Oak Bluffs

APPARATUS NEWS

OAK BLUFFS CAR

OAK BLUFFS CAR 510
2024 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 SUV
Fire Chief
June 2024

OAK BLUFFS FORESTRY

OAK BLUFFS FORE3STRY 530
2016 Chevy Silverado 2500
125/100
June 2024

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCES

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE OSCAR 90
2020 Ford F450 / 2015 Life Line Type III
(Rechassied twins Echo 90 & 91)
June 2024

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE OSCAR 91
2020 Ford F450 / 2015 Life Line Type III
(Rechassied twins Echo 90 & 91)
June 2024

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE OSCAR 92
2013 Ford F450 / 2005 Life Line Type III
(Mechanical Spare)
June 2024

OAK BLUFFS ENGINE

OAK BLUFFS ENGINE 524
2003 Emergency One 1500/750 Pumper
Refurbished in 2017
Photo Sept 2018

OAK BLUFFS CAR

OAK BLUFFS EMS CAR OSCAR 93
2020 Chevy Tahoe EMS Car
June 2021

RETIRED OAK BLUFFS ENGINE

OAK BLUFFS ENGINE 522
1980 GMC / E-One
Retired May 2015
Replaced by Spartan / 4 Guys Rescue Pumper
Photo May 2015

OAK BLUFFS CAR

OAK BLUFFS CAR 210
2017 Chevy Silverado 4x4 Pickup Fire Chief Car
May 2017

OAK BLUFFS DIVE

OAK BLUFFS DIVE 541
2004 Ford E450 / Gosgen bus
Former bus - Dive Truck
Acquired from the Edgartown FD in 2016
May 2017

OAK BLUFFS REHAB

OAK BLUFFS REHAB OSCAR 95
2006 (2016) Ford E450 former bus Rehab Unit
Put in service 2016
Photo May 2017

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE

OAK BLUFFS AMBULANCE OSCAR 94
2015 Chevy / Lifeline Type III Ambulance
(EMS 389)
The newest of Oak Bluffs' 4 ambulances
May 2017

Oak Bluffs Engine 522

Oak Bluffs plans to replace their 1980 GMC/E-One pumper in 2006/2007.

Oak Bluffs Ladder 551

Oak Bluffs new 2007 Metz aerial was delivered in July 2007
It replaced the 1958 Maxim open cab ladder.
The new Metz is similar to the Nantucket Metz
but is not a quint.

New Oak Bluffs Ambulance

Oak Bluffs Ambulance 562
(Oscar 90) EMS 382
2006 Ford E450 / Road Rescue

Ambulance 563 was also recently rechassied
with 2006 Ford E450 / 2000 Road Rescue

June 2007

New Oak Bluffs Ambulance

Oak Bluffs Ambulance 564
(Oscar 92) EMS 386
Oak Bluffs now has 3 ambulances.
The newest is a 2005 Ford / Lifeline
Currently a BLS unit, it joins the two other OB ambulances

Ambulance 562 - Oscar 90 - 1995 Ford / Road Rescue

Ambulance 563 - Oscar 91 - 2000 Ford / Road Rescue

New Oak Bluffs Fire Boat

Oak Bluffs Boat 567
The Oak Bluffs Emergency Management operates a
police - fire - rescue boat in the harbor.
It is a 2004 39'6" Metal Craft Marine Aluminum boat
with twin diesels and dual jet propulsion.
It is equipped with a 500 gpm fire pump and 20 gals Foam.

New Oak Bluffs DEP

Oak Bluffs DEP
The Oak Bluffs is another of the towns to receive a
2005 Wells Cargo DEP Spill containment trailer.

O.B.F.D. Plans

Oak Bluffs will be looking to replace one of the Island's
oldest fire apparatus in the next couple years.
The 1958 Maxim 75' aerial Ladder 1 would be replaced.
No specifics yet, although there is mention of a
possible Metz aerial ladder to replace the classic Maxim.
Jan 2006

New Oak Bluffs Engine
Oak Bluffs put this Emergency One pumper in service as Engine 4 (524)
in 2003 replacing a 1961 Maxim S pumper. The new engine has a 1500 gpm
pump and 750 gallon tank.

Oak Bluffs Fire Department's Rescue

Oak Bluffs Rescue 561

2001 Kenworth / American Fire Rescue
Heavy Rescue Truck

STATION NEWS

Oak Bluffs Fire Station

Oak Bluffs Fire Station
(Opened in 2015)

The new Oak Bluffs Fire Station has been completed and the department
moved into the new $8.3 Million, 20,000+ square foot, 12 bay station
on December 6, 2015. The station is located on the site of the previous
station at Wing Road and County Road. Construction took just 1 year
while the department worked out of the DPW garage and other temporary
quarters. The station has been dedicated the Nelson W. Amaral Fire/EMS
Station in memory of the retired chief who served the department for
54 years, 34 as chief. The station is equipped with essential office,
living, classroom, and other space that the previous station lacked.

OAK BLUFFS STATION CONSTRUCTION

DEPARTMENT NEWS

Oak Bluffs Selects Fire Chief

FIRE CHIEF NELSON WIRTZ
Oak Bluffs Fire Department will have a new Fire Chief.
Chatham Fire Department Captain/Paramedic W. F. Nelson Wirtz
was selected by the Town of Oak Bluffs to lead the Fire Department.
Wirtz has been in the fire service since 1996 and has been an active
member and leader in the Cape Cod Special Rescue Team.
April 9, 2021

VINEYARD GAZETTE ARTICLE

Oak Bluffs Interim Fire Chief

OAK BLUFFS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF
Retired Bourne Fire Chief Martin Greene
has be selected to serve the Town of Oak Bluffs
beginning next month as their Interim Fire Chief.
He served as Bourne Fire Chief 2011-2015
and as a Deputy and member for many years
prior to that. He also worked with the Mass.
District 1 Haz Mat Team for many years.
Mar 22, 2020

Oak Bluffs
Fire Chief John Rose
and
Deputy Chief Shawn Broadly

OAK BLUFFS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Oak Buffs Fire Department Fire Chief John Rose
has stepped down after serving as Chief since 2013.

VINEYARD GAZETTE STORY

The OBFD Deputy Chief Shawn Broadly has also announced
he is also departing as of Feb 17, 2020.

Assistant Chief Manuel Rose is expected to take over
command of the department in February as the town
looks for an interim chief.

Feb 2020

Oak Bluffs new fire chief Peter Forend replaced long time chief Dennis Alley on July 1, 2007.

INCIDENT NEWS

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