Cape Cod Brush Breakers 24

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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Plymouth County Brush Breakers
1990s

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1990'S BRUSH AND FORESTRY TRUCKS

EJ Murphy built this brush breaker for Carver Fire Department in 1991.
It is an International / Murphy 250 /750 breaker assigned to Carver Station 1.
(2002 photo)

1990s PLYMOUTH BRUSH BREAKERS

Plymouth Forestry 172 is a 1990 International / EJ Murphy 750 gallon brush breaker.

1990 International / Murphy brush breaker was originally 172. Reassigned as B-177.

Plymouth Forestry 178 is a 1992 International / EJ Murphy 600 gallon brush breaker.

Plymouth Forestry 179 is a 1993 International / EJ Murphy 600 gallon Brush Breaker.

Forestry 174 is a 1992 International / EJ Murphy 750 gallon brush breaker assigned to South Plymouth.

Plymouth's newest... Breaker 173 is a 1999 International / EJ Murphy 250 gpm / 750 gallons.
Presently assigned to North Plymouth Station 7.

1990s WAREHAM BREAKERS

Wareham Breaker 376 - 1978 Kaiser mil 6x6 - EJ Murphy brush breaker built in 1991.

Wareham Breaker 402 - originally 376
1978 Kaiser 6x6 / 1992 EJ Murphy

1970 Kaiser Military 6x6 / 1995 EJ Murphy 250 / 1000 brush breaker.
Forestry 4 - Reassigned forestry 1 in Sept 2004.

Wareham Breaker 404.

Wareham Breakers in 2007

Onset F-9 (149) 1997 Ford 350 gallon brush truck and 1974 military 6x6 Breaker F-7 (147) put in service
in Onset in 2000. F-7 has 250 gpm pump and 800 gallon tank with 30 gallons of class A foam.

Onset Breaker 147 put in service in 2000.

2000's

1999 CARVER BREAKER 28

Carver Fire Department upgraded its brush breaker fleet in the late 1990s.
Breaker 28, assigned to South Carver, is a 1999 International built by EJ Murphy.

Carver Breaker 28 has a 250 gpm pump and 750 gallon tank.
It has a diesel engine and automatic transmission.
Breakers 27, 28, and 29 are all very similar...one at each of Carvers 3 stations.

Carver Breaker 28 at training exercise in 2006.

CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS

* A PICTORIAL HISTORY *
By Britton Crosby
January 2001
(Updated March 23, 2010)

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2000's

BRUSH APPARATUS 2006

NEW PLYMOUTH BREAKER 175

Plymouth Breaker 175
Plymouth built this brush breaker in 2006. The Freightliner FL80 chassis was acquired in 2005 and EJ Murphy
built the brush breaker in 2006. It has a 200 gpm pump, 650 gallon tank, and a 25 gallon class A foam system.
It went in service July 2006 at Station 5.

The new Breaker 175 replaced this 1991 International / Murphy
brush breaker which was reassigned as Breaker 375 serving
as a spare breaker.

PLYMOUTH BREAKER 375

The 1991 International / EJ Murphy brush breaker, formerly 175, was reassigned as Breaker 375
at Station 5 serving as a spare brush breaker.

HARWICH FORESTRY 67

Harwich Forestry 67
2006 Ford F350 with 250 gpm / 200 gals
replaced older forestry truck.

WEST TISBURY BREAKER 732

West Tisbury Breaker 732
This 2006 Sterling / EJ Murphy brush breaker went in service in Oct 2006.
It has a 300 gpm pump, 650 gallon tank, and has a 20 gallon class A foam
system. The impressive new breaker replaced the 1959 Ford / Maynard
brush breaker.
(W.Tisbury FD photo)

2007 photos of West Tisbury Breaker 732

West Tisbury Breaker 732

West Tisbury Fire Department Breaker 731
1972 AM General 2.5 Ton 6x6 / 1998 V-TEC Brush Breaker
350 gpm - 750 gal - 15 Class A
Formerly State Breaker 6
Turned over to W Tisbury in 2007

West Tisbury Breaker 731

Old West Tisbury brush breaker 732.
1959 Ford / Maynard 750 / 750 brush breaker.

ONSET BREAKER 147

Onset Breaker 147 in 2004.

Onset fire department members rebuilt their brush breaker in 2006.
The old tank was removed. All the iron bar work was redone. The basic design was tweaked.

Onset Breaker 147
The refurbished brush breaker is a 1974 Military chassis.
The truck was completely refurbished and now has a poly 750 gallon tank.
Photos Feb 2007