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Chatham Fire Department will seek funding for a new Fire Headquarters
in Spring 2012 Town Meeting to replace the current station.

 

Duxbury Fire Station
Renovations under way Nov 2011

 

 

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MARION FIRE STATION

Marion Fire Headquarters
Marion firefighters were assisted by neighboring departments
when a fire erupted at the Marion Station on
September 18, 2011. Damage was minor thanks to
a passerby 911 call reporting the incipient fire on the
exterior of the unoccupied fire house.
READ STORY
To add to the rough night, the fire chief was involved
in a motor vehicle crash while responding to the fire
at the station. The Chief's car was heavily damaged.


CHATHAM FIRE STATION

Chatham Fire Department
will move forward on plans to build a new
fire headquarters.
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TISBURY FIRE STATION

Tisbury Emergency Services Facility
being built at 251 Spring Street

Tisbury Fire Station September 14, 2010

 

Tisbury Fire Station September 14, 2010

Present Tisbury Fire Station
 

Tisbury DPW
Ladder Tower 651 housed here along with foam unit
and one ambulance


CHATHAM POLICE STATION


The new Chatham Police Facility is being built
on George Ryder Road across from the Chatham Airport.
August 2010


HYANNIS FIRE STATION


Hyannis HQ shown in 1971

Hyannis Fire District voters approved the $2.79M purchase of three parcels of land
that border their High School Road, Extension headquarters. The purchase of this land
gives the department about 3 acres in down town Hyannis with which to work with in
the future to expand their facilities. The current station, built in 1965 has been added onto
already but has been outgrown by the department.
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Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet


The National Seashore has occupied their new facility at the
Marconi Headquarters in South Wellfleet.
The drive threw station currently houses
Patrol 1, Forestry 277, and the new Tender 279.
June 4, 2010

 


COMM FIRE STATION 2


The new Osterville Fire Station
999 Main Street, Osterville
Opened January 7, 2010


Engine 304, Ambulance 325, pickup 329, and boat 312 assigned



Kitchen in new station


Watch room in station


 


HARWICH PUBLIC SAFETY


New Harwich Fire / Police complex
Police section added on left opened in July 2009.


New Fire / Police Communications center in Harwich Station.
 


WELLFLEET FIRE STATION



Wellfleet Fire Rescue Headquarters
10 Lawrence Road
Opened March 2009.

SEE PHOTOS 



MASHPEE FIRE STATION 2


Mashpee Station 2
101 Redbrook Road, New Seabury
Now open when staffing permits
Usually with Engine 355, an Ambulance, Breaker 354
June 1, 2009 photo

 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 

 TS-1 Tisbury FD The new Tisbury Fire Headquarters is under construction at 251 Spring Street. The new station will combine three stations into one and will include the ambulances currently housed at the police department. The station will have 6 bays (non-drive-thru) and will include training facilities, a meeting room. The station construction began in summer 2010 and will be completed before summer 2011. Sept 10
       

 
 

WHAT'S NEW....
 

New Stations and Changes

 

CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE
 
Headquarters, Marconi Station, South Wellfleet

       
       
CCNS-1 CCNS
Wellfleet
The Cape Cod National Seashore has opened its new fire station at the Seashore's Marconi Headquarters in South  Wellfleet. The two bay, double deep drive threw facility is a steel structure. It has facilities on a second floor including a training room. Construction began early in 2009. Opened June 2010. June 10
OS-2 Osterville
Station 2
The new COMM Station 2 opened at 999 Main Street on Jan.7, 2010. The station is approx 12,000 sq ft and includes 3 apparatus bays and living space. The station is located on the site of the original station that was torn down in Aug 2008 to make room for the new station. Apparatus and personnel were housed in the Water Dept facility at 1238 Main during construction. Jan 10
HA-1 Harwich Public Safety The new Harwich Police Station, joined with the Harwich Fire Headquarters as the Harwich Public Safety Facility opened at Sisson Road in July 2009. The station features a combined fire / police dispatch center. Jul 09
WE-1 Wellfleet HQ The new Wellfleet Fire Headquarters opened in March 2009. Located at 10 Lawrence Road, opposite the old station at 35 Lawrence Road. Ground breaking was on March 6, 2008. Mar 09  
MA-2 Mashpee Sta 2 The new Mashpee Station 2 is located at 101 Red Brook Road. Construction began in the spring of 2008. The 2 bay wooden fire station was completed in the Fall of 2008 for around $2 million. It is not officially open but ET-352 has been station there for now and the first 'unofficial' response from the station occurred on Halloween night. Nov 08
WY-3 Yarmouth Sta 3 The new West Yarmouth Fre Station 3 opened on January 17, 2008 at 520 Buck Island Road at the intersection of Town Brook Road opposite the town DPW facility. The new 3 bay drive through station replaces the former Station 3 on Lewis Road. The new station cost approx $4 mil. Jan 08
OT-1 Otis Headquarters The new $13.7 million Fire Headquarters / ARFF Station opened August 22, 2007 at 3132 Richardson Road on the west side of the flightline.  The new 40,000 sq ft facility combines two of Otis's stations into one. The station features 8 double deep drive through bays, spacious living areas, a large, modern communications center for Otis fire alarm as well as the new home to the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department communications center, and a 3 bay drive through wing for army firefighter training. Construction began in May of 2005. The communications center opened 07/11/07, and the fire dept moved in August 22nd. The station houses 3 engines, 3 ARFF crash trucks, a tanker, 2 brush breakers, a rescue truck, and numerous support units. Aug 07
Vineyard
Forest
Manuel Correlus Forest The DRC recently built a 3 bay building at the state forest on the island.  This building houses the island patrol truck and will have room for a tanker. Mar 15, 2007 Mar 07
Nantucket Land Bank Nantucket Nantucket Land Bank protects a large number of acres of wildland on the island. There is a building there that houses 4 forestry type vehicles used during controlled burns, etc.  More to come. Posted Mar 15, 2007 Mar 07
ED-2 Edgartown Sta.2

 

Edgartown has occupied the new Chappaquidick Island Fire Station #2.  The wooden, 3 bay station is located on Chappaquidick Road, near Sampson Road, in the center of the island. The new station replaced a 1 bay station built in the early 1980s.  There were some delays in opening the station.  Updated Dec 2006 Dec 06
MN-1  Marion Marion FD did some renovations to their headquarters to make room for their new ladder truck. The ceiling was raised and a larger door installed.  Summer 2006. Jun 06
ED-1 Edgartown Sta.1 Edgartown FD completed an addition to their headquarters on Pease Point Way. This provided additional living area, a meeting room, and EMS space. June 2006 Jun 06
TS-2 Tisbury Tisbury FD has occupied a two bay steel structure at the DPW garage at 115 Highpoint Lane to house the new Tower 651 and also one of the Tisbury ambulances.  Plans are still being made to construct a new Tisbury Fire or public safety building.  Once a new station is opened the DPW will utilize the two bay station. Jun 06
PT-MA Provincetown Airport Provincetown Airport now has a facility to house the Provincetown FD Hummer ARFF vehicle 198.  Occupied Mar 25, 2006. Mar 06
SG-3 Bourne Station 3
Sagamore
The new Bourne Station 3 in Sagamore  has been completed and was occupied on March 11, 2006. It is located at 53 Meeting House Lane near Old Plymouth Road. The station replaces the old Sagamore station on the Rotary circle built around 1946. The fire station had to be relocated as part of the Sagamore Bridge 'Flyover' project which removes the rotary circle.  Funding for the new $5 million, 24,000 sq ft, 3 story brick structure was paid for 20% by the State and 80% by the feds at no cost to the town of Bourne. The station has 3 full double deep apparatus bays with a couple side doors and has spacious living space.  Construction began early in 2005. Mar 06
Sta.1 Wareham Wareham Headquarters will now be called Station 1.
Wareham Station 1 (East Wareham) will now be Sta. 4
Sept 04
MI-1 Middleborough HQ Station 1 New 4 bay drive-thru brick fire station opened.  Replaced 1926 brick fire station on same site. Feb 04
SY-1 South Yarmouth HQ Station 1 New 1 bay wooden addition to house new Ladder Tower. Fall 03
MM-3 Marstons Mills COMM Station 3 New 3 bay drive-thru brick & wood FireStation.  Replaced 1975 metal station in same site. Aug 03
NAA-2 Nantucket Airport Sta.2 New steel combination ARFF/Maintenance building on east side of airport. 2002
MI-3 Middleborough North Station 3 New 3 bay brick & wood station opened.  New third station in north end. Served as HQ during reconstruction of central station. Sept 02
FA-1 Falmouth HQ Station 1 New 3 bay brick addition and full renovations of the 1929 Falmouth Headquarters station. 2002
AQ-1 Aquinnah Fire Station New wooden bay added to fire station to house rescue truck. Apr 02
PL-3 Pine Hills, Plymouth Sta. 3 New 3 bay brick fire station built in Pine Hills development, off Exit 3 Route 3.  New station for area. Sept 02
WE-2 South Wellfleet, Station 2 The South Wellfleet station has been closed due to staffing problems.  The engine that was housed there was retired when the new quint ladder arrived. Oct 02
MA-1 Mashpee HQ New bays and complete rebuilding of fire station. 2001
BA-1 Barnstable HQ Major renovations to fire headquarters. 2001
EA-1 Eastham HQ New 4 bay brick fire headquarters built on site of old headquarters. 2001
PT-5 Provincetown Station 5 Renovations of one of the oldest active fire stations on Cape.  Raised up to house new engine. 2001
WA-EMS Wareham EMS Moved into new renovated facility. Apr 01
RO-3 Rochester Sta. 3 Bays at new metal DPW barn used to house fire apparatus.  2 new bays for FireStation 3.  Mar 2005 2001/05
WT-2 West Tisbury Station 2 New 3 bay brick and wood station built to replace much smaller and older station on north side of town. 2000
       
       

 


 

WHAT'S NEW....

Plans, Rumors, Future Fire Stations

 

CH-PD Chatham Chatham Police are building a new policed facility on George Ryder Road across from the Chatham Airport. Aug 10
CH-2 Chatham There is some talk of doing something with a new station is west (South) Chatham.  The station that is there is presently not large enough to staff or hold additional apparatus. No specifics at this time. Jun 06
DX-1 Duxbury There are reports that Duxbury is in the early planning stages for a new headquarters fire station at the present headquarters site. Feb 07
HY-1 Hyannis Hyannis fire department is looking at their options. The present fire headquarters is busting at the seams with apparatus and staffing.  The lot it is located on is currently limited in size and the department is looking at its options which include renovations, additions, and the possibility of an additional station.  Hyannis voters approved $2.67M in April 2010 to purchase approx 2 acres in 3 parcels of land bordering headquarters.
Updated June 2010
Jun 06
       
MT-1

 

Mattapoisett Mattapoisett Fire Dept has been planning a new headquarters fire station.  The new station would be located next to the Police Station. Plans are to seek funding in spring 2007.  Posted Feb 207 Feb 07

 

HQ Nantucket There are plans to build a new public safety / police / fire complex on Nantucket to replace the two outgrown facilities.  Funding was approved in spring 2004.  The present fire station is not adequate to house all of the apparatus inside, or house additional staffing. July 04
NAA Natucket
Airport
Planning new ARFF Facility. Mar 09
HQ Oak Bluffs Rumor has it, there are plans to construct an addition on the Oak Bluffs fire station. June 04
       
HQ Tisbury There are plans to build a new public safety fire /ems complex in Vineyard Haven.  The current station is not adequate for new apparatus.  The ambulance is currently housed in the police station. The exact location of a new public safety facility is yet to be determined but the town owns some land near the DPW off State Road. June 04
       
       
       
       
       

 
 

 

WHAT'S NEW....

Retired Fire Stations


  
The Old Provincetown Station #2 located at 189 Commercial Street
was closed when the new main station consolidated 3 stations.
The old building sat vacant and derelict for years.
Here it is in June 2010, now serving  as public rest rooms.


As the station once looked.

 

WHAT'S NEW....

Just for fun


     

Original Chappaquidick Fire Station
Replaced by new station
 

 
 

 





 

 
 



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