RESPECT THE PIC!
Photos are the property of Northeast Firenews and the respective photographers and may not be used on any other website or publication without expressed consent.
This page is part of the Northeast Firenews website and is not officially associated with the agency represented
Click on any preview image for corresponding photo.

BOSTON RESCUES, MARINE UNITS AND SPECIAL UNITS -
APPARATUS BY COMPANY

CLICK FOR CURRENT SPECIAL UNITS

CLICK FOR RETIRED & ACTIVE SPECIAL UNITS BY YEAR
SPECIFICATIONS
YEARS ASSIGNED
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
RESCUE 1
1911 American LaFrance Type 5 rescue 1917-1920 ex E11
1920 Pierce/Dept rescue car 1920-1930 None
1929 Federal/Perring-Walsh rescue 1930-1947 None
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1955-1964 ex R3
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1947-1954 None
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1954-1956 ex R2
1954 Reo/Swift hose wagon ???? ????
1956 GMC/Mack heavy rescue 1956-1964 None
1962 Ward LaFrance 1250/400 (Rescue-Pump) 1967-1968 ex E13, to E48
1964 Mack/Gerstenslager heavy rescue 1964-1977 None
1968 Ward LaFrance 1250/400 (Rescue-Pump) 1968-1970 to E2
1970 Hahn C-12 1250/500 (Rescue-Pump) 1970-1972 to E4, E20
1977 Ford C/Providence heavy rescue 1977-1986 to R2
1984 Ford C/E-One heavy rescue 1986-1994 to J20 (dive unit)
1993 E-One Protector heavy rescue 1994-2007 ex H6
2007 Pierce Quantum heavy rescue 2007-2015 None
2015 KME Severe Service heavy rescue 2015- 2021 None
2021 E-One Typhoon heavy rescue 2021-Current None
RESCUE 2
1925 American LaFrance Foamlite/Childs rescue ????-1931 ex Foamlite 1
1931 American LaFrance 212 rescue 1931-1947 None
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1947-???? to R1
1955 Reo/Boyertown heavy rescue ????-1972 ex Dive Unit
1972 International/Gerstenslager heavy rescue 1972-1986 None
1977 Ford C/Providence heavy rescue 1986-1987 ex R1
1986 Ford C/1987 E-One heavy rescue 1987-1996 None
1996 E-One Cyclone heavy rescue 1996-2009 None
2009 KME Predator heavy rescue 2009- 2021 None
2021 E-One Typhoon heavy rescue 2021-Current None
RESCUE 3 - DISBANDED 1954
1919 American LaFrance Type 40 rescue ????-1930 ex EW 8, EW 51
1929 Federal/Perring-Walsh rescue 1930-1947 None
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1947-1954 to R1
AIR SUPPLY/MASK SERVICE
1979 Ford/Sutphen/Resco

????-1983

????
1983 Ford F-350/E-One Mask Repair Unit 1983-1998 None
1998 Ford F-550/E-One 1998-2009 None
2009 Ford F-550/KME 2009-2016 None
2015 Ford F-550/EVI 2016- Current Orig Motor Squad
ANSUL/FOAM UNITS
1925 American LaFrance Foamlite/Childs (Foamlite 1) ???? ????
1930 American LaFrance 212 80 lb ansul ???? ????
1968 Ford F-500/Dept Ansul Unit 1969-1971 to LP1
COLLAPSE UNITS
1993 E-One Protector 1993-1994 to R1
1993 Ford L8000 Ultimaster 1994-2012 None
1997 Freightliner/Hackney 2012- 2020 ex HM1
2020 Freightliner M2/1997 Hackney 2020- body re-mount from 1997 FL
COMMUNICATION UNITS
1956 GMC ???? None
1980 Chevy   ???? None
1984 Ford E-350/Wheeled Coach 1984-1995 None
1995 Chevy/Grumman 1995- 2020 None
2021 Freightliner/LDV 2021- None
DIVE RESCUE UNITS
1955 Reo/Boyertown ???? to R2
197? International ???? None
1984 Ford C/E-One ????-2011 ex R1
2011 International 4400/1984 E-One 2011-2020 body ex R1
2011 International 4400/2020 Hackney 2020- Current new body fabricated by Hackney
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
1974 International/Hackney Haz/Mat Unit ???? ????
1979 Ford C/Hackeny Haz/Mat Unit 1987-1997 chassis ex Wgn 25/E9
1991 GMC/1993 E-One - Decon Unit 2006-2013 H5
1994 International 4700/G&W - Decon Unit 1994-2006 None
1997 Freightliner/Hackney Haz/Mat Unit 1997-2012 to Collapse Unit H6
1999 International - Decon Unit ???? None
2012 Spartan Gladiator/EVI Haz/Mat Unit 2012- Current None
2013 Spartan Gladiator/EVI - Decon Unit (Decon 1) 2013- Current None
2018 Freightliner/Hackney - Decon Unit (H5) 2018- Current None
2023 Freightliner/Hackney - Decon Unit (Decon 3) 2023- Current None
LIGHTING PLANTS
1925 Ford (LP1) None None
1928 GMC (LP1) None None
1929 GMC (LP2) None None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP1) None None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP2) None None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP3) None None
1968 Ford F-500/Dept (LP1) 1971-1981 ex Service 1
1970 International/Gerstenslager (LP2) None None
1981 GMC/Sutphen/1970 Gerstenslager (LP1) 1985-1992 chassis ex Wgn 8
1992 Ford/E-One (H2) 1992-2014 None
2014 Ford F-550/KME w/ 55 gal foam (H2) 2014- Current None
REHABILITATION UNITS
1996 Freightliner/1997 E-One 1997-2008 None
2008 GMC/Specialty/Marque 2008-2018 None
2018 Ford F-550/Wheeled Coach 4X4 (primary unit) 2018- Current None
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 5500HD/2009 SJC Industries 4x4 (2021 Remount By Greenwood Emergency Vehicles) - (back up unit) 2021- Current None
TECHNICAL RESCUE
1991 GMC/1992 E-One tunnel rescue (H4) 1992-???? Tech Rescue
1991 GMC/1992 E-One tunnel rescue (H5) 1992-2006 to Decon 1
2003 Ford F-550/Pierce special operations (H8) 2003- Current None
2011 Ford F-350/Omaha special operations 2011- Current None
2018 Freightliner/Hackney tech rescue 2018- Current None
2022 Freightliner/Hackney Urban Search and Rescue (H-9) 2023-Current None
2021 Ford F-550/General 4X4 tunnel rescue 2021-Current None
MARINE UNITS
1873 Atlantic Iron Works 2500 GPM Fire Boat "William M. Flanders" - Engine 31 1884-1889 N/A
1889 ???? 6400 GPM Fire Boat "John M. Brooks" - Engine 31 1889-1895 N/A
1895 ???? 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Angus McDonald" - Engine 31/Engine 44 1931-1947 N/A
1909 Bertlsen and Peterson 6000 GPM Fire Boat "John P. Dowd" - Engine 47 1909-1941 N/A
1911 Bertlsen and Peterson 3000 GPM Fire Boat "Thomas A. Ring" - Engine 31 1911-1930 N/A
1931 George Langley Shipyard 12000 GPM Fireboat "Matthew Boyle" - Engine 44 1931-1954 ex USN
1941 Hodgden Bros/Goudy/Stevens 6000 GPM Fire Boat "James F. McTighe" - Engine 31 1947-1972 N/A
1941 Hodgden Bros/Goudy/Stevens 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Joseph J. Luna" - Engine 31/Engine 47 1972-1976 ex USN
1972 ???? 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Firefighter" - Engine 47/Marine 1 1972-2011 N/A
1992 ???? 1000 GPM Fire Boat "St Florian II" - Marine 2 1992-2006 N/A
2006 Boston Whaler Fire Boat "Norman Knight" - Marine 2 2006-2011 N/A
2010 RIBCRAFT 30' Dive Boat - Marine 3 2010- Current N/A
2011 70' Fireboat 12,000 GPM "John Stanhope Damrell" - Marine 1  2011- Current N/A
2016 Armstrong Marine 32X12 catamaran 500 GPM/40 Foam "Father Dan" - Marine 2 2016- Current N/A



HOME - LISTING START PAGE - EMAIL