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HYANNIS
CAPT. CRAIG FARRENKOPF
RETIREMENT AFTER 45 YEARS
December 31, 2014

Captain Farrenkopf with a week to go Dec 2014.

There have been many great firefighters and personalities over the years on the Cape.
Among them would unquestionably be Captain Craig Farrenkopf of the Hyannis Fire Department.
He came from a firefighting family and for the past 45 years has actively done his job.
He started in the late 1960s when literally everything was different.
There have been a lot of memorable fires and rescue calls.
Several generations of fire and rescue apparatus.
Lots of people have come and gone.
He has been a Captain longer than some of his crew have been alive.
Everyone knows the name, the voice, the personality, the work ethic.
This feature is simply a way to look back at some of the work over
the years as "Sport" transitions into retirement mode.
Congratulations Capt'n!

"Captain Craig"
Hyannis Fire Department Captain Craig Farrenkopf.
"SPORT"
Served Hyannis FD from 1969-2014
45 Years
Retired December 2014

SOME OF THE FIRES

Center Theater, Main Street
December 1971
The first fire

July 3, 1972
The Center Theatre Fire, Main Street
The second fire finished the job

Bedford Fruit Company fire

Plane Crash, Lewis Bay

Airplane incident at the airport

Chrysler Garage East Main Street

THE STATION

Back in the day 1970s
Rescue 87, Engine 82, Ladder 89, Engine 85

Rescue 87, Rescue 88, Engine 82, Ladder 89, Engine 86.

Hyannis Fire Station

Fire Alarm
KCD 454

C. J.  followed the first dalmation "Cinders"

THE TRUCKS

Engine 1 1927 Ahrens Fox

The Fox

Engine 2, 1965 FWD/Farrar

Engine 3

Engine 3 - 1975 Maxim

Engine 4 - 1974 Dodge PW replaced by 1985 GMC/Ranger Heavy Rescue

Engine 5, 1949 Mack

Engine 6 1969 FWD/Farrar   Hyannisport Station

Engine 6 1969 FWD/Farrar

Ladder 1 (89) 1969 Thibault 85' open cab

Ladder 1 was refurbished in the 1980s
enclosed cab and 100' Aerial

Airport 228  1964 International at the airport

Engine 6  1990 Maxim

Engine 2  1992 E-One

"Anytime, Anywhere, Any Job" Engine 822

Tower 1 1993 KME

Rescue 87

Tower 829

 GETTING THE JOB DONE

Brother Rick in Dennis

Captain Farrenkopf with Lt Mark Storie who is set to become
the next Captain.

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