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Brush & Forest Fire Apparatus History
BARNSTABLE COUNTY
 

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Page Updated January 17, 2022

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Harwich Engine 2 was a 1957 International all wheel drive vehicle used primarily for
brush and grass fires.

Harwich brush units operating at a brush fire.  

Harwich Fire Department operated this large brush breaker built on a 1950 Ford chassis
by Robinson.  It carried 1500 gallons of water.

Harwich Engine 5, 1950 brush breaker in front of the East Harwich Fire Station
that opened in 1976. 

The Harwich Brush Breaker, designated Engine 5, was dubbed
the "White Elephant" It retired in the 1970's.