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Chilmark 1976 Ford/Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
April 2002 photo
 

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1A - Eng 3 - 1954 Ford F800 / Robinson 750/750 Brush Breaker
1B - B131 - 1976 Ford F750/Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
1C - T133 - 1986 Ford L8000/EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker
1D - B131 - 2008 Freightliner/Bulldog 250/750 Brush Breaker
1E - T133 - 2013 Kenworth/Bulldog 1500/300 Tanker
1F - E123 - 2019 (1997) Ford/Southern 500/300 Mini-Pumper

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2A - Eng 3 - 1954 Ford F800 / Robinson 750/750 Brush Breaker (more)
2B - B131 - 1976 Ford F750/Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
2C - T133 - 1986 Ford L8000/EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker
2D - B131 - 2008 Freightliner/Bulldog 250/750 Brush Breaker
2E - T133 - 2013 Kenworth/Bulldog 1500/300 Tanker
2F - E123 - 2019 (1997) Ford/Southern 500/300 Mini-Pumper
 

 

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1671 - Incorporated as part of Edgartown
1694 - Incorporated as Town of Chilmark
19 - Square Miles AREA
1,212 - Populations - (2020) CENSUS
64 - Density - PER SQ MILE
 
 

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Chilmark - Engine 3 - 1954 Ford/Robinson 750/750 Brush Breaker
 

Chilmark - Engine 3 - 1954 Ford F800 4x4 / Robinson 750/750 Brush Breaker
(G Peters collection)


Chilmark Fire Department put this 1954 Ford F800 Big Job 4x4 in service as an Engine/Brush Breaker. It had a 750 gpm front mount pump and 750 gallon tank. In addition, it had a 150 gpm rear pump for pump and roll. It carried hose including (3) 10' lengths of 4-1/2" hard suction and (3) lengths of 2-1/2" hard suction, a 13' and 35' extension Ladder. When delivered it had a new 30 watt G&E two way radio. At one point it was called M-24 on the radio. Later it became Breaker 132.

The truck cost about $10,500 when delivered. It remained in service until about the 1990s.

 

 

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Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 1976 Ford/Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
 

Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 1976 Ford 4x4 / Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
Oct 1987 photo
 

Chilmark built a new brush breaker in 1976. The 1976 Ford F750 4x4 / Farrar 350/750 Breaker was initially called M-21 on the radio and later as Breaker 131. It served from 1976 to 2008.
 

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Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 1986 Ford/EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker 
 

Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 1986 Ford L8000 / EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker
Oct 1997 photo
 

Chilmark built a second station on North Road. In 1986 they built this Ford L8000 / EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker. It had dump valves, hose, ladders. It was nicknamed "Poogie"
Tanker 133 served from 1986 to 2013.
 

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Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 2008 Freightliner 4x4 / Bulldog 250/750 Breaker
 

Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 2008 Freightliner 4x4 / Bulldog 250/750 Brush Breaker
May 2009 photo


Chilmark Fire Department built this 2008 Freightliner 4x4 / Bulldog Brush Breaker to replace the 1976 Ford Breaker. This truck has a remote control nozzle in the front allowing a single operator to fight fire from the cab if necessary.
 

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Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 2013 Kenworth / Bulldog 1500/3000 Tanker.  
 

Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 2013 Kenworth / Bulldog 1500/3000 Tanker
June 2014 photo


Chilmark replaced the 1986 Tanker in 2013 with a larger 2013 Kenworth/Bulldog 1500/3000 Tanker. The truck carries hose, ladders, and equipment. It is assigned to North Road station.
 

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Chilmark - Engine 123 - 2019 (1997) Ford F450 / Southern 500/300 Mini-Pump.  

Chilmark - Engine 123 - 2019 (1997) Ford F450 4x4 / Southern Coach 500/500 Mini-Pumper
June 2021 photo


Chilmark bought thus 1997 Ford 500/300 Mini-Pumper in 2019. Its compact size enabled it to access many areas larger apparatus can not.
 
 
 

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Chilmark - Engine 3 - 1954 Ford/Robinson 750/750 Brush Breaker
 

The 1954 Ford Brush Breaker in winter 1955. (G Peters collection)



The 1954 Ford / Maynard breaker parked outside the North Road station in 2000.

The Chilmark 1954 Ford outside the North Road Station in June 2006


 

 

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Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 1976 Ford 4x4 / Farrar 250/750 Brush Breaker
 

 

Chilmark Breaker 131 in Oct 87

Chilmark Breaker 131 in April 2002

 
 
 

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Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 1986 Ford/Bulldog 500/2600 Tanker
 

Chilmark Tanker 133 - 1986 Ford L8000/EJ Murphy 500/2600 Tanker at North Road Station.
Oct 1997 photo

Chilmark Tanker 133 in 2015

 
 
 

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Chilmark - Breaker 131 - 2008 Freightliner 4x4 / Bulldog 250/750 Breaker
 

Chilmark Breaker 131 in May 2009





Chilmark Breaker 131 in June 2021

Chassis for the new Chilmark Breaker 131 at Bulldog in January 2008. (Bolin photos)

 

 

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Chilmark - Tanker 133 - 2013 Kenworth / Bulldog 1500/3000 Tanker
 

June 2014 photos

 

 

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Chilmark - Engine 123 - 2019 (1997) Ford/Southern 500/300 Mini-Pumper
 

June 2021 photos

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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