NORTHEAST FIRENEWS
MASSACHUSETTS FORMER FIRE/EMS AGENCIES

ADAMS AMBULANCE - ALGONQUIN GAS CO - AVON MFG - BARRE RESCUE - BAY STATE GAS CO - BERKELEY WASTE MNGT - BOSTON AMBULANCE SQUAD - - BOSTON CIVIL DEFENSEBOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD - BRIMFIELD AMBULANCE - BURLINGTON AUXILIARY FIRE - CAMBRIDGE AUXILIARY FIRE - CHARLESTOWN NAVAL YARD - CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL - CUSHING HOSPITAL - DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL - EAST BOSTON NAVAL FUEL DEPOT - EXXON MOBILE - FOXBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL - GARDNER STATE HOSPITAL - GENERAL DYNAMICS - GENERAL ELECTRIC - GRAFTON STATE HOSPITAL - HARDWICK RESCUE - HINGHAM NAVAL DEPOT - HOLYOKE INSURANCE- LAKE PLEASANT FIRE - MALDEN EMERGENCY CENTER - MEDFORD AUXILIARY FIRE - METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION - MIDDLESEX CO CONSERVATION - MILLERS FALLS FIRE - MONSANTO CHEMICAL - MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE - NEWTON CIVIL DEFENSE - NICHOLS COLLEGE - PALMER AMBULANCE - PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - QUINCY NAVAL AIR STATION - READING AUXILIARY FIRE - SAUGUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - SOUTH HADLEY FALLS FIRE - SOUTH HADLEY EMS - SOUTH WEYMOUTH NAS - SPRINGFIELD AUXILIARY FIRE - SWAMPSCOTT AUXILIARY FIRE - TEWKSBURY STATE HOSP - TREMONT NAIL CO - US NAVY BOSTON - VETERANS HOSPITAL NORTHAMTON - WAKEFIELD AUXILIARY FIRE - WATERTOWN AUXILIARY FIRE - WINCHESTER AUXILIARY FIRE - WOBURN AUXILIARY FIRE

ADAMS AMBULANCE
CEASED OPERATIONS 2025

STATIONS PHOTOS
Headquarters- 185 Columbia Street
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Unit 3- 2000 GMC/Horton ambulance (ex New Marlboro, purch 2010)
Unit 49- 2002 Freightliner Sprinter/American LaFrance ambulance
Unit 1- 2006 Ford E-450/McCoy Miller ambulance
Unit 1- 2008 Chevrolet C4500/PL Custom ambulance (ex N. Adams Amb U5)
Unit 2- 2010 Ford/Wheeled Coach Citimedic ambulance
Unit 3- 2013 Ford E-350/Wheeled Coach Crusader ambulance
Unit 2- 2017 Ford E-450/Frontline ambulance
Unit 1- 2021 Ford E-450/Frontline ambulance
Unit 3- 2021 Ford E-450/Frontline

ALGONQUIN GAS COMPANY - BOSTON

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1973 International/Maxim 1000/500/500AFFF/125 Ansul (#X-3190/22082) (to ComGas and Freetown) NO PHOTO

AVON MANUFACTURING - WILMINGTON

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1958 GMC/1959 Maxim 750/500 (#S6791F) (to Woburn) NO PHOTO

BARRE RESCUE
MERGED WITH BARRE FIRE DEPT 2018

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Ambulance 5A1- 2002 Ford E-450/Horton ambulance
Ambulance 5A- 2005 Ford F-450/Horton ambulance
Ambulance 2- 2009 Chevy G-4500/Horton ambulance
Ambulance 1- 2016 GMC G-4500/Horton ambulance

BAY STATE GAS - EASTON

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1972 Ford F-500/Marion/Ansul 3000 lbs Ansul (#F50CC808920) NO PHOTO

BERKELEY WASTE MANAGEMENT

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 2- 1961 Mack N-85 - 750/500 (ex Niagra County, NY) NO PHOTO

BOSTON AMBULANCE SQUAD

STATIONS PHOTOS
17 Dickens Street (ex BPD garage now Atlantic Power and Light) NO PHOTO
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1960's Chevy ambulance  
Ford ambulance
Ambulance 17- Ford ambulance
Ambulance 18- Ford ambulance  

BOSTON CIVIL DEFENSE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 66- 1954 Federal/General 750 GPM (#159382) (ex Boston Eng-Squad 11) NO PHOTO
Engine 68- 1954 Federal/General 750 GPM (#159864) (ex Boston Eng-Squad 18) NO PHOTO
Engine 10/67- 1954 Federal/General 750 GPM (#159753) (ex Boston Eng-Squad 14)
Engine 65- 1954 Federal/General 750 GPM (#159657) (ex Boston Eng-Squad 34) NO PHOTO
Engine 69- 1954 Federal/General 750 GPM (#159304) (ex Boston Eng-Squad 53) NO PHOTO
Lighting Plant 1- 1954 Federal/General lighting unit
Rescue 5- 1956 GMC/Mack heavy rescue NO PHOTO

BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1941 Maxim pumper NO PHOTO

BRIMFIELD AMBULANCE
CEASED OPERATIONS 2020

STATIONS PHOTOS
34 Wales Road (at Fire Department) NO PHOTO
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Ambulance 1- 1998 Ford E-350/Horton ambulance NO PHOTO
Ambulance 2- 2002 Ford E-350/Horton ambulance NO PHOTO
Ambulance 1- 2004 Ford E-450/Braun ambulance (acquired 2013/retired 2017)
Ambulance 2- 2007 Ford E-450/Horton ambulance (acquired in 2011)
Ambulance 1- 2009 Chevrolet C4500/Braun ambulance (acquired 2017)

BURLINGTON AUXILIARY FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1942 Dodge pumper (ex Burlington FD) NO PHOTO
CD 4- 1956 Ford/Shop light rescue
1959 Mack B 1000 GPM (#1395) (ex Burlington FD)
CD Rescue 1- 1965 Dodge light rescue (to DPW)
CD Rescue 3- 1970's Chevy light rescue (converted ambulance)

CAMBRIDGE AUXILIARY FIRE
DISBANDED 2016

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Lighting Plant 2- International
Engine 12- 1949 Pirsch  1000 GPM (#1880) (exCFD E3) NO PHOTO
Engine 11- 195? GMC/American LaFrance NO PHOTO
Engine 11- 1953 Pirsch  750/300 (#2093)
Engine 12- 1953 Pirsch  750/300 (#2094)
Lighting Plant- 1960 Ford/Lacey
Engine 12- 1971 Maxim S  1250/300 (#2942) NO PHOTO
Lighting Plant 2- 1973 American LaFrance Pioneer  1250/500 (#P-16-3538)
Lighting Plant 2- 1978 Chevy/Olsen  lighting plant
Lighting Plant 1 - 1985 International/1986 Saulsbury (#2HTNFHYM5GCB10495) (ex CFD E5's Wagon) NO PHOTO
Lighting Plant 2- 1996 Ford E-350/McCoy Miller

CHARLESTOWN NAVAL YARD

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1945 Buffalo pumper (to Lexington) NO PHOTO

CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 1- 1966 International/FTI 750 GPM

CUSHING HOSPITAL - FRAMINGHAM

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 1- Ford C/Farrar pumper

DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1929 Ford AA 35/250 NO PHOTO

EAST BOSTON NAVAL FUEL DEPOT

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1943 Buffalo pumper (1 of 2) NO PHOTO
1943 Buffalo pumper (2 of 2) NO PHOTO

EXXON-MOBILE - EVERETT

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
International tanker

FOXBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1929 Ford/Maxim (#AA4585791) NO PHOTO

GARDNER STATE HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1955 Ford F-600/Farrar 500 GPM (#F60Z5E21190)

GENERGAL DYNAMICS - QUINCY

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 1- Ford pumper
Ambulance 1- International ambulance
Engine 1- 1958 Mack B 750 GPM

GENERGAL ELECTRIC - LYNN & PITTSFIELD

RETIRED APPARATUS / STATIONS
STATIONS PHOTOS
Fire Station at Lynn Plant
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Lynn- 1918 American LaFrance type 34 (#2500) NO PHOTO
Lynn- 1941 American LaFrance
Lynn- 1942 Ford/American LaFrance NO PHOTO
Lynn- 1953 Mack B NO PHOTO
Lynn - Engine 1- 1965 Mack B 1000/500
Pittsfield- 1975 Dodge/1976 Pierce 400/250 (#M31BF5S081963) (to Pittsfield FD) NO PHOTO
Lynn- 1986 Ford C/Boyer (#1FDYD80U_GVA48275/12574) NO PHOTO
Lynn - Squad 1- Ford squad

GRAFTON STATE HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1938 GMC/Maxim 500 GPM (#194) NO PHOTO

HARDWICK RESCUE
CEASED OPERATIONS 2017

STATIONS PHOTOS
Headquarters- 482 Lower Road
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Ambulance 1- 2002 Ford E-450/Horton ambulance (ex Barre EMS)

HINGHAM NAVAL DEPOT

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1932 Ford A/Maxim (#4842543) NO PHOTO

HOLYOKE INSURANCE PATROL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1919 Seagrave patrol wagon (#22030) NO PHOTO

LAKE PLEASANT FIRE DEPARTMENT - MONTAGUE

STATIONS PHOTOS
Fire Station
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 2- 1959 International R186/FTI 750/300

MALDEN EMERGENCY CENTER
CEASED OPERATIONS 2019

STATIONS PHOTOS
Centre Street
Mountain Avenue
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Rescue 2- 1950's Mack B Rescue (ex Hull, MA)
Rescue 2- 1956 rescue
Ambulance 1- 1956 Cadilac ambulance
Rescue 2- 1970 Hahn 1250/500
Rescue 3- 1984 Ford/Frontline rehab unit
Rescue 2- 1986 International/E-One Heavy Rescue (destroyed in a fire)
Rescue 2- 1988 Pierce Lance walk-in rescue (#E-4465) (to Cataldo Ambulance Svc)
Ambulance 1- Ford ambulance

MEDFORD AUXILIARY FIRE
DISBANDED 2024

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 9- 1920's Seagrave
Engine 9- 1933 McCann 750 GPM
Engine 9- 1955 Mack B 750 GPM (#B85F1112) (ex Malden)
Lighting Plant- 196? Dodge Step Van
Engine 9- 1974 Mack CF 1250/500
Engine 9- 1976 Mack CF 1250/500 (#1901)
Lighting Plant 1- 1987 GMC/E-One walk-through (#5399)

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
3 trucks from the former Metropolitan District Commission
????
Engine 2- Ford
Engine 8- 1960 Pirsch 750/300 (#2458) NO PHOTO
Engine 14- 1964 Ford F-600/Farrar 500/700 (#N60CU490680)
Engine 4- 1965 FWD/Farrar 500/1500 (#13831)
Engine 10- 1970 Ford C/Thibault 750 GPM (#C90KVJ64997)
Engine 1- 1975 Ford C/Maynard 300 gallon (#C91LVP38717) NO PHOTO
Engine 16- 1976 Kiley/Valley Fire 500/2400 (#THE735V609388)
Engine 7- 2002 Ford/2003 Fouts Brothers 250/200 (#1FDAF57F63EA67361)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CONSERVATION

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1939 Ford brush truck

MILLERS FALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT - MONTAGUE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 1- NO PHOTO
Engine 2- NO PHOTO
Engine 8- NO PHOTO
Engine 1- NO PHOTO
Engine 3- NO PHOTO

MONSANTO CHEMICAL CORPORATION - SPRINGFIELD

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1968 Maxim F 750/400 (#2666) NO PHOTO

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE - SPRINGFIELD

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1940 International/Buffalo pumper NO PHOTO

NEWTON CIVIL DEFENSE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 10- 1941 Ford/Maxim  500/150 (#99T487466) NO PHOTO
Engine 15- 1953 Chevy/Robinson 200/700 NO PHOTO
Engine 14- 1955 GMC/General 750 GPM (to Mass Fire Academy) NO PHOTO
Rescue 1- 1955 Reo/1954 Swift rescue (#513636/P-125)

NICHOLS COLLEGE - DUDLEY

STATIONS PHOTOS
Headquarters- 116 Center Road NO PHOTO
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 205- 1960 Ford/Maxim 750/500 NO PHOTO
1961 American LaFrance 1000/500 NO PHOTO
1968 Ford F350 rescue NO PHOTO
1978 Chevy Ambulance NO PHOTO

PALMER AMBULANCE
CEASED OPERATIONS 10/31/2024

UNIT BY YEAR PHOTOS
Headquarters - 4 Shearer Street Extension
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Ambulance - 2000 Ford E-350/Century ambulance NO PHOTO
Ambulance 4- 2002 Ford E-350/Century ambulance
Ambulance 2- 2004 Ford E-450/PL Custom ambulance
Ambulance 4- 2004 Ford E-450/PL Custom ambulance
Ambulance 3- 2007 Ford E-350/Medix ambulance (to E. Longmeadow 2020)
Ambulance 1- 2007 GMC/PL Custom ambulance (demo purch 2009)
Ambulance 4/5- 2010 Freightliner/Demers ambulance
Ambulance 2- 2011 Ford E-450/Medix ambulance
Ambulance 1- 2018 Ford E-350/Medix ambulance
Ambulance 4- 2019 Ford E-350/Medix ambulance
Ambulance 5- 2016 Ford E-450/Medix ambulance

PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - PLYMOUTH

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1981 GMC/E-One 500/250 (#2117) NO PHOTO

QUINCY NAVAL AIR STATION

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1943 Buffalo Type 700 - 750 GPM NO PHOTO

READING AUXILIARY FIRE
DISBANDED 2021

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 5- 1939 Chevy/Local 400 GPM
1960 Dodge rescue NO PHOTO
1986 Ford E-350/Frontline (ex Reading FD)
1996 Ford/Horton (ex Reading FD)

SAUGUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISBANDED 2015

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Unit 41-
1941 Ford/Wood Engineering 500 GPM (#991267827)
1941 International step van - lighting unit (#AM122M28273B)
Rescue 1- 1945 Mack (#EF1S5977)
1968 Ford F-600 rescue (#F61BEE71776) (ex Beverly EMA)
1975 Dodge/Pierce 250/200 brush (ex Saugus FD)
1984 Ford F-350/ converted ambulance
1997 Ford E-450 Command post (ex Cataldo Amb)
Squad 45- 1996 Freightliner/1997 3D Support Unit (#1FV6JLCB3VH839238) (ex Massport R1)

SOUTH HADLEY FALLS FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1970 Maxim F 1000/500 (#2844) NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1976 Maxim F 1000/500 NO PHOTO

SOUTH HADLEY EMS

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Ambulance 2- 1994 Ford F-350/Horton ambulance
Ambulance 1- 2002 Ford F-450/Horton ambulance NO PHOTO
Ambulance 3- 2005 Ford F-450/Horton 4x4 ambulance NO PHOTO

SOUTH WEYMOUTH NAVAL AIR STATION
CLOSED 1997

STATIONS PHOTOS
Crash Station
Garage/sub station
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Apparatus
Engine 2- Seagrave
Crash 7- ARFF Unit
Crash 5- Beiderman MB-1 crash truck
Crash 6- ARFF Unit
Engine- 1950 International (#73-01772) NO PHOTO
Engine 5- 1955 Marmon-Harrington  1000/??/65F NO PHOTO
Engine 5- 1977 Oshkosh P4A
Engine 1- 1986 Pierce Dash 1000/750/30F
Engine 2- 1980 Spartan/Fire Trucks Inc 1000/500/60F (#SMF22VDOC100173/3325-23) NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1986 Pierce Dash  1000/750/30F (#E-3105-03) NO PHOTO
Rescue 1- 1986 Chevy/Reading/Fire Combat 200F/200 Halon
Crash 4- 1986 Oshkosh 1000/1000/130F/500 Halon
Crash 6- 1988 Oshkosh 1000/1000/130F/500 Halon
Crash 7- 1991 Amertek 400 1000/1000/130F/500Halon

SPRINGFIELD AUXILIARY FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1950 Federal NO PHOTO

SWAMPSCOTT AUXILIARY FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 5- 1927 Seagrave 750/80 (ex Wakefield)
Engine 4- 1935 Seagrave 600/200 (ex SFD E2) NO PHOTO
Ladder 2- 1945 American LaFrance 600 - 65' MMA (ex SFD L1)
Engine 4- 1955 Maxim 750/250 (ex SFD E2) NO PHOTO

TEWKSBURY STATE HOSPITAL

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
????

TREMONT NAIL CO - WAREHAM

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
1941 Chevy/Buffalo 500 GPM NO PHOTO

U.S. NAVY - BOSTON

STATIONS PHOTOS
1st Ave and 6th Street NO PHOTO
Building 29, South Boston Naval Station NO PHOTO
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
South Boston- 1932 Buffalo 500 GPM NO PHOTO
Boston- 1943 Buffalo 1000 GPM NO PHOTO
Boston- 1943 Buffalo 750 GPM NO PHOTO

VETERANS HOSPITAL - NORTHAMPTON

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 1- 1965 International R/Darley 750/500
Engine 1- 1984 Duplex/FTI 1000/750/100F NO PHOTO

WAKEFIELD AUXILIARY FIRE
DISBANDED 2015

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Rescue 1- 1954 Reo/Boyertown
Rescue 1- 1971 Mack MB/1956 Lacy (#1682)
Lighting Plant- 1972 Ford/Dept lighting unit
Squad 1 - 1981 Ford C8000/Marion (#15346 ) (ex Scarborough ME/ex Cinnaminson NJ)

WATERTOWN AUXILIARY FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 5- 1954 GMC/General 750 GPM NO PHOTO
Rescue 2- 1954 Reo rescue NO PHOTO
1976 Dodge Utility NO PHOTO

WINCHESTER AUXILIARY FIRE

UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 6- 1954 Ford 500 GPM
Engine 6- 1968 Dodge Power Wagon 500 GPM
Lighting Unit 1- 1974 Ford F-350/Kiley lighting plant (#F37YCU60288)

WOBURN AUXILIARY FIRE

STATIONS PHOTOS
Headquarters - Horn Pond
UNIT BY YEARPHOTOS
Engine 8- 1951 Ford F-500/Hahn/Dept 500/500 (#F50R3S18235)
Engine 9- 1956 Mack B 750/200 (ex West Springfield)
Engine 9- 1961 Mack C 1000/300 (#1113) (ex Hingham)
Rescue 8- 1967 step van
Rescue 8- 1971 Mack/56 Lacey (#1682) (ex Wakefield Aux)
Rescue 8- 1978 American LaFrance 1500/500 (ex Tewksbury)
Engine 9- 1986 Maxim 1250/500 (ex WFD E5)
Engine 9- 1991 Chevy/Young 350/250 4X4 (#74-549) (ex Hinsdale NY, purch 2011)
Engine 8- 2000 Pierce Dash 1500/750 (ex WFD E4/E5)

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