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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State Forest Fire Apparatus
2000s
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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
State Car 1-0 (Car 2)
2008 Ford F-250 4x4 Pickup now serving as District 1 Forest
Warden unit Car 2
was delivered in 2007.
State Car 1-1 (Car 4)
1998 Chevy 2500 4x4 250/250/20A Patrol Truck
went in service March 2007
State Breaker 1-5 (Breaker 5)
1969 International L1700 / Farrar 250/600 Brush Breaker
was refurbished in 2007 with a new tank, pump and paint job.
Skid unit in back of Breaker 5
State Breaker 1-4 (Breaker 6)
1992 International / EJ Murphy 250/750 Brush Breaker
that originally started out at Shawme, but spent the last 9 years
in West Tisbury returned to Shawme Crowell in 2007.
State Breaker 6