving with 6 fire chiefs and dozens of
firefighters. Rest in peace Mary, job well done!
May 8, 2017
MASHPEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Congratulations to Lt. Glen Milliken upon his
retirement from the Mashpee FD. Glen had 31 years
with the Mashpee FD and 7 years call time with the
Middleboro FD. He was a paramedic for many
years. Best wishes in your retirement!
April 2017
FALMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT
Congratulations to Falmouth Firefighter Russell
Ferreira (3rd from left) upon his retirement from
the Falmouth FD on April 16, 2017. FF Ferreira
joined the Falmouth FD as a call FF in 1983 and
served as a fulltime firefighter since 1987, a total
of 34 years. He was very active in the union
and served many years as the President of IAFF Local
1397.
April 19, 2017
DENNIS FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Dennis FD has promoted Lt. Jeff Perry to
Captain, replacing Captain Robert Marseglia who
retired in March 2017. FF Phelim Meehan has
been promoted to Lieutenant. Congratulations
to both!
April 2017
COTUIT FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cotuit Fire Chief Christopher Olsen (left) will be
retiring in June 2017. Chief Olsen began a
career with the Barnstable Fire District in 1989,
rising to the position of Deputy in 2004. He
took the Fire Chief job in Cotuit in 2008.
Congratulations Chief!
April 2017
CAPE & ISLANDS
Fire & EMS providers from across the Cape & Islands
area mourned the passing of Falmouth ER Doctor Evan
P. Weinstein, age 45, who passed away on April 5,
2017 after a 7 year heroic battle with brain cancer.
He had been a Paraamedic and firefighter in
Hamilton, NY prior to becoming an MD and coming to
the Cape where he played an active role in EMS
direction and education while serving as Medical
Director at Falmouth Hospital.
April 2017
CHATHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT
Peter Connick was sworn in as the new Fire Chief in
Chatham on March 31, 2017. He has been serving
as the Deputy Chief since 2011 and was a Captain
prior to that for many years. Chief Connick
joined the Chatham FD in 1979. He worked many
years as a paramedic and has also taught the EMT
classes at CCCC for many years. Congratulations
Chief!
April 2017
CHATHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chatham Fire Chief Michael Ambriscoe retired on
March 31, 2017 after 12 years as chief.
Congratulations and enjoy retirement!
April 2017
DENNIS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dennis Captain Robert "Vito" Marseglia has retired from the
Dennis FD after 3 decades of service. He served many
years as a paramedic, climbing the ranks to LT and
Captain in 2007. He retired in March 2017 after 33
years of service.
Congratulations!.
April 2017
BREWSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Former Captain Arthur Romme' has retired from the
fire department after 44 years of total service.
He joined the Brewster FD in 1972 as a call member
and became fulltime in 1976. One of the original
Fulltime members of the Brewster FD, Artie served as
a paramedic most of his fulltime career which
concluded in 2012 when Capt Romme' retired. He
continued again as a call member for 5 more years,
wrapping it up at the end of March 2017.
Congrats and best wishes Capt!
April 2017
WAREHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT
Regrets to announce the passing of retired Wareham
Fire District firefighter William M. Rogers, Jr, age
90, on March 26, 2017. He joined the Wareham
Fire Department at age 15 and served for 50 years.
He was also a retired Captain at Otis AFB Fire
Department retired in 1980. He is father of
Wareham Capt Mark Rogers.
April 2, 2017
FALMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT
Retired Falmouth FD Capt E. Michael "Mickey" Moniz
passed away March 13, 2017.
March 14, 2017
HYANNIS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Captain Eric Farrenkopf is serving as Acting Deputy
Chief.
Lt. Kevin Black is serving as Acting Capt Company A
FF David Webb is serving as Acting Lt Company B
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CapeCodFD.com Live Feed
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December 2016
Listen to
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Many of you who monitor
Cape Cod Fire and Police Departments on various "trunk tracker"
style scanners may have noticed problems recently with the
implementation of the re-banding of the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)
Trunked Radio system.
Re-banding is a
national reallocation of radio frequencies that has been underway
for several years across the country. The local switchover took
place in March 2013.
The changes were
expected to make many older scanners obsolete,
HOWEVER!
It is possible
that many, if not all of the newer and older scanners
WILL WORK if reprogrammed with the updated frequencies. Older
scanners including the BC780, BC785, BC895, Radio Shack units, and
others will work if re-programmed!
I recommend you
break out the Owners Manual if you haven't already, or download an
online version, brush up on the basics of programming your scanners
and give it a try. YOU WILL BE HAPPY!
Here is a list of
the frequencies used by the system. If you enter them correctly
(make sure you enter them as M (Motorola) TRUNK channels, they
should work.
SEE FREQS
Go to
RadioReference.com
for additional information on frequencies and programming scanners
with what you want to listen to.
For those who are
not already aware, you can also listen to the action online as well.
The LIVE SCANNER FEEDS that were previously on
RadioReference.com have been moved over to a system called
BROADCASTIFY.com. You can listen to
many different feeds, but should check out the local Cape Cod Fire
Departments on the feed provided which covers all the Cape Fire
Departments, including OPS channels, and as a bonus also gets much
of the Southeaster, Mass area off Cape.
This same
feed is also available on a Phone App. So if you wish to listen to
the Scanner here on the Cape you can certainly do so in a number of
ways thanks to
Broadcastify.
For Fire Departments Only try the CapeCodFD.com feed at Broadcastify:
Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth
Counties Fire Departments.
On air since Dec 2016.
For a mix of Cape Cod Police and Fire
Live Radio try Scott Halligan's
Scan New England site:
Cape Cod Police, Fire, and EMS
The link for
CAPE COD Area Live Fire Radio
at the top of my
Home Pages also brings your to this feature.
CAPE COD FD
RADIO LISTING
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scanning!
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2016 PLYMOUTH COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER DRILL
IN CARVER
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FALMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASED NEW RUN CARDS & NOW HAS NEW
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Run
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Barnstable County
Control
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for actual official run cards
LOOK UP RUN CARDS
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Cape Cod Fire
Departments
2016 Run Stats
NEW
01-03-17
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
(10 year
comparison 2000 vs 2010)
Unofficial 2016 Stats
Updated 03-14-17
Estimated 63,184 Total Calls in 2016
(decrease of 595 calls)
Estimated
63,779 Total Calls in 2015
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RANKING |
2015 RUNS |
2016 RUNS |
| #1 Falmouth FD |
6,966 runs |
7,265 runs |
| #2 Yarmouth FD |
7,096 runs |
6,790 runs |
| #3 Hyannis FD |
7,002 runs |
6,503 runs |
| #4 Dennis FD |
4,979 runs |
5,103 runs |
| #5 Bourne FD |
4,931 runs |
4,706 runs |
| #6 Harwich FD |
4,295 runs |
4,324 runs |
| #7 COMM FD |
4,429 runs |
4,142 runs |
| #8 Sandwich FD |
3,889 runs |
4,022 runs |
| #9 Mashpee FD |
3,615 runs |
3,594 runs |
| #10 Brewster FD |
2,882 runs |
2,917 runs |
| #11 Chatham FD |
2,727 runs |
2,715 runs |
| #12 Orleans FD |
2,482 runs |
2,531 runs |
| #13 Eastham FD |
1,723 runs |
1,722 runs |
| #14 P-Town FD |
1,203 runs |
1,246 runs |
| #15Barnstable
FD |
1,242 runs |
1,241 runs |
| #16
Wellfleet FD |
1,171 runs |
1,181 runs |
| #17 Joint Base FD |
820 runs |
889 runs |
| #18 Cotuit FD |
830 runs |
835 runs |
| #19 Truro FD |
730 runs |
829 runs |
| #20 W
Barnstable |
758 runs |
629 runs |
| #21 BMA |
9
runs |
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April 2, 2017
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PROVINCETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CRASH TRUCK 199
2011 Rosenbauer 1500 gallon ARFF truck
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SANDWICH BREAKER 463
The old work horse, 1953 Studebaker Brush Breaker, built by Ted Young in 1973,
and rebuilt by the Sandwich FD in 2002 has seen its last fire. The breaker
was
recently taken off the road. The good news is, a "newer" breaker is being
built
and will hopefully be in service in the next few months.
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St. Louis Fire Department
Fireboat 6
"Stan Musial"
FOR MORE
FIRE BOAT FEATURE
"American Fire Boats"
- The history of Waterborne Firefighting and Rescue in
America -
By Wayne Mutza
Published in 2017
Wonderful new book with lots of up to date information
about fire boats.
(A must have for fire boat fans!)
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ORLEANS FIRE & POLICE STATION
90 South Orleans Rd (Rte 28) & Eldridge Parkway.
1954 FWD pumper, 1963 Maxim County No.3 Brush Breaker,
and 1966 Mack C (first diesel engine on Cape) pumper.
Orleans Fire moved to a new station in 1987
at 58 Eldridge Parkway.
The Orleans Police are currently building a new Police
Station on the same site as the old police station.
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VIDEOS!
VIDEOS INCLUDE SOME HISTORICAL FOOTAGE FROM THE 1940'S, 1950'S, AND
1960'S.
Cape Cod Brush Fire 1946... 15,000 Acres! Part 1
Cape Cod Brush Fire 1946... 15,000 Acres! Part 2
ADDITIONAL VIDEOS LISTED ON
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MAY 1, 1965
ROUTE 6, SANDWICH
75 degrees - wind Sw @35 mph
1254 Hours - Brush fire is reported near Forestdale Road &
Pocasset Road in Otis.
1301 hours - Bourne fire tower reports the fire is moving
fast. Otis had 2 breakers responding.
1303 hrs - Bourne fire tower reports a lot of fire there.
1306 hrs - Bourne fire tower updating looks real bad. State
Car 2 requests 7 or 8 breakers
and 4-5 tank trucks. Responding apparatus includes C-15,
T-35, B-142, B-143, T-148
C-14, B-250, B-254, B-130, B-128, and B-216.
1312 hrs - Cat 251 (Mashpee Chief) on location requests 8-10
more breakers "Now!"
1312 hrs - P18 reports 40-50 acres burning and spreading
fast.
1315 hrs - Fire now are Wood Road spreading very fast.
1315 hrs - Bourne fire tower requested additional trucks.
C-12, B64, B204, B217
1320 hrs - Request made to Plymouth County for 15 more
breakers and
10 tank trucks, plus all equipment from State District 2
1325 hrs - Fire crossed Jefferson Road, headed for Gibbs
Road. Plan to make a stand
on Route 6. State police closed Route 6. Request for all
available pumpers
and tank trucks to Route 6 and Route 130. Also requested
Plymouth County
pumpers to stage at the Sandwich / Bourne town line.
1330 hrs - Fire crossed Gibbs Road. "Doubt it can be stopped
at Route 6"
1345 hrs - Fire is past Gibbs Road and heading for Mid Cape.
1420 hrs - Fire jumps Route 6 with many trucks on the road.
1440 hrs - Orders to send all pumps and tankers to Route 6A
Sandwich village.
1530 hrs - Fire is finally stopped at Sandwich village.
2230 hrs - Apparatus is released from mutual aid.
Several thousand acres blackened by the fire.
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Capt Paul Cabral Retired Oct 3, 2010
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Bluffs Fire Museum September 19, 2010
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Earl September 3, 2010
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2009
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2009
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New
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Pages Aug 1, 2007
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CIEMSS Awards May 24,
2007
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2007 Chili Challenge Mar 11, 2007
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Sandwich Fire Tower Visit April 2006
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Plymouth County Brush Breaker Drill Feature April 2, 2006
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West Barnstable Medflight March 28, 2006
Eastham Ship Wreck March 27, 2006
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Chief Peterson Memorial
Oct 1, 2005
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Ambulance Accidents & Problems Sept 2005
Kids Day - August 6, 2005
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- July 6, 2005
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C.J.
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New Mashpee Breaker 354 April
2005
Nantucket FD Apparatus changes Mar 2005
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New Mashpee Run Cards
Mar 2005
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Horace Manley "Gus"
Crosby III
"Uncle Gus"
Passed away September 19,
2014
The first permanent
firefighter in Osterville.
Founding member IAFF Local 2346.
33 Year career COMM FD.
My mentor, Best Man, Neighbor.
Semper Fi Marine
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Retired Hyannis
Firefighter - Dispatcher
Robert McGorty
Passed away Oct 9, 2014
age 72
Charter member Hyannis IAFF Local 2172
32 Year member retired 2002
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HYANNIS
FIRE
BRETT D. GRANDAW
Former Firefighter / Paramedic
Hyannis FD, Age 55, November 18, 2015.
23 years with Hyannis FD
and 17 years with FEMA Team.
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BARNSTABLE FIRE
William E. "Billy"
Fleming
Retired Barnstable Fire Fighter
Past President IAFF 3276
1989-2009
Age 56, Passed away Dec 31, 2015
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Fred Lewis
Retired COMM Senior Private.
Passed away from Cancer
Sept 8, 2016
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COMM FIRE
Jordan Galvin-Juntas
Age 19
COMM Intern & college student
killed in Middleborough tragic accident
Oct 23, 2016
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FALMOUTH FIRE
Retired Fire Chief Paul D
Brodeur
Jan 20, 2017
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ONSET FIRE
Ronald A. Aseltine, Jr
Age 49
Onset Call Firefighter
(Retired DCR Dist 2 Warden)
Feb 26, 2017
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DEDICATED TO
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
The World Trade Center towers from Liberty Island, summer 2001.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.
What have we as a fire
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Crazy Guy on a Bike
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