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The Mashpee Fire Rescue Department was established in 1950................ It protects a population of         9,343 within a 23.86 square mile area......................The Fire         Department operates from 1 fire station staffed 24 hours a         day......................There are 4 shifts of 7 personnel with a         minimum of 6 personnel on duty...................Mashpee responded to         2,331 incidents in 2001.......................

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Fire Chief Thomas Rullo   C-371
(2013)

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LIVE BROADCAST
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IAFF: Local 2519. Mashpee Personnel are civilian

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Email Contact
General Info:
Fire Chief:
Fire Prevention:

Phone Directory
508-539-1458   Fire Chief Tom Rullo

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Total Personnel: 36

Career Personnel: 35
(1)   Fire Chief
(1)   Deputy Chief
(4)   Shift Captains
(4)   Shift Lieutenants
(24) Firefighters
(1)   Fire Prev
(1)   EMS Officer
(1.5) Admin Sec

Including:
(22) Paramedics,
(14) Basic EMTs,
(   )  First Responders

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Call Personnel:1
(1) Call personnel  

Including:
(   ) Paramedics,
( 1) Basic EMTs,
(   )  First Responders 

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Staffing:
There are 4 groups of (8) personnel
Minimum staffing is (6) working days and (5) working nights.
Each group works an average 42 hour week on an 8 day rotation
The work week includes (2) 24 hour shifts 0800-0800
The work schedule is (1) On, (1) Off, (1) On, (5) Off  (1-1-1-5)
(1) 24 On 0800-0800, (1) 24 hr Off, (1) 24 On 0800-0800, (5) 24 hr Days Off

Station staffing is:                 (5) Station 1, (3) Station 2
The minimum staffing is:       (4) Station 1, (2) Station 2 

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Stations:
Station 1 staffing is:        (1) Captain,     (4) FFs
Station 2 staffing is:        (1) Lieutenant, (2) FFs

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Dispatched By:
BSO - Barnstable County Sheriff's Department dispatchers since
Working (8) hour shifts

Prior dispatching by Mashpee Police Department
Prior to that by Mashpee Firefighters

E-911 Info
E911 PSAP:          BSO - Barnstable Sheriff's Department
E911 Backup:        BARNPD - Barnstable Police Department
911 Secondary:     N/A - Dispatch by BSO Dispatchers


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NOTES

Hiring - Utilizes Barnstable County List

Updated February 28, 2020

Mashpee Police Department

Mashpee Police Department
19 Frank Hicks Drive
Mashpee, MA  02649
Emergency 911    Emergency 508-477-1212
Business 508-539-1480   Fax 508-539-1415

Police Chief Scott Carline
Former Police Chief Rodney Collins

Mashpee Information

Incorporated as a town 1870

Town of Mashpee Website

Massachusetts Municipal Association

DHCD Community Profile

Added Jan 6, 2002
Updated Jan 22, 2018

Fire Department History

FIRE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION

The Mashpee Fire Department was established in 1950. 
Ellsworth Peters was the first Fire 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 Engine 2 in 1950. 
A rescue squad was organized in the 1960s. 
A new fire station was built in 1979 off Route 151. 
The department renovated and added onto its headquarters fire station in 2002.
A second station was built in 2008 on Red Brook Road, New Seabury 

FIRE CHIEFS

2014-Present             - Thomas Rullo    
1993-2013                 - George Baker
1988-1993                 - Robert Ridgeway

1950-                         - Ellsworth Peters   (First Chief)

Deputy Chiefs:
2014- Present            - Jack Phelan       (May 2014)
2012-2014                 - Thomas Rullo
1993-2011                 - Sheldon Hamblin
1988-1993                 - George Baker

 

FIRE STATIONS HISTORY

2001-Present              - Mashpee - Station 1 - 20 Frank Hicks - Renovation Addition
1979-2001                  - Mashpee - Station 1 - 20 Frank Hicks - Moved in
1950-1979                  - Mashpee - Old Station - Rte 130 & Great Neck (orig Town Hall)

2008-Present              - Mashpee - Station 2 - 101 Red Brook Road - Moved in new station



 

FIRE APPARATUS HISTORY

1995 Apparatus Roster
Station 1 - Mashpee     
351      Engine 351         - 1989 Simon-Duplex 4dr/Middlesex 1500/750 Pumper
352      Tanker 352         - 1980 GMC Brigadier/E-One 1000/2500 Engine-Tanker
353      Breaker 353       - 1957 International R190 4x4/Maynard 750/750 Breaker
354      Breaker 354       - 1967 International R190 6x6/Thibault 300/100 Breaker
355      Engine 355         - 1970 War LaFrance/'87 Ranger 4cf 1000/500 Pumper  JAws
357      Truck 357          - 1985 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4/Stahl Utility Pickup Truck
360      Squad 360         - 1980 Ford Chateau/EVF Type III MERV Mash Emer Resp Veh
361      Rescue 361        - 1989 Ford E350/Excellence Type III Ambulance  (EMS 316)
362      Rescue 362        - 1994 International/Wheeled Coach Type I Ambulance (EMS 317)
370      Car 370              - 1989 Ford F350 Pickup Truck (was 372)
371      Car 371              - 1990 Ford Explorer 4x4 Fire Chief George Baker
372      Car 372              - 1994 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 Deputy Sheldon Hamblin
            Haz                     -        Fomer Mil Trailer - Haz Mat Trailer
            Boat                   -         Boston Whaler 17' /Johnson 70hp Boat
            Boat                    -        Zodiac 8' Inflatable Boat 
            Ice                       -        Ice sled
            363                      - Medic John Phelan
            364                      - Medic Bucky Mabile
            365                      - Medic Glenn Milliken
            366                      - Medic Nicole Stanley
            367                      - Medic Muchael Evaul
            368                      - Medic Tom Bower
            369                      - Medic Steve Bold
            373                      - G1 Lt Geoff Willis
            374                      - G2 Lt Richard Martini
            375                      - G3 Lt Kevin Long
            376                      - G4 Lt Steve Costello

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1992 Apparatus Roster
Station 1 - Mashpee     
351      Engine 351         - 1989 Simon-Duplex 4dr/Middlesex 1500/750 Pumper
352      Tanker 352         - 1980 GMC Brigadier/E-One 1000/2500 Engine-Tanker
353      Breaker 353       - 1957 International R190 4x4/Maynard 750/750 Breaker
354      Breaker 354       - 1967 International R190 6x6/Thibault 300/100 Breaker
355      Engine 355         - 1970 War LaFrance/'87 Ranger 4cf 1000/500 Pumper
357      Truck 357          - 1985 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4/Stahl Utility Pickup Truck
360      Squad 360         - 1980 Ford Chateau/EVF Type III MERV Mash Emer Resp Veh
361      Rescue 361        - 1989 Ford E350/Excellence Type III Ambulance  (EMS 316)
362      Rescue 362        - 1985 FordE350/Frontline Type III Ambulance (EMS 317)
370      Car 370              - 1982 Mercury Grand Marquis Fire Prev Car
371      Car 371              - 1990 Ford Explorer 4x4 Fire Chief Robert Ridgeway
372      Car 372              - 1989 Ford F350 4x4 Pickup Deputy George Baker
            Boat                   -         Boston Whaler 17' /Johnson 70hp Boat
            Boat                    -        Zodiac 8' Inflatable Boat 
            Ice                       -        Ice sled

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MAJOR FIRES & INCIDENTS HISTORY

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 - RUN STATS

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
2012                                                   2,965
2013                                                   3,280
2014                                                   3,232
2015                                                   3,615
2016                                                   3,594
2017                                                   3,460
2018                                                   4,050
2019                                                   3,870


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02/28/2020

The Radio

Mashpee Police Radio Call Sign............KBF 849...............County Callsign
Mashpee Police Dispatch ID..................KNGU 851..........."Mashpee Police"
Mashpee Police Frequency....................851.3125 Mhz........Conventional 800
Mashpee Police Old Freq......................155.835 Mhz..........Old Mashpee PD
Mashpee Police County Freq.................155.565 Mhz......... Old Ch.1
Mashpee Police 800 Trunk Group..........38352................... Not utilized
Mashpee Police 800 County Group........36496................... County Talkgroup
Mashpee Police Unit IDs........................"T" Tango Cars

Mashpee Water District..........................451.975
Mashpee Water District..........................451.8375
Mashpee Water District..........................456.8375

Mashpee Station Apparatus Assignments

Station 2........South Mashpee
Engine 352........2018 E-One Typhoon eMax 1500/530/30 Pumper
Ambulance 362.....2019 Ford F550 / Horton Type I  Ambulance (EMS 317)
 

Note: Station 1 Ambulance gets designated A-361 not matter which vehicle it is.
Same with Station 2 ambulance being assigned as A-362. Mashpee's newest ambulance was damaged in an MVC in Jan 2020, so unsure on which vehicles are where at this point.
 
Updated 02/28/2020

The Sample Run Cards
(As listed at BCC 1-16-2002)