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1930's - 1940's
Town of
Barnstable 1938 Ford Fire Patrol Truck.
The patrol truck was usually first to respond to brush and grass
fires.
This had a 185 gallon water tank and 300' of 3/4" hose.
It is reported to have been one of the first apparatus with a two
way radio.
Forest Fire Patrol truck Orleans Fire Dept.
1930 patrol truck in Bourne
The first Sandwich brush breaker was this 1938 Ford cab over built by
Buffalo Fire Apparatus. It had an 85 hp V8 motor and carried 1000 gallons
of water.
The Sandwich breaker had only rear wheel drive and was somewhat under powered
according to sources. It served Sandwich until 1965.
The 1938 Ford brush breaker was replaced in 1965
by a Dodge brush breaker.
The Sandwich 1938 Ford brush breaker is shown in front
of the Sandwich Volunteer
Fire Station (behind the Daniel Webster Inn) in 1954. Another Sandwich
brush truck
is shown to the right of the breaker.
CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS
Related Links
Massachusetts DCR - Bureau of Forest
Fire Control
Forest Fire Lookout Association
History Early Fire Towers
Massachusetts Fire Tower Locations
CCFD.com - Plymouth Brush Breaker Drill April 2006
CCFD.com - Plymouth-Wareham Brush Fires May 2006
CCFD.com
- Sandwich Fire Tower 2006
NOTE
Photos in this series are from various sources
including fire department and personal collections.
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