Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills (COMM) Fire Dept

	Britt's Online Directory
	CapeCodFD.com
	Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department
	DEPARTMENT PROFILE
	COMM Fire Department....

1 - Mailing Address

Mailing Address	Street Address	Village, State, Zip
COMM Fire Department	1875 Falmouth Road	Centerville, MA 02632

2 - Telephone

To Reach....	Dial....	Notes....
Emergency (local)	911	Barnstable Police PSAP
Emergency (7 digit)	508-428-9111	COMM Fire
Non-Emergency	508-790-2375	COMM Fire
Administration	508-790-2380	COMM Fire
Fire Prevention	508-790-2380	COMM Fire
Dispatch	508-790-2375	COMM Fire
Union	508-790-2387	Centerville Station
FD FAX	508-790-2385	COMM Fire
Fire Station #1	508-790-2375	Centerville Station
Fire Station #2	508-428-9113	Osterville Station
Fire Station #3	508-428-3300	Marstons Mills Station
Open Burning Line	508-778-2886	COMM Fire

Barnstable Police Department	508-775-0387	Barnstable Police
COMM Water Dept	508-428-6691	COMM Water Dept
Barnstable Town Hall	508-862-4610	Hyannis

3 - Official Websites

Website for....	Web Address	Notes
COMM Fire Website	http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/CentervilleMa	Official Site
COMM EMail	commfire@capecod.net	EMail
COMM Water Dept
Barnstable Police

4 - Department Profile

Profile Subject....	Information	Notes
Department Name	Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department	One of Barnstable's 5 fire districts
Town Served	Town of Barnstable
County	Barnstable County
Region	Mid Cape Cod
Area Served	26 square miles
Population Served	approx 25,000 year round
Population Density
Town Established	1639
Department Established	1926
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-ALS EMS-Fire Prevention
Type of Department	Paid Municipal
Facilities	(3) Fire stations
Apparatus		(4) Engines (1) Aerial Ladder (3) Brush (3) Ambulances ( ) Misc
Personnel	53
Civil Service	No
Affiliation	IAFF Local 2346
Annual Responses	3,348	943 fire & 2,405 EMS
Administrative Head	Fire Chief John M Farrington	Car 301 (since 1973)

5 - Community Profile

Profile Topic...	Information...	Notes...
Name	Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District	One of Barnstable's 5 fire districts
Region	Mid Cape Cod
County	Barnstable County
State	Massachusetts
Town Incorporated	1639
Fire District Established	1926
Borders North	West Barnstable District, Barnstable District
Borders East	Hyannis District
Borders South	Nantucket Sound, Cotuit District
Borders West	Cotuit District, Mashpee, Sandwich
Villages	Centerville, Craigville, Little Island, Marstons Mills, Newtown, Osterville, Oyster Harbors, Wianno
Major Highways	Route 28, Route 132, Route 149
Airport	Yes - Cape Cod Airp[ort, Marstons Mills	Small grass field 2 runways
Rail	No
Shipping	Yes - Osterville area bays
Haz Mat
Schools	7	(5) Elementary (1) Middle School (1) Private Academy
Health care	2	(1) Nursing (1) Assisted Living
Golf Courses	3	Barnstable Old Fairgrounds, Oyster Harbors County Club, Wianno Gold Course
Other

6 - Communications

Profile Topic....	Information...	Notes...
Dispatch Agency	COMM Fire Department	Centerville Station
Dispatch Address	1875 Falmouth Road (Route 28)	Centerville, MA 02632
Dispatch By	COMM Civilian Dispatchers	(4) fulltime
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-EMS dispatchers
911 PSAP	Barnstable Police
911 Secondary	COMM Fire
911 Backup	Dennis Police Dept
Personnel	(4) Dispatchers
Alarm System	No street boxes
Computer System	Yes - PC based
Other Information	Motorola Console
Tone Test Time	1745 hours
Other	Cotuit Fire Department Dispatch	From Centerville

7 - Radio

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Dispatch Radio	"KZR 432"	Centerville Fire alarm
County Radio	"Centerville Fire" KCD 760	County
Other Radio	"KCD 815"	Cotuit Fire Alarm
Zetron	"Centerville"	In house alert & intercom system


Dispatch Freq Low	33.84 (114.8)	Simulcast on 800 trunk talkgroup 37424
County Freq Low	33.70 (114.8)
Other Freq Low	33.56 (114.80	Cotuit Dispatch - 800 Talkgroup 37456
Zetron	154.355	In house alerting system


Dispatch Talkgroup 800	37424	Simulcast on 33.84 (114.8) COMM FD
County M/A Talkgroup 800	38032	Channel A-8
Admin Talkgroup 800	37926	Channel A-10
Operations 1 Talkgroup 800	38064	Channel C-4
Opertations 2 Talkgroup 800	37968	Channel C-6
Operations 3 Talkgroup 800	38000	Channel C-8
Dispatch Talkgroup 800	37456	Simulcast on 33.56 (114.8) COTUIT FD

Direct Freq 800	866.3125

Other Radio

8 - Personnel

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Fire Chief	Chief John M Farrington, EMTA	Car 301 (since 1973)
Deputy Chief 1	Deputy Craig E Whiteley, EMTA	Car 320 (since 1989)
Deputy Chief 2
Deputy Chief 3
Deputy Chief 4
Shift Officer 1	Captain Philip Field, EMTA
Shift Officer 2	Captain Byron Eldridge, EMTP
Shift Officer 3	Captain Glen Clough, EMTA
Shift Officer 4	Captain Barry Mossey, EMTP
Fire Prevention Officer 1	FPO Glenn Wilcox, EMTA
Fire Prevention Officer 2	FPO Martin Macneely, EMTA

Total Personnel	53

Fulltime Personnel	53

Chiefs	1	m-f
Deputy Chiefs	1	m-f
Assistant Chiefs
Captains	4	(1) per shift
Lieutenants	8	(2) per shift
Sr Privates	4	(1) per shift
Firefighters	28	(7) per shift
Fire Prevention	2	m-f
Mechanical	1	m-f
Training		By shift officer
EMS Officer		by shift officer
Fire Alarm Maint
Dispatchers	4	(1) per shift
Admin Staff	2	(2) secretary
Other Personnel	1	(1) maintenance custodian

Firefighter Affiliation	IAFF LOCAL 2346
Union Charter	1975

Work Week	(1) on - (1) off - (1) on - (5) off	24 hour shifts
Work Schedule	42 hour week
Shift Staffing	11	(1) D/O (4) Sta1 (3) Sta2 (3) Sta3
Shift Minimum	10	(1) D/O (3) Sta1 (3) Sta2 (3) Sta3



Call Personnel	0	Call Dept ended Aug 23, 1999

Officers
Firefighters
Rescue Members
Other




Certified Personnel

Certified Paramedics	16
Certified Intermediates	2
Certified Basics	31
Certfied First Responders	3
Haz Mat Techs	0
Rescue Divers	8
Technical Rescuers	0

9 - Fire Stations

Fire Stations...	Address...	Village, State, Zip
CE-1 - Station 1	1975 Falmouth Road	Centerville, MA 02632
OS-2 - Station 2	999 Main Street	Osterville, MA 02655
MM-3 - Station 3	270 Route 149	Marstons Mills, MA 02648

10 - Apparatus Roster

TOUR - Take a Full Tour of all of the following apparatus...
County	Radio	Station	Type	Description
300	Boat	OS	Rescue Boat	1991 22 foot Boston Whaler Guardian / 175 Evinrude (white) In water Osterville in season
301	Car	CE-1	Fire Chief	1993 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Fire Chief Car Chief John Farrington (dark maroon)
302	Engine	OS-2	Pumper	1975 Mack CF600 / 1987 EJ Murphy 4 dr cf 1250/750/30 Pumper (red/black/white stripe)
303
304	Engine	CE-1	Pumper	1994 Pierce Saber 4dr cf 1500/700/30/20 Pumper (red/black/white stripe)
305	Engine	CE-1	Pumper/HR	1983 Mack CF600 2dr cf 1250/1000 Pumper-Heavy Rescue (red) Hurst Jaws of Life, cutter, rams, Airbags
306	Forestry	OS-2	Forestry/Pumper	1968 International L2010 / Maxim 1000/500 Forestry Pumper (red)
307
308	Car	CE-1	Fire Prevention	1992 Chevy Lumina Fire Prevention Car (silver)
309	Car	CE-1	Fire Prevention	1999 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck Fire prevention (red/black roof/white stripe)
310
311
312
313
314	Ladder	CE-1	Aerial Ladder	1976 Maxim F cf 100' Aerial Ladder truck (red)
315	Engine	MM-3	Pumper	1987 Pierce Arrow 4dr cf 1500/1000/60 Pumper (red)
316	Breaker	CE-1	Brush Breaker	1967 Maxim S 6x6 250/1000 Brush Breaker (red)
317	Forestry	MM-3	Forestry	1995 GMC 2500 45x4 / Fire One 250/200/30 Forestry Truck (red/black roof/white stripe)
318
319
320	Car	CE-1	Deputy Chief	1996 Chevy Blazer 4x4 SUV Deputy Chief Car Deputy Whiteley (red/black roof/white stripe)
321	Car	CE-1	Duty Officer SUV	1999 GMC Suburban 4x4 4 dr Duty Officer truck (red/black roof/white stripe)
322	Car	CE-1	Pickup	1992 Ford F350 4x4 / Omaha Util body Pickup Truck (red)
323
324	Rescue	OS-2	Ambulance EMS 324	2000 Freightliner FL60 / Aero / American LaFrance Type I Ambulance (white/black roof/red stripes)
325	Rescue	CE-1	Ambulance EMS 325	2000 Freightliner FL60 / Aero / American LaFrance Type I Ambulance (white/black roof/red stripes)
326	Rescue	MM-3	Ambulance EMS 326	2000 Freightliner FL60 / Aero / American LaFrance Type I Ambulance (white/black roof/red stripes)
327
328
329	Dive	CE-1	Dive Trailer	1998 Wells Cargo 18 foot Trailer - Dive team / Special Services Unit (red/black roof/white stripe)
Boat 1	Boat	CE-1	Rescue Boat	1970's 13 foot Boston Whaler / Johnson 30 hp (white/on trailer)
Boat 2	Boat	OS-2	Rescue Boat	1970's 13 foot Boston Whaler / Johnson 30 hp (white/on trailer)
Boat 3	Boat	MM-3	Rescue Boat	1975 13 foot Boston Whaler / Johnson 25 hp (white/on trailer)
Hover	Craft	CE-1	Hovercraft	1990 12 foot Scat 60 hp Hovercraft (red/on trailer)

11 - Department History

Profile list.....	Information....	Notes.....
Department History	Established January 29, 1926
Apparatus History
Personnel History
Major Fires History
Major Haz Mat History
Major EMS History
Other History

12 - Incident History

Year	Total Responses	Fire Incidents	Ems Incidents
1980
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

13 - What's New

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Personnel
Stations
Apparatus

14 - In The News

Profile Topic.....	Information	Notes
Major Fires
Major Haz Mats
Major MVA
Major Medical
Other

15 - Photo Albums

Album Title	Topic	Notes
Fire Stations
Apparatus
Personnel
Hot Shots
Other

16 - Mutual Aid Run Cards

District	Type of Incident	Area
District 10	Structure
District 11	Structure
District 12	Structure
District 20	Structure
District 30	Structure
District 31	Structure
District 32	Structure
District 34	Structure

District 10	Special Call
District 11	Special Call
District 12	Special Call
District 20	Special Call
District 30	Special Call
District 31	Special Call
District 32	Special Call
District 34	Special Call

CONTENTS
Patch	Address Information	Telephone Information
Online Information	Department Profile	Community
Communications Info	Radio Frequencies	Personnel
Fire Stations	Apparatus	History
Incidents	What's New	In the News
Photos	Run Cards	More...