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New Boat
New Falmouth Ambulances
Falmouth Shift Commander
Falmouth Mass Decon Unit
Falmouth Fire Department's New SUV
At Station #1 Falmouth
Falmouth Fire Department's Ice Rescue
Hovercraft
Falmouth Fire Department's Haz Mat
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| FALMOUTH FIRE C30 Falmouth placed a new fire prevention car in service. C30 is a 1999 Ford Taurus wagon.  |
 March 2002 - New Car 31 - New 2002 Ford LTD Fire Chief car. New Car 33 2002 Ford Expedition for EMS Officer Old Car 33 (Ford Pickup) reassigned as Car 29A utility pickup. |
| Falmouth has authorized the purchase of two new ambulances to replace aging units. Spring 2002 |
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New Falmouth Fire Station Planned
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Pre-renovation
Rescue Barn - April 28, 2001
King Street side March 11, 2001
King Street side August 2001
Dec 3, 2001
March 3, 2002
July 17, 2002
July 17, 2002
Foundation and floor beams of new apparatus room.
Dec 3, 2001
July 17, 2002
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| FALMOUTH FIRE HEADQUARTERS Falmouth Fire Department has needed space at its Main Street Headquarters fire station for years. Years ago a separate 3 bay building was built as the "Rescue Barn" next to the main station to house 2 ambulances and the heavy rescue truck. Over the years FFD has had committees study various options for a new headquarters which would be large enough to meet the apparatus needs as well as the office and living area needs of the department. A couple years ago, a plan to purchase a large piece of land off Gifford Street was brought to town meeting. It failed to get support and the committee went back to the drawing board. Last year, funding was approved to renovate and add to the Headquarters at its present location. The 1926 structure will remain and be renovated. The rescue barn will be torn down. A new addition will be added to the rear of the station facing King Street. The construction began with demolition of part of the Rescue Barn making room for a future radio antenna. This was followed by the moving of a house on adjacent property on King Street to make room for the addition and future ramp. During completion, several apparatus formerly housed at the Headquarters site was reassigned to other Falmouth Stations, primarily Woods Hole #2 and East Falmouth #5. When completed, the new bays will house the Ladder Truck now housed in Woods Hole due to height restrictions in the present Headquarters. Other apparatus will also be reassigned when construction is completed. Work is expected to take approximately 2 years.
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| Falmouth Fire Retired Falmouth Fire Chief Leighton Peck passed away. The funeral was Oct 2, 2000. |
| Falmouth Fire Department Runs
2001 Falmouth responded to 4,773 incidents in 2001. There were 4,671 in 2000. The 102 run increase represents a 2.2% increase with an average of 13.1 per day. Falmouth FD reports the Fiscal year (July 2001-July 2002) run total is 5,023 runs. |
| Falmouth 4 Alarm Fire Falmouth responded to a fire at Iguana's Restaurant in Tataket Square Route 28 in Falmouth on Tuesday Feb 12, 2002. The 1209 hrs fire began in the basement and extended into the floors, walls, and throughout the building. A 2nd alarm was transmitted at 1245, followed by a 3rd at 1400, and a 4th alarm at 1504. The stubborn blaze brought 10 engines, 3 ladders, and approximately 75 firefighters to the scene. Ultimately the structure was torn down to extinguish the fire. It was not under control until approximately 2249 hrs. |
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