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APPARATUS NEWS
AQUINNAH
MINI-PUMPER
Aquinnah may look at a mini-pumper size unit
to replace the 2000 Ford Rescue Truck 361.
It could serve as a rescue truck and also operate off road in
areas difficult for the larger engine.
Sept 2018
BARNSTABLE COUNTY
REHAB
Barnstable County has recently set up a
Chevy C5500 Duramax / Goshen Coach
as a rehab bus.
It is housed at Orleans Station 1.
Sept 2019
BARNSTABLE
CAR 212
Barnstable took delivery of a 2021 Chevy Tahoe in September.
Once painted and detailed, the vehicle went into service as
Car 212 in December to serve as a Shift Commander vehicle.
It replaced an older 'hand me down' SUV.
U/D Dec 2021
QUINT
LADDER 206
Barnstable was awarded a federal grant in 2020 towards the
purchase
of a new Ladder truck to replace the current 1992 Pierce 105'
truck.
The bid for the new truck went to Pierce.
The new 2021 Pierce Enforcer single rear axel Quint Aerial
Ladder
Truck was delivered in December 2021. It has a 2000 gpm pump,
500 gallon tank, and has the 107' Ascendant rear mount ladder
with a pre-piped water way. The truck has a good compliment
of ground ladders and other equipment. It will go in service
once
training is completed.
U/D Dec 2021
Barnstable was awarded a federal grant towards the purchase of a
new Ladder Truck in 2020. The bid went to Pierce for a 2021
Enforcer
quint aerial ladder truck. The new Ladder 206 was delivered in
December 2021. It has a 2000 gpm pump, 500 gallon tank, and a
107' Ascendant rear mount aerial ladder.
AMBULANCE 204
Barnstable also took delivery of a new 2021 Ford F550 /
Lifeline Type I Ambulance in December 2021.
The new Ambulance 204 replaces the current 2007 ambulance
which Barnstable got from West Barnstable in 2018.
U/D Dec 2021
FORESTRY 211
Barnstable also has an LMTV former military vehicle for a high
water /
Forestry vehicle. It was previously called 212, but has been
changed to 211.
U/D Dec 2021
BOURNE
BRUSH TRUCK
A Humvee has been acquired to become a small brush truck.
Oct 2021
AMBULANCE
Bourne planning a new ambulance
Nov 2021
BREWSTER
AMBULANCE
Brewster has put a new Dodge RAM / Lifeline ambulance in
service.
It is Ambulance 243.
April 2022
CARVER
FORESTRY
Carver recently put a Ford F550 / Firematic Rally BRAT
400 gallon, 4x4 Brush Truck in service as Forestry 25.
. The vehicle was paid for by a grant.
April 2022
CCNS
CHATHAM
High Water
Chatham recently acquired a 1998 former military LMTV
to use as a high water rescue unit. The unit had
previously served
as West Barnstable's Forestry 288 since 2017. Chatham and
other communities experienced storm related flooding situations
in recent years and these types of vehicles are becoming more
common.
Aug 2018 / Update Nov 2018
CHILMARK
PLANS
Chilmark anticipating building a new Fire Station to replace
their Station 1 at Beatlebung Corner. During that time
apparatus (E122, E123, B131) will have to be relocated.
Station 2 has (E121, T133).
One of the Tri-Town Ambulances will also need to be
relocated and will have a new station when all is done.
Oct 2020
COMM
Car 321
A new vehicle will be purchased for the Shift Commander.
Expected to be a Pickup with cap.
The present C321 to be reassigned to Fire Prevention.
Oct 2021
AMBULANCE
Funding for a new ambulance was approved in 2021
District Meeting
May 2021
COTUIT
Cotuit is looking to acquire a 2nd,
probably used ambulance
as a backup.
Dec 2021
Cotuit expecting a new Deputy Car.
April 2022
DENNIS
ENGINE 112
Dennis took delivery of a new 2021 Pierce Enforcer
1500gpm/500gal/40AFFF Pumper.
It will be replacing 1997 Emergency One Engine 112.
Posted Oct 2019 U/D Dec 2021
DCR
TANKER 1
The State took delivery of a 2021 Mack Granite/Fouts Bros
500 gpm / 2200 gallon Tanker for Myles Standish State Forest.
The truck is painted white with red stripe.
It replaces the former Tanker 1 5000 gallon Mack.
Update April 2021
DUXBURY
EASTHAM
QUINT
Eastham has ordered a Pierce Enforcer
1500/500 77' Quint Aerial Ladder.
It will be Eastham's first aerial ladder. Expected in 2022.
July 2021
AMBULANCES
Eastham has 2 Ford F550/Lifeline Type I Ambulances on order
Expected early 2022
Sept 2021
BOAT
Eastham has a 23' Safeboat Rescue Boat on order
Sept 2021
EDGARTOWN
FALMOUTH
ENGINE
Falmouth has taken delivery of a 2006 Pierce Contender Engine
that formerly served Volusia County Florida.
The white engine will be designated Engine 10 and will serve as
a SPARE Engine for Falmouth who has gone several years without
a Spare. It fits into all the stations.
April 2022
ENGINE
Falmouth has ordered a 2022 Pierce Arrow XT Pumper
expected to be 1500/750 similar to Falmouth's other engines.
This will give Falmouth 5 frontline engines and a spare again.
When the new engine arrives, the Woods Hole Engine 22
is expected to become the Spare Engine.
Update April 2022
AMBULANCE
Falmouth has ordered another Ford F550 Type I Ambulance.
Dec 2021
CAR
Falmouth has been authorized a replacement for the Shift
Commander
vehicle Car 28.
Dec 2021
BOAT
Falmouth has also been authorized to replace their older
Boston Whaler Rescue Boat.
Dec 2021
HARWICH
Harwich voters approved funding for a new Quint Ladder Truck.
Expected to be Sutphen 100' midship Aerial Ladder Quint
with (1500?) gpm and 450 gallons
May 2021
HYANNIS
UTILITY VEHICLES
Plans to replace a couple of the utility vehicles.
Expecting Pickup Truck for a Fire Prevention vehicle.
Expecting a Pickup Truck with Utility Body for Mechanic
Update Oct 2021
JOINT BASE CAPE COD
FORESTRY
One of the two 2021 International/Rosenbauer Type 6 Forestry Trucks
(the Air National Guard E601) was heavily damaged in an accident
and taken out of service. It will return with a flatbed style body
and approximately 400 gallon skid tank.
FORESTRY
Another Forestry engine has also been received.
It is a 2021 Freightliner/Pierce assigned as Forestry 423.
April 2022
CARS
Both Chief and Deputy cars 401 and 402 have been replaced
with 2021 Chevy Tahoes painted black.
Nov 2021
KINGSTON
LADDER
The 1994 E-One quint Ladder 1 was taken out of service
permanently
in September due to mechanical issues.
The department is planning to replace the truck with a 100'
Tower.
A loaner Tower is expected to serve until a new truck comes.
Update: 2005 E-One 100' ms Tower 2000/300 arrived July 2021
formerly Perth Amboy NJ.
Expecting Smeal 100' ms Tower Quint in Late 2021/early 2022.
U/D July 2021
LAKEVILLE
MARION
MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT
MASHPEE
CAR
Mashpee recently put a Ford sedan in service as EMS
Car 375. It was a former police cruiser.
Nov 2021
CAR
A new Ford Explorer for Deputy Car 372.
Nov 2021
MATTAPOISETT
Mattapoisett has placed an order with
E-One for a
new Engine to replace their Engine 4.
Expected to be delivered early 2023.
Dec 2021
MIDDLEBORO
Middleboro has taken delivery of a 2022
Ferrara
2000/1000 Pumper which will be assigned as Engine 3.
March 2022
NANTUCKET
ENGINES
Nantucket has ordered a commercial pumper.
It will be a 2020/21 Freightliner / Rosenbauer EXT
1250 / 1500 Pumper. Expected in Spring 2022.
It would replace the 1989 Ford F800/E-One 1000/750
assigned to Engine 7.
Update April 2022
Nantucket is also expecting another
engine to replaced E4.
The new engine will be a Rosenbauer Demo unit that will
be similar to the present Engine 4.
Both new engines will go to HQ and E2 will go back to Sconset.
April 2022
AMBULANCE
Nantucket expecting delivery of a new Ambulance for A-1.
Expected to be a 2020 Ford
F550/Horton Type I.
Due Spring 2020
Jan 2020
Cars
Nantucket expecting delivery of new Chief Car 1.
2020 Ford Expedition.
Present 2016 Ford Expedition planned to go to Fire Prev.
Jan 2020
Tuckernuck Truck
A 1987 Humvee will be setup with a skid unit and placed
on Tuckernuck Island along with a Ford F350 already there.
Jan 2020
NANTUCKET AIRPORT
OAK BLUFFS
AMBULANCE OSCAR 91
New 2020 Ford E450 Chassis / 2015 Lifeline Box
Formerly Oscar 92
July 2021 / Update Oct 2021
FORESTRY 530
2016 Chevy Silverado 2500 125/100 Forestry
Formerly Chief's vehicle
Oct 2021
EMS CAR OSCAR 93
2020 Chevy Tahoe EMS Car
June 2021
ONSET
BRUSH BREAKER
Onset continues to work on a new brush breaker to replace
Breaker 148 that went out of service in 2017.
The department has a 2004 BMY Harsco 5 ton former military
chassis and will be using in house skills to build the new
truck.
It will have a 350 gpm pump and 750 tank.
Oct 2017 / Update Nov 2018.
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ORLEANS
AMBULANCE 174
Orleans has taken delivery of the new Ambulance 174.
It is a 2021 (2020) Ford F550 chassis, built by Lifeline.
Dec 2021
ENGINE 175
Orleans approved funding for a new pumper to replace
the 2001 KME Engine 177.
The new Engine expected to be 2022 Pierce Enforcer PUC
1500/750 as Engine 175
April 2022
PLYMOUTH
ENGINE 4
Plymouth has a new Emergency One
Cyclone 1500/1000 Pumper
Engine 4.
It replaces the 2004 Pierce Dash.
Update May 2021
PLYMPTON
FORESTRY 183
Plympton recently got a new Ford/BRAT Forestry truck for F183.
500 gpm/400 gallons
April 2022
PROVINCETOWN
AMBULANCE
The 2016 Chevy/Osage Type III Ambulance 198 has returned with a new
2021 Ford E450 chassis. It will be assigned as Ambulance 595.
April 2022
HIGH WATER
Provincetown has also acquired a surplus military LMTV
to be used
as a High Water Vehicle.
Updated Jan 2019
Engine 5
Former Engine 5, 2001 Freightliner/Ferrara
observed in Johnson St Station remaining in emergency reserve
service.
April 2022
ROCHESTER
SANDWICH
TOWER 450
Disposed of
Sandwich is looking at options for replacing their Tower 1
(450).
The 1996 Sutphen 1500/500 95' Quint Tower had already been
refurbished once in 2013.
Taken out of service, disposed of, and uncertain on replacement.
April 2021 / Updated Oct 2021
AMBULANCE
Sandwich has a Ford F550/Lifeline Type I Ambulance
on order.
Nov 2021
TISBURY
Tisbury has taken delivery of a new Ambulance T-90.
2020 Ford F450/Demers Type I Ambulance
Jan 2020
Potentially disposing of Squad 641
to be replaced by former Ambulance as support vehicle
and potentially an LMTV Brush Vehicle
June 2021
TRURO
AMBULANCE 486
Truro has taken delivery of a 2021 RAM 5500 / Braun Type I
Ambulance.
It is a gas powered vehicle and is painted the newer red and
black colors.
Arrived Dec 2021.
Dec 2021
WAREHAM
ENGINE-TANKER
Wareham has Ordered a new Engine-Tanker.
It will be a Spartan Metro / Alexis 1250/2000.
April 2022
WAREHAM EMS
WELLFLEET
FIRE
LADDER
Wellfleet has been planning to replace their 1986 Duplex/LTI
1500/400 75' Quint Ladder 93.
Funding was approved and a deal secured for a 2005 Seagrave
Marauder 1500/500 75' Quint Aerial Ladder once it becomes
available from the Wellesley. MA Fire Department.
That truck will get a new paint job and other work prior
to being delivered in late 2021/early 2022.
July 2019 / Update Nov 2021
FORESTRY
A new skid tank and pump has been acquired and will be
installed on the present 2007 Chevy Forestry 90.
Nov 2021
AMBULANCE
Plan to seek approval for an ambulance replacement in Spring
2022.
Nov 2021
ENGINE
Looking ahead to 2023 for possible replacement of Engine 95.
Nov 2021
WEST BARNSTABLE
ENGINE-TANKER 296
The 2021 District Meeting approved replacement of the
1985 Pierce Arrow 2000/3000 Engine Tanker.
May 2021
WEST TISBURY
YARMOUTH
ENGINE 42
Yarmouth took delivery of a new Pierce Enforcer PUC Pumper.
The engine was a demo unit.
Expected to begin service at Station 2.
Oct 2021
ENGINE 42
The 2007 Pierce Enforcer 1250/500/50/20 Pumper
has been sent to Pierce for a major refurbishing.
It will be reassigned upon return
Oct 2021
CARS
Yarmouth expects to replace Car 59 (FPO) with a Durango
and Car 562 (Training) with a Pickup.
May 2021
FORESTRY
Yarmouth is building a new forestry truck on a former military
Freightliner chassis. It will replace the 1975 AM General
Forestry 49 in service since 2012.
Nov 2018
MUST BE MY SIGN
Goes without sayin'
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Updated: May 10, 2022
