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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
 

 

 

 

2000's

NEW TANKERS
West Tisbury, Aquinnah, Onset, Sandwich, DCR, West Barnstable

West Tisbury Tanker 734
2003 International / U.S. Tanker
1250 gpm / 2200 gallon tanker
Very similar to the 2000 Tanker 733.

 

Aquinnah Tanker 333
2006 International / Greenwood
500 gpm / 2000 gallon tanker

 

CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS

* A PICTORIAL HISTORY *
By Britton Crosby
January 2001
(Updated August 8, 2010)

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2010's

2010 FORESTRY UNITS
DCR Units

DCR FORESTRY 5
2003 International 4x4 chassis
650 gallon tank and pump from former Breaker 5
Being built March 2010
To be assigned to Vineyard

DCR FORESTRY 5
2003 International S1900 4x4 chassis
shown with 250/650 skid unit mounted
from old Breaker 5
 

DCR "Tender 7"
1993 International 1200 gallon Tanker

Tender 7
Photos August 2010

 

Brush Breaker 18 (2-4) Retired
The last of the (4) 1964 FWD/Farrar State Brush Breakers
has been retired as of 2010 and will not be replaced.

 

DCR District 2
Kubota with 30 gallon tank used for campfires and other forest work.

DCR Tanker 2-6

Future Tanker 2-6 chassis


DCR District 2 Fire Warden
2009 Ford F350

DCR Car 2-3
1993 Chevy 3500 4x4 100/250 forestry at Myles Standish

Former Halifax brush breaker at Myles Standish

 

2010 FORESTRY UNITS
Sandwich

 
Sandwich Forestry 468
2010 Ford F350
250 gallon skid tank & pump unit

 

2010 NEW TANKER/TENDER
Cape Cod National Seashore

CCNS TENDER 279
2001 Freightliner FL106 / Darley
500gpm / 2000 gallons
Formerly at Acadia National Park, Maine
to CCNS Spring 2010

 

Retired CCNS Tanker 279
1965 International / Darley
250/1000

 

2010 NEW BRUSH BREAKERS
Falmouth & Wareham

Falmouth Breaker 18
2010 International / V-Tec
250 gpm / 750 gallons
Delivered July 2010 - In Service August 2010

 

Falmouth Breaker 18
New International Brush Breaker chassis

 

WAREHAM BREAKER

Wareham Breaker 401 - Forestry 1
2010 International 4x4 / VTec Brush Breaker
250gpm / 750 gallons / 20 Class A
In Service April 2011

Replaced 1978 Ford F700/Farrar

Wareham Breaker 401 - Forestry 1
2010 International 4x4 / VTec Brush Breaker
250gpm / 750 gallons / 20 Class A
In Service April 2011

 

 

New Bourne Breaker
1996 Military 5 ton chassis
with body, bars, and approx 680 gallon skid unit by Fire One.
Truck still needs to be painted.
Jan 2013

 

New Bourne Brush Breaker
Recently came back from Fire One
1996 Military 5 ton chassis
with bars and body by Fire One.
Approx 680 gallon skid unit mounted.
Truck to be painted by Upper Cape Vocational School.
Jan 2013
 

 

 

 

 

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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