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

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RESCUE 1 YRS ASSIGNED
1911 American LaFrance Type 5 rescue (ex E11) 1917-1920
1920 Pierce/Dept rescue car 1920-1930
1929 Federal/Perring-Walsh rescue 1930-1947
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue (ex R3) 1955-1964
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue 1947-1954
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue (ex R2) 1954-1956
1954 Reo/Swift hose wagon ????
1956 GMC/Mack heavy rescue 1956-1964
1962 Ward LaFrance 1250/400 (Rescue-Pump) (ex E13, to E48) 1967-1968
1964 Mack/Gerstenslager heavy rescue 1964-1977
1968 Ward LaFrance 1250/400 (Rescue-Pump) (to E2) 1968-1970
1970 Hahn C-12 1250/500 (Rescue-Pump) (to E4 and E20) 1970-1972
1977 Ford C/Providence heavy rescue (to R2) 1977-1986
1984 Ford C/E-One heavy rescue (to J20 (dive unit)) 1986-1994
1993 E-One Protector heavy rescue (ex H6) 1994-2007
2007 Pierce Quantum heavy rescue 2007-2015
2015 KME Severe Service heavy rescue 2015- 2021
2021 E-One Typhoon heavy rescue 2021-Current
RESCUE 2 YRS ASSIGNED
1925 American LaFrance Foamlite/Childs rescue (ex Foamlite 1) ????-1931
1931 American LaFrance 212 rescue 1931-1947
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue (to R1) 1947-????
1955 Reo/Boyertown heavy rescue (ex Dive Unit) ????-1972
1972 International/Gerstenslager heavy rescue 1972-1986
1977 Ford C/Providence heavy rescue (ex R1) 1986-1987
1986 Ford C/1987 E-One heavy rescue 1987-1996
1996 E-One Cyclone heavy rescue 1996-2009
2009 KME Predator heavy rescue 2009- 2021
2021 E-One Typhoon heavy rescue 2021-Current
RESCUE 3 - DISBANDED 1954 YRS ASSIGNED
1919 American LaFrance Type 40 rescue (ex E8 HW and E51 HW) ????-1930
1929 Federal/Perring-Walsh rescue 1930-1947
1947 Mack/Lacey heavy rescue (to R1) 1947-1954
AIR SUPPLY/MASK SERVICE YRS ASSIGNED
1979 Ford/Sutphen/Resco

????-1983

1983 Ford F-350/E-One Mask Repair Unit 1983-1998
1998 Ford F-550/E-One 1998-2009
2009 Ford F-550/KME 2009-2016
2015 Ford F-550/EVI (ex Motor Squad) 2016- Current
RANSUL/FOAM UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1925 American LaFrance Foamlite/Childs (Foamlite 1) ????
1930 American LaFrance 212 80 lb ansul ????
1968 Ford F-500/Dept Ansul Unit (to LP1) 1969-1971
COLLAPSE UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1993 E-One Protector (to R1) 1993-1994
1993 Ford L8000 Ultimaster 1994-2012
1997 Freightliner/Hackney (ex HM1) 2012- 2020
2020 Freightliner M2/1997 Hackney (body re-mounted from 1997 Freightliner) 2020-
COMMUNICATION UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1956 GMC ????
1980 Chevy   ????
1984 Ford E-350/Wheeled Coach 1984-1995
1995 Chevy/Grumman 1995- 2020
2021 Freightliner/LDV 2021-
DIVE RESCUE UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1955 Reo/Boyertown (to R2) ????
197? International ????
1984 Ford C/E-One (ex R1) ????-2011
2011 International 4400/1984 E-One (body ex R1) 2011-2020
2011 International 4400/2020 Hackney 2020- Current
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE YRS ASSIGNED
1974 International/Hackney Haz/Mat Unit ????
1979 Ford C/Hackeny Haz/Mat Unit (chassis ex E25 HW and E9) 1987-1997
1991 GMC/1993 E-One - Decon Unit 2006-2013
1994 International 4700/G&W - Decon Unit 1994-2006
1997 Freightliner/Hackney Haz/Mat Unit (to Collapse Unit) 1997-2012
1999 International - Decon Unit ????
2012 Spartan Gladiator/EVI Haz/Mat Unit 2012- Current
2013 Spartan Gladiator/EVI - Decon Unit (Decon 1) 2013- Current
2018 Freightliner/Hackney - Decon Unit (H5) 2018- Current
2023 Freightliner/Hackney - Decon Unit (Decon 3) 2023- Current
LIGHTING PLANTS YRS ASSIGNED
1925 Ford (LP1) None
1928 GMC (LP1) None
1929 GMC (LP2) None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP1) None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP2) None
1947 Mack/Lacey (LP3) None
1968 Ford F-500/Dept (LP1) (ex Service 1) 1971-1981
1970 International/Gerstenslager (LP2) None
1981 GMC/Sutphen/1970 Gerstenslager (LP1) (chassis ex E8 HW) 1985-1992
1992 Ford/E-One (H2) 1992-2014
2014 Ford F-550/KME w/ 55 gal foam (H2) 2014- Current
REHABILITATION UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1996 Freightliner/1997 E-One 1997-2008
2008 GMC/Specialty/Marque 2008-2018
2018 Ford F-550/Wheeled Coach 4X4 (primary unit) 2018- Current
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 5500HD/2009 SJC Industries 4x4 (2021 remount by Greenwood) - (back up unit) 2021- Current
TECHNICAL RESCUE YRS ASSIGNED
1991 GMC/1992 E-One tunnel rescue (H4) 1992-????
1991 GMC/1992 E-One tunnel rescue (H5) (to Decon 1) 1992-2006
2003 Ford F-550/Pierce special operations (H8) 2003- Current
2011 Ford F-350/Omaha special operations 2011- Current
2018 Freightliner/Hackney tech rescue 2018- Current
2022 Freightliner/Hackney Urban Search and Rescue (H-9) 2023-Current
2021 Ford F-550/General 4X4 tunnel rescue 2021-Current
MARINE UNITS YRS ASSIGNED
1873 Atlantic Iron Works 2500 GPM Fire Boat "William M. Flanders" - Engine 31 1884-1889
1889 ???? 6400 GPM Fire Boat "John M. Brooks" - Engine 31 1889-1895
1895 ???? 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Angus McDonald" - Engine 31/Engine 44 1931-1947
1909 Bertlsen and Peterson 6000 GPM Fire Boat "John P. Dowd" - Engine 47 1909-1941
1911 Bertlsen and Peterson 3000 GPM Fire Boat "Thomas A. Ring" - Engine 31 1911-1930
1931 George Langley Shipyard 12000 GPM Fireboat "Matthew Boyle" - Engine 44 (ex USN( 1931-1954
1941 Hodgden Bros/Goudy/Stevens 6000 GPM Fire Boat "James F. McTighe" - Engine 31 1947-1972
1941 Hodgden Bros/Goudy/Stevens 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Joseph J. Luna" - Engine 31/Engine 47 (ex USN) 1972-1976
1972 ???? 6000 GPM Fire Boat "Firefighter" - Engine 47/Marine 1 1972-2011
1992 ???? 1000 GPM Fire Boat "St Florian II" - Marine 2 1992-2006
2006 Boston Whaler Fire Boat "Norman Knight" - Marine 2 2006-2011
2010 RIBCRAFT 30' Dive Boat - Marine 3 2010- 2025
2011 70' Fireboat 12,000 GPM "John Stanhope Damrell" - Marine 1  2011- Current
2016 Armstrong Marine 32X12 catamaran 500 GPM/40 Foam "Father Dan" - Marine 2 2016- 2025
2025 MooseBoats 38' "George Layhe" - Marine 2 2025-
2025 MooseBoats dive boat "Captain John Kenney" - Marine 3 2025-



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