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21 - Plymouth County Breakers 1970s-1980s                     Plymouth                     Wareham                     Carver

Carver Breaker 23 is a 1967 International / Farrar 250 gpm / 650 gallon
Brush Breaker common of the era.
2002 photo at Carver Station 1.

The Carver Breaker 23 got a make over in 2009

 

 

1967 International / Farrar - Plymouth Breaker 176.


Plymouth Breaker 177 - 1968 International / Farrar 250/600 brush breaker.

1968 International brush breaker after being retired.

 

Middleborough's 1984 International / Maxim Brush Breaker.

Middleborough Fire Department's Forest Fire 1 is a 1984 International /
Maxim brush breaker that was refurbished in  1997 by V-Tech.
It now has (2) 500 gpm pumps and carries 800 gallons.

Middleborough Fire Department's Forest Fire 1 Nov 2005 photos
 

 

1980S DUXBURY BREAKERS

Duxbury Breaker 47 - 1988 International / Maxim
800 gpm / 765 gallon brush breaker. 


Duxbury breaker 47 - 1988 International / Maxim

 

Duxbury Breaker 48 is a 1988 International 4900 / Maxim
800 gpm / 765 gallon brush breaker.
 

Duxbury Breaker 48



 

Plymouth Breaker 171 - 1976 International / Farrar 250 / 600 brush breaker



Plymouth's 1976 Breaker 171.

2006 photo of Plymouth Breaker 171 now serving as a spare at Station 2.



 

Wareham Fire Department's 1978 Ford / Farrar 750 gallon brush breaker.

1978 Ford / Farrar 250 gpm / 750 gallon brush breaker. Wareham

 

Plymouth Fire Department's Forest Fire 176 is a 1979 International / Farrar 600 gallon brush breaker.

Marion Breaker 2 (124) is a 1000 gallon monster built on a military chassis.

Marion B-124
Photo in 2009

 

Raynham's Brush Breaker 1 is built on a 1968 Jeep 5 ton chassis.
It carries 1000 gallons of water.

Photo in 2010

 

 

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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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