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The Brewster Fire Department was established in
1928. Brewster built a new fire / police station in 1974 on Route
6A. In 1986 Brewster purchased its first aerial ladder truc, a 1952 Maxim
S open cab 75' aerial formerly Fairhaven Ladder 1. It served until
1993. In 2001, Brewster Police Department built a new police station and
moved out of the Route 6A station, leaving it 100% to the fire department.
Major Fires & Emergencies
1988 - Aug 6 - Brewster FD responded to a gasoline tanker overturned on Route
6. Approximately 5,000 gallons of gas spilled into the ground. Area
water pumps were shut down. The highway closed for days. Mutual aid
for foam apparatus came from several departments between Otis and
Truro. No fire occured.
1989 - April 19 - A mother and 2 children were killed in a Route 6 "Suicide
Alley" headon accident. Some 36 people were killed on this narrow
stretch of route 6 between 1970 and 1989.
1991 - Dec 25 - A Spectacular Christmas night fire destroyed the historic Beach
House and damaged the Crosby Mansion off Route 6A in East Brewster. The 5
alarm fire destroyed the 3 1/2 story Beach House and damaged the Mansion.
11 engines, 4 ladders, and numerous other apparatus operated all night in cold,
windy conditions to control the fires of suspicious origin.
Incident History
Year
Fire
EMS Total
1950
1960
1970
1975
1980
193
688
881
1985
1990
396
883
1,279
1992
357
890
1,247
1993
353
1,010
1,363
1994
415
1,162
1,577
1995
419
1,209
1,628
1996
463
1,278
1,741
1997
430
1,359
1,789
1998
458
1,431
1,889
1999
459
1,590
2,049
2000
2,205
2001
2,378
2002
2,625
2003
2,418
2004
2,692
2005
2,931
2006
2,723
1975 Apparatus Roster
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