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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
2000s

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In 2000, Onset placed this 800 gallon brush breaker in service as Breaker 147.

 

 

 


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CAPE COD BRUSH BREAKERS

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

Page 29
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
 

 

 

 

 

 



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More Pages of Brush Breakers

Page 1 - 1920s - 1930s - First Brush Breaker
Page 2 - 1920s - 1930s - Forest Fires / Memorial
Page 3 - 1920s - 1930s - Fire Towers / Patrol Plane
Page 4 - 1930s - Early Brush Trucks / Breakers
Page 5 - 1930s - 1950s - First County Brush Breakers  
Page 6 - 1940s - 1950 - Early Brush Breakers
Page 7 - 1950s - Second Generation Brush Breaker
Page 8 - 1950s - Brush Trucks
Page 9 - 1950s - 1960s - Second County Brush Breakers
Page 10 - 1950s - 1970s - Breakers and Patrol Trucks
Page 11 - 1960s - Brush Trucks and Fires 
Page 12 - 1960s - Fires and Brush Breakers
Page 13 - 1960s - 1970s - Third Generation Breaker
Page 14 - 1970s - County & Town Brush Breakers
Page 15 - 1970s - 1980s - Brush Breakers & Tankers
Page 16 - 1980s - Breakers & Fires
Page 17 - 1990s - Brush and Forestry Trucks
Page 18 - 1990s - Brush and Forestry Trucks
Page 19 - 1990s - State Forest Fire Apparatus
Page 20 - 1990s - 2000s - Brush Breakers
Page 21 - 2000s - Breakers and Tankers
Page 22 - 2000s - Brush Breakers & Tankers
Page 23 - 2000s - Newest Breakers
Page 24 - 2000s - 2005 Brush Season
Page 25 - 2000s - 2006 Brush Breakers
Page 26 - 2000s - 2007 Brush Breaker Training
Page 27 - 2000s - 2008 Tankers & Forestry Units
Page 28 - 2000s - 2009 Breakers
Page 29 - 2010s - 2010 Brush & Forestry Units
Page 30 - 2010s - 2011 Brush & Forestry Units
 

 

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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