Cape Cod Brush Breakers 4

A Special Feature

CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS

"A pictorial history of the unique forest firefighting apparatus"
By Britton Crosby
First Posted January 2001 - Re-released April 2014
(Updated April 2014)

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Page 12
Barnstable County Forest Fire Department
Second Generation 1950s - 1960s

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12 - Second Generation Barnstable County Breakers - 1950s-1960s
                   Second Generation
                   1957 Maxim No1 C15
                 1958 Maxim No2 C14
                 1960 Maxim No4 C12
                 1963 Maxim No3 C13

1950's - 1960's

BARNSTABLE COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER No.1 - SECOND GENERATION

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Maxim delivery photo of the 1957 Ford / Maxim Barnstable County Brush Breaker No.1
(courtesy H.Smith)

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The Second Generation County Brush Breaker C-15
The first county brush breaker (1939 Ford) was replaced by this 1957 Ford / Maxim
Brush Breaker. It carried 800 gallons and had a 250 gpm pump. No.1 (C-15) was
assigned to the North Falmouth Fire Station from 1957 until 1971

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This appears to be the 1957 Ford (C-15) after its retirement in 1971.
It appears to be at the Eastham Fire Station.

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The old county brush breaker C-15 (1957 Ford / Maxim) after retirement.

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The old C15. The pump was located here on the back step. This breaker
also carried ladders and supported structural firefighting in North Falmouth.

BARNSTABLE COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER No.2 - SECOND GENERATION

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The Second Generation County Brush Breaker C-14
The second county brush breaker (1942 Ford) was replaced in 1958 by this
Maxim custom 800 gallon brush breaker. This No.2 (C-14) was assigned to the
West Barnstable Fire Department from 1958 until 1985.

West Barnstable's 1956 Ford/Bean pumper and county brush breaker C-14 extinguished a
grass fire behind this barn.

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A County brush breaker (C-14) is refilled by the East Sandwich tanker. A fire patrol truck is also shown.

BARNSTABLE COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER No.4 - SECOND GENERATION

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The Maxim Motors Fire Apparatus Company built this custom brush breaker for
Barnstable County No.4 in 1960.

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The Barnstable County Forest Fire Service built this brush breaker in 1960
to replace the 1949 No.4 Ford brush breaker in Dennis.
The custom Maxim brush breaker No.4 was designated C-12.
It served in Dennis from 1960 to the 1980s.

The rear of C-12 in front of the Dennis fire station along with a GMC patrol truck.

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Former county C-12 then went to the Brewster Fire Department where it was
designated as Breaker 235 for a number of years.

Brewster breaker 235, the 1960 Maxim formerly County C-12.

Brewster retired Breaker 235 in 2001. It is shown here behind the Brewster FD.

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Breaker 235 retired behind the Brewster Fire Station.

BARNSTABLE COUNTY BRUSH BREAKER No.3 - SECOND GENERATION

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The Second Generation County Brush Breaker C-13
County brush breaker No.3 (C-13) was assigned to Orleans. It was a custom 1963 Maxim
800 gallon brush breaker.

Barnstable County brush breaker C-13 at the Orleans fire station in 1960s
along with the 1950s FWD and 1966 Mack.

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When C-13 retired from the County service in Dennis,
the Eastham Fire Department operated it. Eastham added
some teeth to the breaker.

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Former county C-13 behind the Eastham Fire Station.

The Brewster Fire Department took on the former County C-13 (1963 Maxim) for a number
of years. It was called Brewster breaker 255. Brewster had both C-12 and C-13 for years
until they became mechanically unable to be fixed.

Brewster Breaker 255 (Originally C-13) shown in March 2001.