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Longmeadow Fire Department (MA)1 viewsThe antique fire truck featured on the Longmeadow Fire Department (MA) shoulder patch is their original 1923 Federal/Triple Combination Pumper. BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Westover AFB Fire Department (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - Westover Air Force Base was active as a major military installation from 1940 through1974. It served as a critical bomber training base. Westover Air Force Base is now Westover Air Reserve Base.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Eastham Fire Department (MA)1 viewsNauset Indians, an Algonquian-speaking tribe that occupied the lower Cape Cod area, including present-day Eastham, Massachusetts around 1820.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Chelsea_fd.jpg
Chelsea Fire Rescue (MA)1 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Nichols College Fire Rescue (MA)1 viewsDEFUNCT - The Nichols College mascot is the Bison. Fire protection and emergency services for Nichols College in Dudley, MA, are provided by the Dudley Fire Department as of February 1969.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Waltham_fd.jpg
Waltham Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Dighton_fd.jpg
Dighton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Brimfield Fire Department (MA)0 viewsSteerage Rock in Brimfield, MA, is a historic,1,201-foot high landmark on West Mountain. It served as a vital navigational waypoint ("steerage") for Indigenous people along the Bay Path and later guided early pioneers.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Florida Volunteer Fire Department (MA)1 viewsThe town of Florida, is famously known for the Hoosac Tunnel, a 4.75-mile railroad tunnel built through the mountain under the town. The Elk monument is sometimes associated with the history of the workers on the trail and the tunnel.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Taunton_fd~0.jpg
Taunton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Acton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe 75-foot granite Isaac Davis Monument, located on the Acton, MA Town Common, is a 1851 obelisk honoring the first officer killed in the Revolutionary War's Concord Fight.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Milford_fd~3.jpg
Milford Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Sheffield_fd.jpg
Sheffield Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Carver_fd.jpg
Carver Fire Department (MA)0 viewsCarver, Massachusetts, was a major center for iron production from the 1730s to the late 19th century, utilizing local bog iron ore, water power, and charcoal to fuel furnaces like Pope’s Point (1732) and Charlotte Furnace (1772).BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Everett_fd.jpg
Everett Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Pepperell_fd.jpg
Pepperell Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Leverett_fd.jpg
Leverett Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPopulation <2,000.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Edgartown_fd.jpg
Edgartown Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPopulation <2,000.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
West_Springfield_fd.jpg
West Springfield Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Plymouth_fd~2.jpg
Plymouth Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPlymouth, Massachusetts, is world-famous as the site of the 1620 Mayflower landing and the establishment of Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Hopedale_fd.jpg
Hopedale Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 23, 2026
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Town of Gill Fire Department (MA)1 viewsThe French King Bridge is famous for its intricate steel arch and truss construction. It was named the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" of its class in the nation in 1932 by the American Institute of Steel Construction.BobBrooksMar 23, 2026
Montague_center_fd.jpg
Montague Center Fire Department (MA)0 viewsStation 25.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Dennis_fd.jpg
Dennis Volunteer Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Ashland_fd~1.jpg
Ashland Fire Department (MA)2 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
franklin_fd~0.jpg
Franklin Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Charlemont_fd.jpg
Charlemont Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBerkshire East Mountain Resort in Charlemont, operates a wind turbine as part of its on-site renewable energy portfolio. Installed in 2010, the turbine with solar arrays—makes it one of the few ski areas in the world with 100% renewable energy.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Whately Fire Department (MA)1 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Stoughton_fd~0.jpg
Stoughton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Brockton_fd.jpg
Brockton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Brookline_fd.jpg
Brookline Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Sandfield_fd.jpg
Sandisfield Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Town of Oak Bluffs Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe Ocean Park Bandstand, commonly known as the gazebo, is a historic, white Victorian-style bandstand in Oak Bluffs, MA. Built in the late 19th century, it is a key landmark overlooking Nantucket Sound,BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Foxboro_fd.jpg
Foxboro Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Aquinnah Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe lighthouse in Aquinnah, MA, is the Gay Head Lighthouse, an historic, 51-foot brick tower built in 1856 (with the original site dating to 1799) atop the colorful Gay Head Cliffs on Martha's Vineyard. Population <500.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Southborough_fd.jpg
Southborough Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Millers_Falls_Fd.jpg
Millers Falls Fire Department (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - The Turners Falls Fire Department in Massachusetts provides fire protection and emergency services for the village of Millers Falls. There is no public record of a formal merger year.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Whitman Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPicture on the patch is that of the old Whitman Town Hall constructed in 1910 and still standing.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Dinstable_fd.jpg
Dunstable Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Holliston_fd.jpg
Holliston Fire Ambulance (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Wakefield Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe 1907 Amoskeag is a historic 600-gallon-per-minute (GPM) horse-drawn steam fire engine owned by the Wakefield Fire Department in Massachusetts.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Lunenburg Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Shrewsbury_fd.jpg
Town of Shrewsbury Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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GE Plastics Emergency Response (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - GE Plastics was sold in 2007. General Electric announced the sale of its plastics division to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Maringouin Volunteer Fire Department (LA)0 viewsMaringouin, Louisiana, experiences high mosquito populations due to its, hot, humid subtropical climate, which provides year-round breeding conditions.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Reading_fd.jpg
Reading Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Princeton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Wenham_fd.jpg
Wenham Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Gardner_fd.jpg
Gardner Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Burlington Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Cohasset_fd.jpg
Cohasset Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe lighthouse located offshore of Cohasset, Massachusetts, is Minot's Ledge Light (or Minots Ledge Light). The current granite tower was completed in 1860.BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Greenfield_fd~0.jpg
Greenfield Fire Department (MA)2 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
west_boylston_fd.jpg
West Boylston Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Middleborough Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe Middleborough Historic Town Hall, located at 10 Nickerson Ave, is a Victorian-era landmark built between 1872 and 1873 with a 60-foot cupola. This building was dedicated to Civil War heroes.

BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Inman Square Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Leominster Fire Department (MA)0 viewsJohnny Appleseed (John Chapman) was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on September 26, 1774. His birthplace is recognized with a granite marker on a street now named Johnny Appleseed Lane. BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Woburn_fd.jpg
Woburn Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Rehoboth Fire Department (MA)0 viewsIn Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Anawan was a prominent Wampanoag sachem and the chief captain/war leader to Metacomet (known to the colonists as King Philip) during King Philip's War (1675–1676).BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Malden_fd.jpg
Malden Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
swansea_fd.jpg
Swansea Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Middleton_fd~0.jpg
Middleton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
weston_fd~0.jpg
Weston Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Beverly_fd.jpg
Beverly Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBeverly, MA, is called the "Birthplace of the American Navy" because it was the site where the schooner Hannah, the first armed vessel commissioned for the Continental Army, was outfitted and set sail on September 5, 1775BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Bridgewater_fd~1.jpg
Bridgewater Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
Ashburnham_fd.jpg
Ashburnham Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe 1791 Meeting House in Ashburnham, MA, is a historic building, originally serving as a town hall and a religious gathering place,BobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Freetown Fire & Rescue (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 22, 2026
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Norris City Fire Protection District (IL)3 viewsThe mascot for the Norris City High School and Elementary School in Norris City, Illinois, is the Cardinals. Population <2,000.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Logan Airport Fire Department (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - Boston's Logan International Airport was originally named "Boston Airport" when it opened in 1923; before being renamed and adding the word "International". This was added in 1954 to reflect its growing role in travel.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Dover Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Raynham Fire Department (MA)1 viewsRaynham/Taunton Iron Works (1652) was one of the earliest successful colonial ironworks and is recognized as the first integrated, commercially viable ironworks in North America.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Hull Fire Department (MA)0 viewsCaptain Joshua James (1826–1902) was a legendary American lifesaver from Hull, Massachusetts, credited with saving over 500 to 1,000 lives from shipwrecks. James began rescuing shipwreck survivors at age 15. BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Town of Bedford Fire Department (MA)1 viewsBobBrooksMar 20, 2026
monson_fd.jpg
Monson Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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General Dynamics Fire Department (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - General Dynamics closed its Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, MA, in 1986 and sold the property to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. It had operated since 1964 but failed to secure a new Naval contract.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Ipswich Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe fire station at 55 Central Street in Ipswich was built in 1907. Originally built for horse-drawn equipment. For over a century, the building has served as the town’s continuously-staffed fire station.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
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Sudbury Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 20, 2026
amesbury_fd.jpg
Amesbury Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 20, 2026
ashfield_fd.jpg
Ashfield Fire Department (MA)1 viewsPopulation <2,000.BobBrooksMar 20, 2026
Guyan_fd.jpg
Guyan Volunteer Fire Department (OH)0 viewsDEFUNCT - The District 2 Joint Volunteer Fire Department (D2JVFD) serves both Guyan and Ohio Townships in Gallia County, Ohio as of August, 2025.BobBrooksMar 19, 2026
fairfax_fd.jpg
Fairfax Fire Rescue (IA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 19, 2026
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Elmira / Corning ARFF (NY)0 viewsDEFUNCT - The Elmira-Corning Regional Airport officially changed its name from Chemung County Airport in 1983. The airport opened in 1944 to support World War II pilot training and underwent major terminal expansion in the 1980s.BobBrooksMar 19, 2026
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Southbridge Fire Department (MA)2 viewsThe Southbridge Fire Department is transitioning from its historic 1899 Elm Street firehouse to a new facility at 129 Worcester Street, in 2026. The FD has a long history of protecting the town, once known as "Eye of the Commonwealth".BobBrooksMar 18, 2026
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Methuen Fire Department (MA)1 viewsThe Horse-drawn, hand pumper on the patch was once used by the Methuen Fire Department sometime in the 1920's.BobBrooksMar 18, 2026
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Town of Granville Fire Department (MA)2 viewsNoble & Cooley, founded in 1854 in Granville, MA, by Silas Noble and James P. Cooley, is America's oldest drum company. During the Civil War, they manufactured snare drums for the Union Army. The FD had 3-bays in the building in the 1940's.BobBrooksMar 18, 2026
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Glasgow Fire Department (MT)2 viewsThe Glasgow High School mascot is the Scotties. GFD incorporated the Scottie dog mascot in there FD logo and it is the same image that is presented on the side of their fire engines. The HS adopted the Scottish Highlander, in 1943.BobBrooksMar 18, 2026
otis_fd.jpg
Otis Volunteer Fire Department (MA)2 viewsPicture of the Otis Fire Department on their shoulder patch. Population <2,000.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
Blanford_fd.jpg
Blandford Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPopulation <2,000>BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
sterling_fd.jpg
Sterling Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
tewksbury_fd~0.jpg
Tewksbury Fire Department (MA)2 viewsBased on historical records of 1775, the rider who left Charlestown /Boston around the same time as Paul Revere, took a southern route. While many patriots rode that night, Dawes is the "unknown" counter part who successfully alerted towns.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Medway Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Hudson Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Monsanto Indian Orchard Plant Emergency Response (MA)0 viewsDEFUNCT - The former Monsanto Indian Orchard plant in Springfield, MA, was sold to Eastman Chemical Company in 2012. The plant produced Saflex plastic interlayers for windshields since 1938.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Belchertown Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Lakeville Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe Lakeville Fire Department (MA) shoulder patch features a Colonial soldier or Minuteman figure, reflecting the town's historical roots in New England's colonial and Revolutionary history.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
Rochester_fd.jpg
Rochester Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Shelburne Falls Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPopulation <2,000.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Town of Montgomery Fire Department (MA)0 viewsPopulation <2,000.BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Natick Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Walpole Fire Department (MA)0 viewsThe Walpole Fire Department features a historic old building, often recognized as the town’s iconic Walpole Public Library positioned alongside a waterfall, representing the town's early industrial history and river geography. BobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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Newton Fire Department (MA)0 viewsBobBrooksMar 16, 2026
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