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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
BARNSTABLE
ENGINE
Barnstable has ordered a new Pierce Enforcer
for Engine 205.
The truck will replace the 1996 Pierce Quantum Pumper.
Estimated 24 - 30 months to build!
2024-2025 delivery
Nov 2022
BOURNE
Bourne has ordered a new custom
Emergency One Pumper
to replace the 1994 Engine 122.
Nov 2024
BREWSTER
CARVER
Carver Breaker 28, 1999 International/EJ Murphy
being refurbished by Bulldog.
June 2024
CAPE COD GATEWAY AIRPORT
Report that funding may have been approved for new
ARFF Truck that would replace the 1992 E-One Truck 820/
August 2023
CCNS
CHATHAM
CAR 181
2024 Chevy Tahoe Fire Chief Car
Black
August 2024
CHILMARK
ENGINE 121
Chilmark Engine 121 is a Ford F550/Fouts Bros FOUR
1500/285 Mini-Pumper style Engine.
Delivered in Oct 2023
COMM
ENGINES
COMM Voters approved funding for the replacement of (2) Engines
at the May 2024 District Meeting.
Engine 306 - 2005 Pierce Quantum Rescue Pumper
Engine 305 - 2006 Pierce Quantum Pumper
Estimated 24-36 Months to build.
June 2024
LADDER
COMM Voters also approved funding in May 2024 to replace
the 2001 Pierce Quantum Quint Aerial Ladder 307.
The Truck was refurbished in 2017.
Estimated 24-36 Months or more to build.
June 2024
AMBULANCES
COMM ordered (2) Ambulances, funded at the 2022 & 2023
Annual District Meetings.
Expected to be Ford F550 / Horton Type I.
May 2023 / Updated June 2024
COTUIT
DENNIS
AMBULANCES
Dennis has (2) new Ford/Horton Type I Ambulances on order.
Hoping to order a third new ambulance soon.
DIVE TRUCK
The current Dive Truck is coming up for replacement.
DCR
DUXBURY
CAR 2
2024 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 SUV Deputy Car
Oct 2024
CAR 3
Duxbury recently put a new 2024 Chevy Tahoe in service
for the Shift Commander.
June 2024
EASTHAM
EDGARTOWN
TANKER
Edgartown has a new Forestry / Tanker Vehicle
Oct 2024
FALMOUTH
ENGINE
Falmouth has ordered an Engine that will serve
as the new Hatchville Station comes on line.
May 2023
AMBULANCE
Falmouth has also ordered another Ford
F550/Lifeline Type I Ambulance
that will come in a year or two given the construction time.
It will enable an ambulance at the new Hatchville Station
as well as a Spare.
May 2023 / Updated Aug 2023
BOAT
Falmouth has also been authorized to replace their older
Boston Whaler Rescue Boat.
Dec 2021
HARWICH
ENGINE
Harwich was authorized to purchase a new "Mini-Pumper" style
Engine
that will replace the retired Engine 69 and serve a Forestry
role.
May 2023
HYANNIS
QUINT AERIAL LADDER
Hyannis will be adding a new Pierce Ascendant 107' Quint Aerial Ladder
to the fleet (approved May 2023).
This will be operated
in addition to the present 2017 Pierce Quint Ladder Tower.
Having both an Aerial Ladder and Tower will significantly
improve the
ability of Hyannis FD to operate a Ladder Company at all times.
Updated Aug 2023
CARS
Two 2024 Durangos are in service as Car 1 and Car 2
The 2024 RAM Pickup assigned "Operations" to Car 3.
The shift commander Car 3 reassigned as Car-10.
Nov 2024
JOINT BASE CAPE COD
AMBULANCE
A former Nantucket Ambulance, was bought by the Sandwich FD
as Ambulance 6. The vehicle is being shared by Sandwich / Joint Base
Cape Cod. It will be assigned to JBFD as Ambulance 425.
March 2024
BRUSH BREAKER
Joint Base took possession of the 2001 International/
EJ Murphy 300/750 Brush Breaker formerly Cotuit Breaker 267.
Reports are that the truck will be refurbished and operated by
JBCC Fire Department.
Updated Aug 2023
BRUSH BREAKERS
The (2) older Joint Base Brush Breakers, the 1995 (1983) Breaker 408
and the 1995 (1976) Breaker 409 are also due to be replaced.
More to follow.
Updated Aug 2023
DUTY CAR
JBCC has ordered a Ford F350 Pickup to serve as the Duty Officer
vehicle Car 403.
Updated Aug 2023
KINGSTON
BRUSH BREAKER
Kingston has been authorized to build a new large Brush Breaker
to replace the current Breaker 75.
May 2023
AMBULANCES
Voters approved funding to remount both Ambulance 1 and 2
on new chassis.
May 2023
ENGINE
Kingston has a new Engine on order to replace the 2014 Ferrara
Engine 1
that was taken out of service for mechanical reasons.
May 2022
LAKEVILLE
MARION
QUINT AERIAL LADDER
Marion has reportedly ordered a new E-One HR100 Quint Aerial Ladder.
It will be replacing the 2007 (1991) E-One Quint Aerial Tower that
has been serving as Tower 1.
Aug 2023
BRUSH TRUCK
Marion also has apparently received a grant to purchase a new
Brush Truck. Expected to be an International 4x4
750 gallon Brush Breaker built by Bulldog.
Aug 2023
MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT
MASHPEE
AMBULANCE
Mashpee has taken delivery of a new Ambulance 364.
A 2024 Ford F550 / Life Line Type I.
June 2024
LADDER
Mashpee has been approved funding for a new Ladder Truck.
Expected to be an E-One Quint Aerial Ladder due March 2024.
Aug 2023
MATTAPOISETT
MIDDLEBORO
MINI PUMPER
Middleborough has apparently been approved to purchase a
Mini-Pumper.
Aug 2023
NANTUCKET
ENGINE 7
Nantucket took delivery of a commercial pumper for Engine 7.
It is a 2020/21 Freightliner / Rosenbauer EXT
1250 / 1500 Pumper. delivered in Spring 2022.
It replaced the 1989 Ford F800/E-One 1000/750
assigned to Engine 7.
Update Aug 2022
ENGINE 4
Nantucket has taken delivery of another
engine to replaced E4.
The new engine is a 2022 (2020) Rosenbauer 2000/1000/30
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.
Aug 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
Car 510
New 2023 Chevy Tahoe Fire Chief car
Jan 2024
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
NEW ENGINE
Onset was approved funding for a new Engine that would replace
the current Engine 2.
A Rosenbauer Commander custom pumper has been ordered.
1500/750/40
May 2023 / updated Feb 2024
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.
Bars being added Spring 2024.
Oct 2017 / Update Nov 2018
Update June 2024
DFS VEHICLES
Onset is now housing the DFS Incident Support Units (ISU 3)
which was previously housed in North Middleborough.
Onset had previously been housing the District 1 Haz Mat Truck.
That has been reassigned to Wareham Station 2.
June 2024
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ORLEANS
ORLEANS CAR
A new Deputy Car 179 is on order. Due Spring 2024.
When in place, the current C179 will be reassigned to Car 167.
March 2024
NEW LADDER TOWER
Orleans voters approved a new Pierce Enforcer 2000 gpm / 300 Gals mid-mount
Ascendant Quint 100' Ladder Tower
to replace the current 2008 Sutphen 70' Ladder Tower 176.
May 2023/Update Jan 2024
NEW AMBULANCE
Orleans voters also approved a new Ambulance.
May 2023
PLYMOUTH
Plymouth FD will be changing their
color scheme with future apparatus.
The Black over Red paint will be accented with a gold stripe.
Update Jan 2024
CARS
Plymouth expecting (2) new Fire Prevention vehicles.
C4 & C5 are both 2012 Explorers currently.
Also possibly a new Shift Command Car.
Jan 2024
TANKER 1
Plymouth has ordered a new Freightliner M2/E-One
2000 gallon Tanker to replace their 1989 Mack Tanker 1.
May 2022
ENGINE 1
The 2011 E-One Cyclone II 1500/750/30F Pumper
was recently (2023) refurbished by Greenwood, becoming the first
of the
Plymouth apparatus to display the new Black over Red colors.
Jan 2024
ENGINE 2
Plymouth has ordered a new E-One Typhoon 1500/1000/30 Pumper
to replace the 2008 E-One Engine 2.
Sept 2022
Updated Aug 2023
ENGINE 5
Plymouth has ordered a new E-One Typhoon 1500/1000/30 Pumper
to replace the 2008 E-One Engine 5.
2023
Updated Aug 2023
LADDER 2
Plymouth has ordered a new E-One Typhoon 1750/450 100' Aerial
Ladder Quint
to replace the 1997 Simon/LTI 75' Aerial Ladder.
AUG 2023
CAR 8
Plymouth has a new 2022 Ford F350/Utility body Pickup for
Mechanic.
The older Car 8 will be reassigned as Car 18 and maintained.
Sept 2022
PLYMPTON
PROVINCETOWN
AMBULANCE
Provincetown has an Ambulance on Order.
It is expected to replace A-197.
Due in May 2024
Update Jan 2024
Provincetown's newest Ambulance 596 is a 2023 Ford F550/Osage
Type I Ambulance.
May 2023
HIGH WATER
Provincetown has also acquired a surplus military LMTV
to be used
as a High Water Vehicle.
Updated Jan 2019
ROCHESTER
AMBULANCE 210
2024 Ford F550 / Horton Type I Ambulance
August 2024
SANDWICH
SPECIAL OPS
Sandwich recently acquired a 2006 Step Van that will be used
as a "Special Operations Unit" in support of Dive and Drone
Operations.
It was a former Army Corps of Engineers vehicle.
Expected to be ready for service April 2024.
Potentially Car 19
Jan 2024
AMBULANCE
Sandwich reportedly will take delivery of a former Nantucket
Ambulance.
A 2016 GMC / Horton will low milage.
Plan is to share it with Joint Base as a Sandwich Ready Spare.
Sandwich A-6 / 466 and JBCC A-425. A BLS Unit.
Potentially in service Feb-Mar 2024.
COMMAND VEHICLE
A new Command Vehicle has been ordered and is
expected in Oct 2024
Jan 2024
AMBULANCES
Sandwich has an Ambulance on order
Gas motor vehicle.
Expected in Oct 2024.
TISBURY
TRURO
AMBULANCE 489
The former Lower Cape Ambulance A-598
will become Truro A-489
WAREHAM
Delivered
ENGINE-TANKER 3
2024 Spartan Metro Star 4 dr CF / Alexis
1250/2000 Engine Tanker.
To Replace Tanker 1.
Some major issues with original order resulted in a delay
in delivery of the current apparatus.
Post April 2022 / Updated June 2023 / Updated June 2024
Delivered
ENGINE 5
2024 Rosenbauer Commander 4dr CF
1500/750/30A Pumper
Posted Feb 2024 / Update June 2024
ENGINE
Wareham got funding at the 2023 Annual District Meeting
for a new Engine.
June 2023
MINI PUMPER
On Order
2024 Ford F550 4x4 / Firematic Rescue BRAT
150/300/10 Mini-Pumper
Approved 2023 / Ordered Feb 2024
WAREHAM EMS
WELLFLEET
FIRE
SQUAD 80
2023 Ford F150 Pickup
Due Feb 2024
Update Jan 2024
ENGINE
2024 Emergency One 1500/1000 Pumper
put in service as Engine 95.
Posted Sept 2022/Update Jan 2024
June 2024
AMBULANCE
On Order
2023 Ford F550 / Horton Type I Ambulance 98.
Approved Spring 2022.
Due Spring 2024
Posted Nov 2021 / Updated Jan 2024 / Update June 2024
WEST BARNSTABLE
ENGINE 297
2024 (2001) Freightliner / Ferrara 1250/500 Pumper
Formerly Provincetown Engine 5 (195).
Acquired due to mechanical problems with ET-296 and L297.
Feb 2024
ENGINE-TANKER 296
The 2021 District Meeting approved replacement of the
1985 Pierce Arrow 2000/3000 Engine Tanker.
WBFD Signed contract with Pierce for a Saber 2000/3000
Engine-Tanker in Sept 2022.
May 2021 / Update Sept 2022
WEST TISBURY
YARMOUTH
FORESTRY
The 1994 Ford F350 Forestry 46 is planned to be replaced.
March 2024
FORESTRY
Yarmouth expected to build a new Forestry Unit to replace the
1975 AM General Forestry 49 in service since 2012.
May 2023
MUST BE MY SIGN
Goes without sayin'
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Updated: December 6, 2024
