Bourne Fire Dept

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	Bourne Fire Department... Established 1928... Protects 41 square miles... A population of 16,000... Combination fire and ems department... 4 fire stations... 5 engines...1 aerial ladder... 2 brush trucks... 4 ambulances... Over 2,800 annual runs...

Bourne Fire Department

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...

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Bourne
FD Patch

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1 - Mailing Address

Mailing Address	Street Address	Village, State, Zip
Bourne Fire Department	130 Main Street	Buzzards Bay, MA 02532

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2 - Telephone

To Reach....	Dial....	Notes....
Emergency (local)	911	Bourne Police PSAP
Emergency (7 digit)	508-759-4411	Barnstable Sheriff's Department
Non-Emergency	508-759-4412	Bourne Fire Headquarters
Administration	508-759-4412
Fire Prevention	508-759-4412
Dispatch	508-375-6103	Barnstable Sheriff's Department
Union	508-759-4412
FD FAX	508-759-9585
Fire Station #1	508-759-4412	Buzzards Bay
Fire Station #2		Monument Beach
Fire Station #3		Sagamore
Fire Station #4		Pocasset

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3 - Official Websites

Website for....	Web Address	Notes
Bourne Fire Department

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4 - Department Profile

Profile Subject....	Information	Notes
Department Name	Bourne Fire Department
Town Served	Town of Bourne
County	Barnstable County
Region	Upper Cape Cod
Area Served	41.02 Square Miles	Ranks 3 out of 23 for size
Population Served	Approx 16,000
Population Density	Approx 390
Town Established	1884	Broke away from Sandwich established 1639
Department Established	1928
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-EMS-HazMat-Prevention
Type of Department	Combination Paid & Call
Facilities	4 Fire Stations
Apparatus	18 Total	5E-1L-2B-1S-4R-5 Misc
Personnel		37 Paid & ___ Call
Civil Service	Yes
Affiliation	IAFF Local 1717
Annual Responses
Administrative Head	Acting Fire Chief Charles W Klueber	Car 141, Since 1999

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5 - Community Profile

Profile Topic...	Information...	Notes...
Name	Town of Bourne
Region	Upper Cape Cod
County	Barnstable County
State	Massachusetts
Town Incorporated	1884	Broke from Sandwich established 1639
Fire Department Established	1928
Borders North	Plymouth
Borders East	Sandwich, Otis ANGB
Borders South	Falmouth
Borders West	Wareham - Onset, Buzzards Bay
Villages	Bourne, Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Camp Edwards, Gray Gables, Hog Island, Monument Beach, Otis, Pocasset, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Scraggy Neck, South Sagamore, Toby's Island, Wings Neck
Major Highways	Route 3, Route 6, Route 6A, Route 25, Route 28,
Airport	Otis ANGB partially within Town of Bourne
Rail	Yes, including Railroad Bridge over Canal
Shipping	Yes, Cape Cod Canal
Haz Mat	Yes
Schools
Health Care
Golf Courses
Other

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6 - Communications

Profile Topic....	Information...	Notes...
Dispatch Agency	Barnstable Sheriff's Department	508-375-6103
Dispatch Address	3165 Main Street (Route 6A)	Barnstable, MA 02630
Dispatch By	BSO Dispatchers
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-EMS-HazMat-Other Radio
911 PSAP	Bourne Police Department	508-759-4451
911 Secondary	Barnstable Sheriff's Department	508-375-6111
911 Backup
Personnel	25 Dispatchers Dispatchers: 3 on Mid, 4 Day, 4 Eve shifts	15 Fulltime & 10 Parttime Dispatchers
Alarm System	King Fisher System, no street boxes
Computer System	PC NT
Other Information	Motorola Console
Tone Test Time	1745 hrs

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7 - Radio

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Dispatch Radio	"Bourne Fire Alarm" KNAW 393	"Station 1" Bourne Headquarters
County Radio	"Bourne Fire" KNAW 393	"Bourne Fire" KNAW 393
Other Radio	N/A


Dispatch Freq Low	33.64 (PL 114.8)	Simulcast 800 Trunk Talkgroup 37296
County Freq Low	33.70 (PL 114.8)
Other Freq Low


Dispatch Talkgroup 800	37296	Simulcast 33.64
County M/A Talkgroup 800	38032	Channel A-8
Admin Talkgroup 800	37936	Channel A-10
Operations 1 Talkgroup 800	38064	Channel C-4
Opertations 2 Talkgroup 800	38000	Channel C-6
Operations 3 Talkgroup 800	37968	Channel C-8

Direct Freq 800	866.3125	Direct low power

Other Radio
Bourne Police Department	851.1625	800 Conventional - WNHW 407
Bourne Water District
Buzzards Bay Water District
Sagamore Water District

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8 - Personnel

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Fire Chief	Acting Chief Charles W Klueber	Car 141 (Since 2000)
Deputy Chief 1	Deputy
Deputy Chief 2	Deputy
Deputy Chief 3	Deputy
Deputy Chief 4	Deputy
Shift Officer 1	Lieutenant
Shift Officer 2	Lieutenant
Shift Officer 3	Lieutenant
Shift Officer 4	Lieutenant
Fire Prevention Officer		Shift officers

Total Personnel

Fulltime Personnel

Chiefs	1
Deputy Chiefs	4
Assistant Chiefs
Captains
Lieutenants	4
Sr Privates
Firefighters
Fire Prevention
Mechanical
Training
EMS Officer
Fire Alarm Maint
Dispatchers		By BSO
Admin Staff
Other Personnel

Firefighter Affiliation	IAFF Local 1717
Union Charter

Work Week	42 Hour average	8 day rotation
Work Schedule	24 hour shifts	1 on - 1 off - 1 on - 5 days off
Shift Staffing
Shift Minimum



Call Personnel

Officers
Firefighters
Rescue Members
Other




Certified Personnel

Certified Paramedics
Certified Intermediates
Certified Basics
Certfied First Responders
Haz Mat Techs
Rescue Divers
Technical Rescuers

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9 - Fire Stations

Fire Stations...	Address...	Village, State, Zip
BB-1 - Station 1	130 Main Street	Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
MB-2 - Station 2	14 Thomas Philbrick Road	Monument Beach, MA 02553
SG-3 - Station 3	Route 6 & Route 3, Sagamore Rotary	North Sagamore, MA 02561
PO-4 - Station 4	311 Barlows Landing road	Pocasset, MA 02559

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10 - Apparatus Roster

TOUR - Take a Full Tour of all of the following apparatus...
County	Radio	Station	Type	Description
120
121	Engine	BB-1	Pumper	1987 Pierce Arrow 4dr cf 1250/750/50 Pumper (red/white roof/white stripe)
122	Engine	PO-4	Pumper/HR	1994 International 4900 / Emergency One 4dr 1250/750 Pumper (red/white roof/white stripe) Amakus Jaws, Cutter, rams
123	Engine	SG-3	Pumper/HR	1980 Ford F8000 co/ Pierce 1000/500 2dr Pumper (yellow/white roof) Hurst Jaws, O-Cutter
124	Engine	BB-1	Pumper/HR	1994 International 4900 / Emergency One 4dr 1250/750 Pumper (red/white roof/white stripe) Hurst Jaws, O-Cutter, rams, Airbags
125	Engine	MB-2	Pumper	1975 Maxim F 2dr cf 1000/750 Pumper (red/white roof)
126	Ladder	BB-1	Aerial Ladder	1973 Duplex / Farrar / 1990 EJ Murphy 4dr cf / Grove 85'ms Aerial Ladder (red/white roof/white stripe)
127
128	Breaker	BB-1	Brush Breaker	1967 Kaiser Mil 6x6 / 1975 Young 150/1500 Brush Breaker (red/white roof)
129	Breaker	MB-2	Brush Breaker	1952 Reo Mil 6x6 / 1986 Young 150/750 Brush Breaker (red/white roof
130	Boat	BB-1	Rescue Boat	17 foot Boston Whaler / Johnson 50 hp Rescue Boat (white/on trailer)
131	Squad	MB-2	Mini-Pumper	1979 Ford F350 / Pierce 300/250 Mini Pumper (red/white roof)
132
133	Rescue	BB-1	Ambulance EMS 303	2000 Ford E350 / Horton Type III Ambulance (white/red stripe)
134	Rescue	PO-4	Ambulance EMS 304	1999 Ford E350 / Horton Type III Ambulance (white/red stripe)
135	Rescue	BB-1	Ambulance EMS 305	1992 Ford F350 / Frontline Type I Ambulance (white/red)
136	Rescue	SG-3	Ambulance EMS 306	1994 Ford F350xl / Emergency One Type I Ambulance (white/red stripe)
137
138
139	Canteen	BB-1	Canteen	1976 International Mil 4x4 / 1993 Canteen Truck (red)
140
141	Car	BB-1	Fire Chief	1994 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 4dr sedan Acting Fire Chief Charles Klueber (maroon)
142	Car	BB-1	Deputy Chief	1997 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Deputy Car (white/red stripe)
143	Car	BB-1	Duty Car	1990's Ford LTD Crown Victoria (red/white)
144	Car	BB-1	Pickup Truck	1993 Ford F150xl Pickup Truck (red/white stripe)
145
146
147
148
149
H-12	Haz Mat	SG-1	Haz Mat ORU	1996 Freightliner / Hackney Rollups State District 1 Haz Mat ORU (white/red) Haz Mat Operational Response Unit
Ice	Ice	BB-1	Ice Sled	8 foot Ray Ice Sled / Jphnson 4.5 hp (red/on trailer)

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11 - Department History

Profile list.....	Information....	Notes.....
Department History	1928 - DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED Bourne Fire Department established 1994 - STATION 2 REBUILT The 1890's Monument Beach Firehouse Station 2 is extensively rebuilt. 1994 - POLICE BEGIN FIRE DISPATCHING After many years of Bourne Fire Department providing its own dispatch, the Bourne Police Department assumes dispatching responsibilities for the BFD. 1994 - STATION 4 REOPENED After several years of being closed, the Pocasset Station #4 is reopened with 2 on duty firefighters. Engine 124 and Rescue 135 are assigned. 1998 - BARNSTABLE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FIRE DISPATCHING After 4 years of dispatching by the Bourne Police Department, the BFD moves its dispatching service to the Barnstable Sheriff's Department.
Apparatus History	1994 - ENGINE 122 A new International 4 door / Emergency One pumper is assigned as Engine 2 at Station 2 in Monument Beach. The 1968 Maxim 'S' Engine 2 is relocated to Station 4, replacing a 1972 Maxim 'F' pumper which is then loaned to the Sandwich Fire Department until taken out of service in 1994. 1995 - ENGINE 124 Another International 4 door / Emergency One pumper is designated Engine 4 at Station 4 in Pocasset replacing the 1968 Maxim S pumper. 1995 - LAST MAXIM S PUMPER RETIRES The 1968 Maxim S pumper which served duty in all of Bourne's stations is finally retired, going out of service as Engine 124. This was the last of Cape Cod's many Maxim S models to serve.
Personnel History	July 1991 - FIREFIGHTER LAYOFFS Financial problems in Bourne lead to the layoff of 12 out of 36 fulltime personnel. Two of the three staffed stations are closed, the "southside ambulance" is discontinued. Prop 2-1/2 overrides were unsuccessful until 1994 when the Pocasset Fire Station was reopened with an amnulance. 1992 - FIRE CHIEF STEVEN C PHILBRICK Deputy Chief Steven C Philbrick becomes the Bourne Fire Chief. Lt Charles W. Klueber is promoted to Deputy Chief.. 1999 - ACTING FIRE CHIEF Deputy Chief Charles W Klueber becomes the acting Chief of the Bourne Fire Department.
Major Fires History	December 22, 1981 - SHIP FIRE Mass Maritime Academy training ship - 532 foot "Bay State" - burns at the MMA dock. Multi-alarm response brings units from all over Cape area. 1 MMA cadet is killed in the late afternoon fire.
	April 1, 1991 - 0030 hours - 4 ALARM FIRE 4 Alarms are struck for a building fire at the China Bay chinese restaurant at the Buzzards Bay rotary. The fire, later determined to be arson, took several hours to extinguish using multiple master streams.	(Photos)
	August 25, 1993 - 0118 hours - 3 ALARM FIRE Six towns provided mutual aid to a spectacular early morning fire that destroyed the former Sagamore Lumber Company off Freight House Road in South Sagamore. The structure was flattened and threatened three nearby propane tanks....(1) 30,000 and (2) 18,000 gallon tanks.
	November 27, 1994 - 1551 hours - 3 ALARM FIRE A large 100 year old mansion on the shore at the end of Monument Neck Road was destroyed by a spectacular, stubborn fire. Water supply and access problems contributed to the difficult battle in the multi-million dollar loss.	(Photos)

Major Haz Mat History
Major EMS History	September 1988 - FATAL ACCIDENT A tractor trailer truck traveling in the wrong lane onto the northside approach to the Bourne Bridge strikes several cars. The resulting fire and injuries takes the lives of 2 people.. January 1990 - FATAL ACCIDENT The southside approach to the Sagamore Bridge is the scene of a serious accident which killed 3 people. November 28, 1994 - FATAL ACCIDENT A mother and son were killed in a serious accident on the Bourne Scenic Highway.
Other History

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12 - Incident History

Year	Fire Incidents	EMS Responses	Total Responses
1980	589	1037	1626
1990	710	1218	1928
1992	668	1085	1753
1993	760	1253	2013
1994	802	1563	2365
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

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13 - What's New

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Personnel
Stations
Apparatus	New Engine Planned	To replace E125

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14 - In The News

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

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15 - Photo Albums

Album Title	Topic	Notes
Fire Stations
Apparatus
Personnel
Hot Shots
Other

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16 - Mutual Aid Run Cards

District	Type of Incident	Area
District 1	Structure
District 2	Structure
District 3	Structure
District 4	Structure
District 5	Structure
District 6	Structure
Special Call 1

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