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FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS |
| Population: 33,000 | Area: 29.88 sq miles | Ambulance: Fire Dept |
| Call Volume: 4,628/yr | Members: 56 Full Time Admin: 1 Chief, 1 Operations Deputy, 1 Admin Deputy, 1 EMS Battalion Chief, 1 EMS Captain Suppression: 4 Battalion Chiefs, 4 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 40 Firefighters Work Schedule: 24 hr shifts (1-1-1-5) |  |
| Official Website | Frequency: 472.700 | Dispatched by: Metacomet Emergency Communications Center |
| Shift and Apparatus Staffing: Shift Strength: 13 - Battalion Chief, Lieutenant & 6 Firefighters at Headquarters. Captain & 4 Firefighters at Station 2. Engine 1- Lieutenant/2 Firefighters Engine 2- Captain/2 Firefighters Tower 1/Ambulance 1- 2 Firefighters cross-staffing each piece Ambulance 2- 2 Firefighters Ambulance 3- staffed with EMS Captain and 1 FF when available and at full strength |
| FIRE AND INCIDENT PHOTOS |
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STATION |
LOCATION |
PHOTOS |
| Station 1 (HQ) | 40 West Central (Opened 2008) - (E1, E3, Twr1, B1, R1, A1, A3) |  |
| Station 2 | 600 King Street - (E2, TE, B2, B3, A2, A4, ISU) |  |
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UNIT ID |
SPECIFICATIONS |
PHOTOS |
| ENGINES | ||
| Engine 1 | 2021 E-One Typhoon 1500/750/30F |   |
| Engine 2 | 2021 E-One Typhoon 1500/750/30F (#143584) |   |
| Engine 3 | 2013 Pierce Impel 1500/1000/30A (#26249) (exE2) |    |
| Rescue 1 | 2018 Ferrara Inferno 2000/750/30F (#H-6359) (ex Engine 1) |   |
| LADDERS | ||
| On Order | Pierce Enforcer-Ascendant 100' RM tower ordered Feb 2023 |  |
| Tower 1 | 2008 Pierce Quantum 100' RM Twr (#20216) |   |
| FORESTRY | ||
| Brush 1 | 2004 Ford F-350 4x4 250/225 |   |
| Brush 2 | 2004 Ford F-350 4x4 250/225 (#1FTSF31P44ED45061) | |
| AMBULANCES | ||
| Ambulance 1 | 2022 Ford F-550/Horton 4X4 ambulance |   |
| Ambulance 2 | 2021 Ford F-550/Horton 4X4 ambulance |   |
| Ambulance 3 | 2017 Ford F-550/Horton 4X4 ambulance (exR3) |   |
| Ambulance 4 | 2014 Ford F-550/Horton 4X4 ambulance (exR2/R4) |   |
| OTHER | ||
| Incident Support | 1999 Chevy Mini-Bus |  |
| Battalion 1 | 2015 Ford Interceptor 4X4 - Shift Commander (exC3) |   |
| Car 7 | 2010 Ford F-350 - support (ex DPW, in svc 2017) |  |
| Antique Ladder 1 | 1949 American LaFrance 700 Series 75' MMA |  |
| UTV | 2015 Kubota 4x4 Rescue Vehicle |  |
| Boat 1 | 2019 11' Achilles RIB |  |
RETIRED APPARATUS / FORMER STATIONS |
STATION ADDRESS/INFO |
STATION |
PHOTOS |
| 40 West Central Street | JG Ray Station |    |
UNIT BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1868 Hunneman hand drawn | Franklin #1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1924 Maxim 500 GPM | Engine 1 |  |
| 1926 Maxim city service | Ladder 1 |  |
| 1931 Maxim 500 GPM | Engine 2 |  |
| 1946 Dodge/Farrar 500/500 AWD | Engine 5 |  |
| 1949 American LaFrance 700 - 75' MMA (#L-3988) (to Bellingham, restored by Franklin FFs) | Ladder 1 |  |
| 1954 American LaFrance 750/150 | Engine 1 |     |
| 1960 International/Farrar 750/500 | Eng 2, Rescue 2, Eng 7 |   |
| 1968 Kaiser/Dept 125/250 4WD (#32113) (Tri-County Voke refurb 1997) | Engine 6, Squad 6 |  |
| 1970 Cadillac ambulance | Ambulance |  |
| 1971 International/Farrar 750/750 | Engine 3 |  |
| 1974 International/Farrar 500/500 | Engine 4 |  |
| 1976 AM General/1998 Dept 250/1300 (#76K185 C225-11266) (1998 Greenwood refurb) | Tanker 1 |  |
| 1977 American LaFrance Century 1500/500 (#CE-12-5724) | Engine 2, 4 |    |
| 1981 Chevy/Horton ambulance (Franklin's 1st modular) | Ambulance |  |
| 1984 Duplex/1985 LTI 106' RMA (#1D91D31F9F1008465/8500598) | Ladder 1 |   |
| 1984 Chevy 4X4 125/250 (#LT235785R16E) | Engine 5, Squad 5 |  |
| 1984 Ford F-350/Horton ambulance | Ambulance |  |
| 1985 Chevy Kurbmaster utility/rescue | Squad 8 |  |
| 1986 Chevy 1 1/4 ton 125/225 | Brush 3 |  |
| 1987 Hahn 1500/500 (#HCP1518552287) | Engine 1, 3, 7 |   |
| 1988 International/KME 1000/1000 | Engine 3 |  |
| 1988 Ford Bronco 4X4 | Car 1 |  |
| 1988 Ford/Wheeled Coach ambulance | Ambulance |  |
| 1993 Ford/Road Rescue ambulance | Ambulance |  |
| 1995 E-One Sentry 1250/500 (#14978) | Engine 2, 3 |  |
| 1996 Ford F-150 4X4 | Squad 7 |  |
| 1996 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 3 |  |
| 1997 E-One Cyclone II 1500/500 (#16247) | Engine 1, 3 |  |
| 1998 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 2 |  |
| 2000 E-One Cyclone II 1500/750 (#122183) (repainted 2008) | Engine 4 |  |
| 2000 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 1 |  |
| 2003 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 3 |  |
| 2006 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 1, 3 |  |
| 2006 International/Horton ambulance | Rescue 2, 3 |  |
| 2007 Pierce Quantum 2000/750/30F (#18902) | Engine 1, 3, 4 |   |
| 2009 International 4400/Horton ambulance | Rescue 2 |  |
| 2013 Ford F-550/Horton ambulance | Rescue 1, Ambulance 1 |  |
| 2019 Dodge Ram 5500 4X4/Frazer ambulance (returned to MFG) | Ambulance 2 |  |