The Metro Boston Bush Fire Brigade is part of the Metro District Commission which is responsible for lots of woodlands around Boston. They have about 50 staff members trained to fight forest fires and they have about 15 old pumpers. Radio operations occur on Channel 3 (the "Reservations" channel) on the State 800Mhz trunked radio system in the Boston area. (This is Type I talk group 200-03)
This rig info is from ?1992 or ?1995 -
Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham
Engine 3 - 1973 International Harvester (IH) 250 Gallons Per Minute Pump (GPM) / 2300 gallon water tank
Engine 4 - 1965 FWD (Builder is "FWD")/Farrar 500/1500
Eng 11 - 1969 Chevy 250/1000
Eng 14 - 1964 Ford/Farrar 750/400
Eng 16 - 1975 GMC 200/2000
Patrol 1 - FWD pickup truck 45GPM/100gallon
Eng 9 - 1956 IH/General 500/300 (reserve and parade rig)
Breakheart Reservation in Saugus
Eng 7 - 1976 Ford/Farrar 750/400
Blue Hills Reservation in Milton + Quincy
Eng 1 - 1961 FWD/Farrar 500 front mount/750
Eng 2 - 1969 Ford/Farrar 500FM/500
Eng 5 - 1972 Ford 300/2300
Patrol 2 - FWD pickup 200/150
Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park in Boston
Eng 15 - 1979 Ford/Farrar 750/500
Eng 8 - 1965 Pirsch 750/300 (reserve and parade rig)
Harbor Reservation in Hull
Patrol 3 - FWD pickup 100/250
Peddock's Island in Boston Harbor
Eng 6 - 1953 Dodge 4X$ 250FM/250
George's Island in Boston Harbor
Tractor 1 - 1956 IH farm tractor with 500/175
Marine Unit - Boston Harbor
Arbella - 40' 200GPM (operated by the Park Rangers)
Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont
Eng 10 - 1970 Ford/Thibault 1000/625
Reserve
Eng 12 - 1974 Maxim 1000/1000
Eng 17 - 1970 Mack
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One of the islands in Boston harbor has about ?50 small houses that have been there since the 19?20s. They are mostly used as summer homes. Also - the Boston harbor Islands are now part of a ?cooperative park program with the National Park Service.
Compiled April 30, 1999 + 8/17/99
by Peter Szerlag