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BOSTON FIRE STATIONS
The Boston Fire Department is one of the oldest and most historic.
Among its fire houses is the iconic Back Bay fire station on Engine 33 and Ladder 15
at 941 Boylston St. The station once also housed  Boston Police Station 16.
This historic station is first due to the landmark Prudential building and
Fenway Park, home of the 2018 World Champion Boston Red Sox.

BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Paid Fire Department Established in 1678 - First in the Nation.
Today protects about 47 square miles and a population of about 636,000.
The department operates 34 Fire Stations.
There are 33 Engines - 20 Ladders - 2 Rescues
3 Fireboats - Numerous Special Units
The city is divided into 2 Divisions
Division 1 (North) includes Dist 1, 3, 4, 6 and 11
Division 2 (South) includes Dist 7, 8, 9 and 12
There are approximately 1600 members
The department responds to about 75,000 calls a year.

While the New England Patriots do not actually play within the city,
Boston is definitely home to many Patriots, old and new.
These photos were taken around the city a week before Super Bowl 53 in Feb 2019.
PATS 13 - RAMS 3

The feature was updated to show all of Boston's active stations in July 2019.

The feature was updated again in June 2022, with new Station of E42-R2-C9,
and updated photos of E33-L15 Station and renovated E50 Station.
 

January 2019

BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 

 

MAP OF BOSTON
Boston is a large, old city with unique neighborhoods.
The fire stations are nearly all unique as well. They were built
over many years and reflect the architecture styles of the time.

STATIONS
DIVISION 1 - DISTRICT 1
E5 - C1     b1902 - East Boston, 360 Saratoga St
E9 - L2     b1977 - East Boston, 239 Summer St
E56 - L21    b1950 - East Boston, 1 Ashley St 
DIVISION 1 - DISTRICT 3
E4 - L24 - C3    b1965 - West End, 200 Cambridge St
E8 - L1    b1948 - North End, 392 Hanover St
E32 - L9   b1970 - Charlestown, 525 Main St
E50     b1874 - Charlestown, 34 Winthrop St
DIVISION 1 - DISTRICT 4
E3 - H2    b1941 - South End, 618 Harrison Ave
E7 - L17 - C4    b1971 - Back Bay, 200 Columbus Ave
E22 - H3 - W25    b1960 - South End, 700 Tremont St
E33 - L15    b1888 - Back Bay, 941 Boylston St
DIVISION 1 - DISTRICT 6
E2 - L19    b1932 - South Boston, 700 East Fourth St
E10 - TL3 - R1 - H6    b1989 - Downtown, 125 Purchase St (DIV HQ)
E39 - L18 - H7 - Decon 1 - C6    b1977 - South Boston, 272 D St
DIVISION 1 - DISTRICT 11
E29 - L11 - C11    b1929 - Brighton, 138 Chestnut Hill Ave
E41 - L14    b1977 - Allston, 460 Cambridge St
E51    b1913 - Brighton, 425 Faneuil St

DIVISION 2 - DISTRICT 7
E14 - L4 - H1    b1974 - Roxbury, 174 Dudley St
E17 - L7 - C7    b1928 - Dorchester, 7 Parish St
E21    b1926 - Dorchester, 641 Columbia Rd
E24 - L23    b1898 - Dorchester, 36 Washington St
DIVISION 2 - DISTRICT 8
E16 - C8    b1958 - Dorchester, 9 Gallivan Blvd
E18 - L6    b1894 - Dorchester, 1884 Dorchester Ave
E20 - J20    b1958 - 301 Neponset Ave
DIVISION 2 - DISTRICT 9
E28 - TL10 - H8 - C7    b1984 - Jamaica Plain, 746 Centre St
E37 - L26    b1933 - Roxbury, 560 Huntington Ave
E42 - R2 - C9    b2021 - Roxbury, 1870 Columbus Ave
DIVISION 2 - DISTRICT 10
E30 - L25 - C10    b1898 - West Roxbury, 1940 Centre St
E49    b1918 - Readville, 209 Neponset Valley Parkway
E55 - B55    b1949 - West Roxbury, 5115 Washington St
DIVISION 2 - DISTRICT 12
E48 - L28 - B48    b1972 - Hyde Park, 60 Fairmont ve
E52 - L29    b1973 - Dorchester, 975 Blue Hill Ave
E53 - L16 - C12    b1959 - Roslindale, 945 Canterbury St

FIRE HEADQUARTERS & MAINTENANCE SHOPS
115 Southhampton St, Roxbury
FIRE ALARM OFFICE
The Fenway @ Westland Ave
 

 


 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 2 - LADDER 19


700 East Fourth St, South Boston

Fire station opened in 1932.
Covers South Boston and parts of Dorchester.
Within Division 1 - District 6


 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 3 - H2


618 Harrison Ave, South End

Fire station opened in 1941
Large response area includes the South End, Roxbury, the Back Bay, South Boston,
and parts of Downtown.
Within Division 1, District 4

Future plans (as of Oct 2021) to replace this station after a new Dorchester E17-L7-C7 Station is completed.

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 4 - LADDER 24 - CAR 3


200 Cambridge St, Downtown

Fire station opened in 1965.
Covers all of Downtown, Beacon Hill, the North End, and parts of the Back Bay.
Within Division 1 - District 3

The TD Garden / North Station
Home to the Boston Celtics and Bruins.
Within E4 - L24 first due area.

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 5 - CAR 1


360 Saratoga St, East Boston

Fire station opened in 1902
Major renovation 2018-2019
Covers East Boston
Within Division 1 - District 1
 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 7 - LADDER 17 - CAR 4


200 Columbus Ave, Back Bay

Fire station opened in 1971
Covers the South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, and parts of Southie.
Within Division 1 - District 4
 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 8 - LADDER 1


392 Hanover St, North End

Fire station opened in 1948
Covers the North End, Beacon Hill, East Boston, and Charlestown.
Within Division 1 - District 3
 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 9 - LADDER 2 - SPARE RESCUE


239 Sumner St, East Boston

Fire station opened in 1977
Covers East Boston
Within Division 1 - District 1
Served as temporary home to Engine 5 during station renovation 2018-2019
 

 

 

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BOSTON

FORMER ENGINE 10


127 Mt Vernon St, Beacon Hill

Fire station opened in 1949
Same site a fire station has been on since 1866
Closed in 1982
Covered Beacon Hill
Within Division 1 - District 3
Now a community center

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 10 - TOWER LADDER 3 - RESCUE 1 - H 6


125 Purchase St, Downtown

Fire station opened in 1989
2 Story station is part of a 30 story high rise.
Covers Downtown, Beacon Hill, North End, South Boston, East Boston, South End, Back Bay
Within Division 1 - District 3
Division 1 Headquarters

H6 is Collapse Rescue Unit

 

Across the street from the station is the greenway and harbor front high rises.

The old state house built in 1713 is just around the corner at Washington & State Street. 

Downtown high rise around the corner from the Purchase Street Station.

Boston City Hall in Downtown

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 14 - LADDER 4 - H 1


174 Dudley St, Dudley Square, Roxbury

Fire Station opened in 1974
Covers Roxbury, South End, Fenway, and Dorchester
Within Division 2 - District 7

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 16 - DISTRICT 8


9 Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1958
Covers Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roslindale.
Within Division 2 - District 8

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 17 - LADDER 7 - CAR 7


7 Parish Street, Meetinghouse Hill, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1928
Covers Dorchester, Roxbury and South Boston
Within Division 2 - District 7

Boston Plans to Replace This Station as part of a $48M Capital Plan for FY22-26.
It would be the next project after the Roxbury E42-R2-C9 Station was completed in 2021.
The new station will be built at 37 East Street (next to the old station).
It will be approximately a $24.7 M sloped roof brick station with 2 large bays
and a side bay for the Chief.
 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 17 - LADDER 7 - CAR 7


37 East Street, Meetinghouse Hill, Dorchester

NEW FIRE STATION to OPEN 2024
Photos August 14, 2024
Replaced Old Fire station at 7 Parish Street built in 1928
Covers Dorchester, Roxbury and South Boston
Within Division 2 - District 7

Boston built this Fire Station as part of a $48M Capital Plan for FY22-26.
It was built after the Roxbury E42-R2-C9 Station was completed in 2021.
The new station was built at 37 East Street (next to the old station).
It will be approximately a $24.7 M sloped roof brick station with 2 large bays
and a side bay for the Chief.

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 18 - LADDER 6


1884 Dorchester Ave, Ashmont, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1894
Covers Dorchester
Within Division 2 - District 8

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 20 - J20 DIVE UNIT


301 Neponset Ave, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1958
Covers Dorchester, Long Island
Within Division 2 - District 8



 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 21


641 Columbia Road, Uphams Corner, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1926
Covers Dorchester, South End, South Boston, Roxbury
Within Division 2 - District 7

Looking towards the Back Bay from area of Engine 21.
Prudential tower and new high rise under construction.

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 22 - HAZ MAT - REHAB


700 Tremont St, South End

Fire station opened in 1960
Covers the South End, Roxbury, Back Bay, Fenway
Within Division 1 - District 4
H3 is Haz Mat Unit, W25 is Rehab Unit

 


 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 24 - LADDER 23


36 Washington St, Grove Hall, Roxbury

Fire station opened in 1898
Covers Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain
Within Division 2 - District 7

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 28 - TOWER LADDER 10 - TS 2 - Division 2


746 Centre St, Jamaica Plain

Fire station opened in 1984
Covers Jamaica Plain, Fenway, Roxbury, Roslindale
Within Division 2 - District 9
Division 2 Headquarters

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 29 - LADDER 11 - CAR 11


138 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton

Fire station opened in 1929
Covers Allston, Brighton
Within Division 1 - District 11

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 30 - LADDER 25


1940 Centre St, West Roxbury

Fire station opened in 1898
Covers West Roxbury, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park
Within Division 2 - District 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 32 - LADDER 9


525 Main St, Charlestown

Fire station opened in 1970
Covers Charlestown, also assists Somerville and Everett
Serving as temporary quarters of Engine 50 during station renovation 2018-2019
Within Division 1 - District 3

Former Station Engine 32 and Ladder 9
440 Bunker Hill St, Charlestown
Opened in 1884 - Closed in 1970
Companies moved up the street
Old station became community buiding

Boston EMS A-15 across from Station E32 - L9

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 33 - LADDER 15


941 Boylston St, Back Bay

Fire Station opened in 1888
Covers Back Bay, South End, Fenway, Roxbury
Within Division 1 - District 4

Some photos June 2022

Across the street from E33-L15 are the Prudential Center, Sheraton Hotel, 61 Story One Dalton Street,
and other significant landmark properties in the Back Bay.

May 2019

61 Story One Dalton Street tower under construction 2019.
Within E33 - L15 response area.

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 37 - LADDER 26 - DISTRICT 5


560 Huntington Ave, Fenway, Roxbury

Fire Station opened in 1933
Covers Fenway, Roxbury, South End, Back Bay
Within Division 2 - District 9

There are (Oct 2021) Capital Budget plans to replace this station after the replacement of
the South Boston E3 Station and the Dorchester E17-L7-C7 Station.

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 39 - LADDER 18 - DECON - CAR 6


272 D Street, South Boston

Fire Station opened in 1977
Covers South Boston, South End, Dorchester, Roxbury, Downtown
Within Division 1 - District 6

 

 

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BOSTON

FORMER ENGINE 40


260 Sumner St, East Boston

Fire Station opened in 1924
Formerly Station 40
Closed in 1977
Currently a community building

 

 

 

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 BOSTON

ENGINE 41 - LADDER 14


460 Cambridge St, Allston

Fire station opened in 1977
Covers Allston, Brighton, Fenway
Within division 1 - District 11

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON - NEW STATION

ENGINE 42 - RESCUE 2 - CAR 9


1870 Columbus Ave, Egleston Square, Roxbury

New Fire station opened in October 2021
Covers Roxbury, Fenway, Jamaica Plain
Within Division 2 - District 9

The new 23,000 Sq Ft, 2.5 story station cost approx $23.5 M.
It was the first new station to be built in Boston in over 30 years,
since the 1984 station in Jamaica Plain for E28-TL10-TS2-D2.
Photos June 2022
Reserve Ladder (L-10) and Division 2 Deputy temporary relocated while E28 Station refurbished.



 



BOSTON - OLD STATION

ENGINE 42 - RESCUE 2


1870 Columbus Ave, Egleston Square, Roxbury

Fire station opened in 1952
Covers Roxbury, Fenway, Jamaica Plain
With Division 2 - District 9
The 6,400 Sq Ft Old Station was torn down in late 2019 to make room for the new station to be built.
During construction, apparatus was relocated to temporary quarters at 121 Armory St.

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

MAINTENANCE SHOPS - FORMER ENGINE 43


920 Massachusetts Ave, Roxbury

Facility opened in 1951
Former Fire Station E43 - L20
Closed in 1981
Currently Maintenance Division and Fire Investigation
 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 48 - LADDER 28 - BRUSH 48


60 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park

Fire station opened in 1972
Covers Hyde Park, Readville, Roslindale, Mattapan
Within Division 2 - District 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 49


209 Neponset Valley Parkway, Hyde Park

Fire station opened in 1918
Covers Hyde Park
Within Division 2 - District 12

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 50


34 Winthrop St, Charlestown

Fire station opened 1918
Updated photos June 2022
Underwent a major renovation in 2018-19 - Photos (1/19)
Engine 50 was temporarily relocated to E32-L19
Covers Charlestown, North End, North Station, and Beacon Hill.
Within Division 1 - District 3

 

The Bunker Hill Monument is just up the street from Engine 50

Bunker Hill Monument
221' tall monument opened in 1843.

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 51


425 Faneuil St, Brighton

Fire station opened in 1913
Covers Brighton and Allston
Within Division 1 - District 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 52 - LADDER 29


975 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester

Fire station opened in 1973
Covers Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Roslindale
Within Division 2 - District 8

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 53 - LADDER 16 - CAR 12


945 Canterbury St, Roslindale

Fire station opened in 1959
Covers Roslindale, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury
Within Division 2 - District 12

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 55


5115 Washington St, West Roxbury

Fire station opened in 1949
Covers West Roxbury, Roslindale, Hyde Park, and Readville.
Within Division 2 - District 12

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

ENGINE 56 - LADDER 21


1 Ashley St, Orient Heights, East Boston

Fire station opened in 1950.
Covers East Boston
Within Division 1 - District 1

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON

MARINE UNITS 1 - 2 - 3

Burroughs Wharf, North End

Marine Units Station opened in 1991 at the end of Burroughs Wharf
within a Condo complex.  It is the site of the previous Fireboat dock at Battery Wharf.
Covers water incidents within the Boston area.

 

 

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BOSTON

FIRE MUSEUM

344 Congress Street, South Boston

Fire Station opened 1891
Originally Engine 38, Engine 39
Later became Engine 39 & Ladder 18
Closed in 1977
Became the Boston Fire Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Massachusetts State House
On Beacon Hill in Boston.

The Massachusetts Firefighters Memorial is located on the grounds of the State House.

 

 

 

 

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