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NEW BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT - ISO CLASS 1
NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Also See: New Bedford EMS - Population: 100,000 - Area: 24 Sq Miles - Dispatched by firefighters at police headquarters
Members: 216 Full Time - Work Schedule: 24 hr shifts - Call Volume: 9,900 - Frequency: 1- 470.5125 2- 471.0375 - Official Website
Shift Staffing: 38- 2 District Chiefs, 9 Officers, 27 Firefighters - Each company is staffed with 1 officer and 3 firefighters w/ a 4th firefighter assigned. If all members of a company are present for a shift, 1 firefighter is floated to a company that is short that day. - Each company has 1 captain working 1 shift with 3 lieutenants working the other shifts. District Chiefs do not have aides. - Dispatch has 1 lieutenant and 9 firefighters assigned. Dispatchers work 10 hr days/14 hr nights with 2 dispatchers working at a time. The lieutenant works days and the 9th dispatcher is a floater that can cover dispatch or fire supression shifts. - Fire Prevention has 1 captain, 1 lieutenant and 3 firefighters assigned. Trainging has 1 captain and 1 firefighter assigned. The Marine Safety Unit has 1 captain that works days with other members working shifts on companies. 1 District Chief is assigned as the Support Services chief.
FIRE SCENE PHOTOS
STATIONS PHOTOS
Station 2 (HQ) - 868 Pleasant Street (Fire Alarm) - (E1, L1, Sq1, Air Unit, CU2, CU3)
Station 3 - 834 Kempton Street - (Emergency Management, no FD vehicles)
Station 5 - 3665 Acushnet Ave. - (E5, RsvE4)
Station 6 - Brock Ave and Rose Street (opened 8/2021) - (E6, L3, Q4)
Station 7 - 700 Cottage Street - (E7, Sq2, RsvE25)
Station 8 - 1599 Acushnet - (E8, L4, CU1)
Station 9 - 799 Ashley Blvd - (E9)
Airport Station - Airport Road at Maintenance Garage - (AP8 - cross staffed by E7)
Repair Shop - 311 Liberty Street at City Complex - (E21, E25, E28, L21, L24, ISU1, ISU5)
APPARATUS PHOTOS
ENGINES  
Engine 1- 2025 E-One Typhoon 1500/500 (#146440)
Engine 4- 1997 E-One Cyclone II 1500/750 (#17911) (rsv - ex Walpole, acquired Jan 2020)
Engine 5- 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500 (#30922-01)
Engine 6- 2019 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500
Engine 7- 2025 E-One Typhoon 1500/500 (#146441)
Engine 8- 2024 E-One Typhoon 1500/500 (#145614)
Engine 9- 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500 (##30922-02)
ex Engine 1- 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500
ex Engine 7- 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500
Engine 21- 2005 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500 (#17043) (rsv - ex E11, E11 disbanded 2020)
Engine 25- 1990 KME P-24 1000/600/55F 4X4 (#89L115/#4210-NC-C22-4381) (ex Mass Military, acquire 2012) used during severe weather
Engine 26- 2003 Pierce Dash 1250/750 (#14223) (Training only - exE5/E6)
Engine 28- 2008 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/500 (#20753) (rsv, exE8)
LADDERS  
Ladder 1- 2024 Pierce Enforcer 100' TDA (#38803)
Ladder 3- 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 95' MM Tower
Ladder 4- 2021 Pierce Enforcer 105' RMA (#35484)
Quint 4- 2005 Pierce Quantum 2000/400 75' RMA (ex Longwood, PA) (purch 2021)
Ladder 21- 2008 Pierce Arrow XT 100' TDA (#20754) (exL1)
Ladder 24- 1985 E-One Hurricane 110' RMA (#4375) (rsv, ex Fairhaven)
SPECIAL UNITS  
Squad 1- 2022 Ford F-550/Ward MCB 4x4 – Special Hazards
Squad 2- 2022 Ford F-550/Ward MCB 4x4 – Rail System Tech Rescue, cross-manned by E7 when needed
ISU 1- 1998 Freightliner/1999 Middleboro Air Supply and Incident Support (exR1) (#1FV6HJBA1XH981082)
ISU 5- Military M1078 2.5 ton military transport truck (Can be outfitted for a variety of uses including transport or to be a rsv ARFF rig)
Airport 8- 2019 Oshkosh Global Striker 1500 - 1500/1500/210F/500DC
Marine 38- 2016 Moose Boats 37' Catamaran NO PHOTO
OTHER  
Command Unit 1- 2019 Ford F-150 4X4 w/ command body - North End District Chief NO PHOTO
Command Unit 2- 2019 Ford F-150 4X4 w/ command body - South End District Chief NO PHOTO
Command Unit 3- 2019 Ford F-150 4X4 (reserve district chief/call back car)
FIRE MUSEUM  
51 Bedford Street
1928 Ahrens Fox 1000 GPM
1934 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM
RETIRED APPARATUS / STATIONS
STATIONS PHOTOS
Station 6 - 151 Purchase Street - (closed 2021, moved to new bldg)
Station 11 - 754 Brock Ave (deactivated 2020, Engine 11 disbanded)
ENGINES BY YEARPHOTOS
Citizens #2- 1802 Mason hand drawn NO PHOTO
Oxford #2- 1805 Mason hand drawn NO PHOTO
Phoenix #4- 1808 hand drawn NO PHOTO
Cataract- 1821 Agnew hand drawn NO PHOTO
Mechanic #6- 1821 hand drawn NO PHOTO
Novelty #8- 1835 Durfee hand drawn NO PHOTO
Franklin #10- 1843 Agnew hand drawn NO PHOTO
Hancock #9- 1843 Agnew hand drawn NO PHOTO
Oregon #11- 1847 Agnew hand drawn NO PHOTO
Ohio #3- 1850 Agnew hand drawn NO PHOTO
Paskamansett- 1850 Hunneman hand drawn NO PHOTO
Whaler- 1851 Button hand drawn NO PHOTO
Young Mechanic #6- 1853 Agnew/Jeffers hand drawn NO PHOTO
Columbian #5- 1855 L. Button hand drawn NO PHOTO
Young America #8- 1856 hand drawn NO PHOTO
Onward- 1860 Amoskeag 900 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Progress- 1860 Amoskeag 900 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Excelsior- 1864 Amoskeag 900 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
C. Howard- 1866 Amoskeag 900 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Onward #1- 1869 Amoskeag 900 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
1873 Clapp & Jones steamer NO PHOTO
1879 Silsby 800 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Macy #6- 1882 Manchester Locomotive 700 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Corneliss Howard 4- 1884 Manchester Locomotive 700 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Progress #2- 1884 Manchester Locomotive 700 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Engine 7- 1890 Manchester Locomotive 700 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
1894 LaFrance 650 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
1894 LaFrance 650 GPM steamer NO PHOTO
Hose 1- 1908 Locomobile hose wagon NO PHOTO
Hose 2- 1908 Locomobile hose wagon NO PHOTO
Engine 9- 1910 Webb 600 GPM NO PHOTO
Hose 1- 1911 Locomobile hose wagon NO PHOTO
Chemical 5- 1912 Locomobile NO PHOTO
Engine 4- 1913 Ahrens Fox 700 GPM (#519) NO PHOTO
Hose 6- 1913 Alonzo Jason hose wagon NO PHOTO
Engine 10- 1914 Robinson 600 GPM NO PHOTO
Engine 3, 9- 1914 White 600 GPM NO PHOTO
Engine 2- 1917 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#641) NO PHOTO
Engine 5, 7- 1917 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#642) NO PHOTO
Engine 6- 1917 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#643) NO PHOTO
Engine 8- 1917 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#644) NO PHOTO
Reserve Hose Wagon- 1918 Packard hose wagon NO PHOTO
Engine 3- 1920 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#786) NO PHOTO
Engine 7, 10- 1920 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#787) NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1921 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM NO PHOTO
Chemical 5- 1924 Dept Built NO PHOTO
Hose 1- 1925 White hose wagon NO PHOTO
Engine 4- 1928 Ahrens Fox 1000 GPM (#3344) NO PHOTO
Engine 9, Hose 4- 1934 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM (#8005) NO PHOTO
Engine 10- 1947 Ahrens Fox 1000 GPM (#3462)
Engine 2- 1948 Ahrens Fox 1000 GPM (#3475) NO PHOTO
Engine 3, 1, 11- 1950 Maxim 750/250 (#1724) NO PHOTO
Master Engine 1- 1950 Maxim 750 GPM (#1715) NO PHOTO
Engine 8, Hose 2- 1952 International/Seguin 200 GPM hose wagon (#47001) NO PHOTO
Engine 7, 22- 1952 Maxim 750/250 (#1814) NO PHOTO
Engine 9, 23- 1953 Maxim 750/250 (#1917) NO PHOTO
Engine 3, 24- 1954 Maxim 1000/250 (#1939)
Engine 6, 23- 1954 Maxim 1000/250 (#1937)
Engine 4, 6, 21- 1954 Maxim 1000/250 (#1938)
Engine 10, 24- 1955 Maxim 750 GPM (#2015) (ex New Bedford Water Works) NO PHOTO
Engine 5- 1956 Maxim 750/300 (#2035)
Engine- 1956 Ford F-500/1936 Kiley (New Bedford Protection Society) (#F50V6E60117) NO PHOTO
Reserve Engine- 1957 Maxim 750/250 NO PHOTO
Engine 8- 1964 American LaFrance 1000/350
Engine 1, 9, 11- 1969 Maxim 1000/300 (#2705)
Engine 2, 1, 6, 7, 11- 1974 Maxim 1250/350 (#3219)
Engine 4, 11- 1975 Maxim 1250/500 (#43327)
Engine 6- 1977 Maxim 1250/500 (#44427) NO PHOTO
Engine 3, 5- 1983 Ford C/E-One 1000/500 (#1FDYD80U2DVA20294)
Engine 8, 5- 1987 Ford C/Maxim 1250/500 (#50-3014) NO PHOTO
Engine 9, 26- 1987 Ford C/Maxim 1250/500 (#50-3013)
Engine 7, 27- 1987 Ford C/1988 Maxim 1250/500 (#50-3021)
Engine 1, 8, 7, 25, 27- 1989 Spartan/Maxim 1250/700/50F (#64500)
Engine 6, 26, 8, 21- 1989 Spartan/Maxim 1250/700/50 (#64498)
Engine 11, 5, 15- 1993 Spartan/1994 Luverne 1500/750/50F (#10587)
Engine 7, 17- 1999 Pierce Saber 1250/750 (#EC-403/)
Engine 9- 2001 Pierce Saber 1250/750 (#12694)
Engine 1, 12- 2002 Pierce Saber 1250/750 (#13054)
LADDERS BY YEAR PHOTOS
Ladder 1- 1916 Ahrens Fox/Couple Gear 65' MMA (#429) NO PHOTO
Ladder 2- 1917 Ahrens Fox/Couple Gear 85' TDA NO PHOTO
Ladder 3- 1917 Ahrens Fox/Couple Gear 85' TDA NO PHOTO
Ladder 4- 1917 Ahrens Fox/Couple Gear 85' TDA NO PHOTO
Ladder- 1919 Ahrens Fox/Couple Gear city service NO PHOTO
Ladder 2, 3, 4, 5- 1918 Seagrave 75' MMA NO PHOTO
Ladder 5- 1924 Ahrens Fox city service (#1152) NO PHOTO
Ladder 2, 3, 4, 5- 1948 Seagrave 75' MMA (#D-1031) (to Millis)
Ladder 1, 4- 1950 Seagrave 85' TDA (#E-8815)
Ladder 2- 1962 Seagrave Anniversary 85' TDA (#F-8080)
Ladder 1- 1971 Maxim S 100' TDA (#2951)
Ladder 25- 1973 Maxim 100' TDA (#3111) (ex Springfield)
Ladder 4- 1976 Mack CF/1950 Seagrave 100' TDA (#1855)
Ladder 3- 1976 Maxim F 100' TDA (#44388)
Reserve Ladder- 1976 Maxim/1971 Maxim 100' TDA (#44436) (tractor ex Haverhill, trailer ex NH dept, aerial ex L1) NO PHOTO
Platform 1- 1978 Hendrickson/Calavar 1500/500/75' (#13531/137-04-2078)
Ladder 4- 1988 Maxim 100' TDA (#40-3018)
Ladder 23- 1991 E-One Hurricane 110' RMA (#9009) (ex Falmouth, acquired 2021)
Ladder 1- 1994 Simon/Duplex/LTI 100’ TDA (#9302293)
Engine 5- 1997 Simon-Duplex/LTI 1500/500/75' RMA (#1S91K74J4V1020137) (ex Montclair, NJ)
Ladder 3, 23- 2000 Pierce Lance 105' RMA (#11002)
Ladder 4- 2003 Pierce Dash 2000/500/105' RMA (#13566) (ex Demo)
UNIT BY YEAR PHOTOS
Foam Unit- 1969 International/Maxim 150 Dry Chem 200/500 AWD (#486070H962334)
Marine 41- 1970's 41' w/ 250 GPM pump (ex USCG 41455, obtained in 2012)
Airport 9- 1991 Oshkosh T-1500 ARFF
Airport Unit- 2002 Rosenbauer Panther ARFF (acquired 2016 - ex Vermont ANG, never placed into service) NO PHOTO

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