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Middleborough Fire Department
125 North Main Street
Middleborough, MA 02346

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Emergency 911
Emergency 508-947-2323
Business     508-946-2461
FAX            508-946-2464
Dispatch     508-946-2461

Radio          470.700   203.5
800 Talk     n/a
Fire Alarm  KCA 633

Fire Chief Lance Benjamino

Middleborough, Massachusetts Plymouth County Lower Plymouth County	Established c.1952 3 Fire Stations 20 Apparatus 47 Personnel 31 Career 16 Call Apparatus
Area 68.10 Square Miles Population 20,373 Density 286 per sq mile	Fire x EMS x Total 2696 (2002 stats)	Sta.1 Sta.2 Sta.3 Sta.2 Sta.3 Sta.4

4 Engines
1 Tower
2 Brush
1 Tanker
0 Ambs
1 Rescue
7 Cars
4 Misc

Middleborough Fire Department protects one of the largest towns in the Commonwealth. It provides fire and rescue service. EMS is provided by a private ambulance company (AMR) with Middleborough Fire running as first responders.

Staffing: (31) Career: (1) Chief, (1) Deputy, (1) Capt Fire Prev, (4) Capt, (4) Lieut,
(20) Firefighters
Staffing: (7) per shift, (5) minimum
               Station 1: (1) Capt, (1) Lieut, (3) FFs
               Station 2: (1) FF
               Station 3: (1) FF
Staffing: (16) Call Personnel: (1) Deputy, (5) Capt, 10 FFs

Middleborough started as a fire district c.1852 with a handtub and hook & ladder.
The first fire station was built c.1855. Previous stations existed on Pierce Street and School Street as well as the Central station on North Main Street. Later stations were added in South Middleborough and most recently North Middleborough. The Central station is nearly complete and is expected to be reoccupied in November 2003.

Staffing in Middleborough is barely at minimum with only the North and South stations being open during construction of the new Central station. The North station has (5) personnel with (1) committed to dispatching. The South has been staffed with (2). There are no plans for additional staffing when the new Central reopens. Staffing at the North and South stations may go down to (1) each with (5) at Central.

Apparatus assignments when all three stations open is not completely decided yet, but at this time (Oct 8, 2003) it looks like this.
Station 1 (Central): Eng.2, Eng.4, Squad 1, Dive, and other misc vehicles.
Station 2 (South): Eng.1, Tanker 1, For. Fire 2
Station 3 (North): Eng 3, Ladder 1, For. Fire 1
A boat will be located at each station and AMR (the EMS provider) will station an ambulance at each station providing both ALS and BLS service.