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 Forestry & Tankers
2000s
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Onset Tanker 148
Onset acquired this surplus 1977 AM General 2.5 ton military tanker
from the state in 2008. It has a 1200 gallon tank and 125 gpm pump.
Onset Tanker 147
The tanker was renumbered as T-147 and
the breaker was renumbered B-148
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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