CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS

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

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2000's

NEW BRUSH BREAKER 2008
Chilmark

Chilmark Breaker 131
2008 Freightliner M2 4x4 / Bulldog Brush Breaker
300 gpm / 750 gallons / 20 Class A
 

 

 

 

FUTURE BRUSH BREAKER 2008
COMM

COMM FUTURE|BREAKER
This 1993 Military 5 ton was acquired in 2008 from surplus with the intent of
building a new brush breaker to replace the 1967 Maxim Breaker 316.

COMM Breaker 316
1967 Maxim 1000 gallon brush breaker

CCNS F-270
Dodge Ram 4x4 Forestry Patrol
 

Naushon Forestry
 

 

BARNSTABLE COUNTY FOREST FIRE TRAINING OTIS 2008
Photos of Brush Breaker training at Otis March 25, 2008.

District 1 Forest Warden Josh Nigro Car 1-0

 

 

 

 

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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