ANDOVER – Chief Michael Mansfield is pleased to announce that Andover Fire Rescue’s new Engine 3 has been placed into service following a formal dedication.
The new Engine 3, a 2022 Pierce Enforcer, replaces a similar Pierce model that has been in service since 2007. Engine 3 will be stationed at the West Andover Station on Greenwood Road.
On Monday, March 7, Department Chaplain Jon Paul blessed the engine in a dedication ceremony that is traditional within the fire services.
“This ceremony is important because these firefighters know that they are being prayed for, and in the thoughts of those in their community,” said Chaplain Paul, senior pastor of the Free Christian Church in Andover.
Chaplain Paul read from Psalm 91, which speaks of divine protection, and offered a non-denominational blessing.
Chaplain Paul also gifted the Department with a fire service medallion in the shape of the Firefighters Cross, containing the Firefighter Prayer on one side. The medallion will be kept inside the engine cab.
“This helps our firefighters spiritually and emotionally, to know we are carrying on the tradition of St. Florian,” the patron saint of firefighters, Chief Mansfield said.
The older Engine 3 will be placed on reserve status for the next three to five years, and remain available should another piece of apparatus be taken offline.
Andover Fire Rescue personnel pose with the new Engine 3, and with Department Chaplain Jon Paul, second from right, and Chief Michael Mansfield, right. (Photo Courtesy Andover Fire Rescue) 
The West Andover Station crew poses with their new Engine 3. From left, Firefighter Richard Capano, Firefighter Dan Guillet, Department Chaplain Jon Paul, and Lt. Jim Landry. (Photo Courtesy Andover Fire Rescue) Department Chaplain Jon Paul blesses the new Engine 3. (Photo Courtesy Andover Fire Rescue) 
This medallion, in the shape of the Firefighters Cross, will be kept inside the engine cab. The reverse contains the Firefighter Prayer. (Photo Courtesy Andover Fire Rescue)
