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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Cape Cod Brush Breakers
2010s
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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
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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