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April 17 , 2005
 

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Dukes County Dispatch
The Dukes County Sheriff's Department Communications Center
that dispatched for all public safety on the Vineyard has changed
its Fire call sign from KNBH 905 to WQAS 838 on May 1, 2005

Nantucket Fire Dept Changes
Several notes from Nantucket March 2005
The engine that was formerly Engine 7 has been renumbered as Engine 2.
Engine 6 is out of service in need of a new water tank.  Rescue equipment
from E-6 (Jaws, etc) have been placed on the Heavy Rescue.
Car 2 now Deputy Mark McDougall
Car 54 now C-4 Fire Inspector
Car 5 a 1999 Yukon Fire Alarm Supt.
Truck 4 - 1 2005 GMC 2500 4x4 extended cab Pickup - utility vehicle
New Ladder 1 - Specs calling for a 105' Metz rear mount aerial ladder Quint
to replace the present LTI ladder truck.  It would have a 1500 gpm pump,
180 gallon water tank, and 20 gals of foam. The cab/chassis would be HME 1871.
The truck looks very European in design, having a small bucket at the tip
of the aerial device. The new ladder would be delivered early in 2006.

Nantucket Heavy Rescue

2004 Freightliner / Emergency One walk in Heavy Rescue
Lettered Nantucket Airport, housed at Nantucket Headquarters.
In service spring 2004

Nantucket Engine Retired

Nantucket Engine 2 retired to make room for the Heavy Rescue
in Spring 2004.

New Oak Bluffs Engine
Oak Bluffs put this Emergency One pumper in service as Engine 4 (524)
in 2003 replacing a 1961 Maxim S pumper. The new engine has a 1500 gpm
pump and 750 gallon tank.

New West Tisbury Tanker

West Tisbury now operates two of these International / U.S. Tanker trucks.
T-734 is a 2003 with a 1250 gpm pump and 2100 gallon tank.
April 2004 photo

Nantucket Airport

1989 Oshkosh T1500 ARFF Truck (refurb 2002)

2003 Hummer / Danko ARFF Truck

2002 Freightliner 4x4 / S&S 1000/275/20 Pumper

Aquinnah Fire Department's Rescue

Aquinnah Rescue 361

2002? Chevy / Reading 
Rescue Truck

Oak Bluffs Fire Department's Rescue

Oak Bluffs Rescue 561

2001 Kenworth / American Fire Rescue
Heavy Rescue Truck

Edgartown Fire Department's Rescue

Edgartown Rescue 261

2000 Ford F450 / Emergency One
Heavy Rescue Truck

West Tisbury Fire Department's New Tanker

West Tisbury Tanker 733

2000 International 4900 / USA Tanker Apparatus Tanker
1250 gpm / 3500 gallons
Assigned to now West Tisbury Station 2.
Placed in service Winter 2001

Chilmark Fire Department Engine

Chilmark Engine 122

1997 Ford / Emergency One
1250 / 1000 Pumper

Fire Stations
Edgartown
Edgartown is reported to be planning a new fire station
on Chappaquidick Island.  The present Chappy station is
a single bay station. A new station would provide protection for a growing
section of Edgartown with many large homes. Nov 2004
Tisbury
Tisbury (Vineyard Haven) is planning a new public safety fire-ems station.
The new station would replace the old fire headquarters that is on a small lot and
is not large enough for modern apparatus.
June 2004
Nantucket
Nantucket is planning a new Headquarters Fire Station
July 2004

New West Tisbury Station 2

April 28, 2001
West Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard) Fire Department's recently opened fire station on State Road
in the northern part of town. The spacious station houses Engine 722, Breaker 732, Tanker 733,
and Tri-Town Ambulance Whiskey 90.

The old West Tisbury Fire Station which was replaced by the new station.