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Attleboro Fire Department Preparing New Engine for Service

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Attleboro Fire Department
Chief Scott T. Lachance
100 Union St.,
Attleboro, MA 02703

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]t

Attleboro Fire Department Preparing New Engine for Service

ATTLEBORO — Chief Scott T. Lachance is pleased to announce that the Attleboro Fire Department recently received its brand-new engine and is currently preparing the truck for service.

Engine 1 is a Pierce Enforcer, with a 450 horsepower Cummins diesel engine and Allison transmission. The truck comes equipped with a pump capable of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute, a 750 gallon tank, a 20 gallon Class A foam tank and a 30 gallon Class B foam tank.

The truck was built by Pierce Manufacturing in Wisconsin and was delivered to the Union Street fire station on Tuesday, April 30.

The department is currently in the process of installing equipment on the truck and there will be a training session held with a factory representative later this month. The engine is expected to be put into service in early June.

“We are thrilled to have the newest addition to our fleet of apparatus and are hoping to have it in service in the next few weeks,” Chief Lachance said. “This new engine is the top-of-the-line and should serve the department well for many years to come.”

The new Engine 1 will be used out of the department headquarters at 100 Union St. The current Engine 1, a 2017 Pierce engine, will eventually replace Engine 5, a 2001 Piece engine, which will become a reserve vehicle.

With its newest addition, the Attleboro Fire Department now has four front-line engines, two reserve engines, two ladder trucks, three front-line ambulances and two reserve ambulances.

Serving a city of approximately 45,000 residents, the Attleboro Fire Department went on 8,200 calls last year.

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Nahant Fire Department Invites Community to Ceremonial Wet-Down of its New Engine

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Nahant Fire Department
Chief Michael Feinberg
67 Flash Road
Nahant, MA 01908

For Immediate Release

Friday, March 8, 2019

Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Nahant Fire Department Invites Community to Ceremonial Wet-Down of its New Engine

NAHANT — Chief Michael Feinberg is pleased to invite members of the community to join the Nahant Fire Department in celebrating the arrival of its new fire engine. 

WHEN: 

Monday, March 11, at 6 p.m.

WHERE: 

Nahant Fire Department, 67 Flash Road, Nahant

WHAT: 

In accordance with a long-standing fire service tradition, the Nahant Fire Department will welcome its new engine into service with a ceremonial wet-down that is free and open to the public.

The wet-down is a ritual that dates back to the late 1800s, when horse drawn pumpers were used throughout the fire service. Back then, newly-commissioned horses would be washed alongside their pumpers at the fire house before being pushed back into the fire house bay by firefighters.

While horse-drawn pumpers are now a relic of the past, the tradition continues today as fire departments welcome their new apparatus and officially induct them into service.

“Wetting down a new engine is a great way for the community to celebrate the arrival of a new fire engine,” Chief Feinberg said. “I welcome all of our residents to come and join us in welcoming Engine 31

The new vehicle is a Sutphen Monarch Chassis that can dispense 1,500 gallons of water per minute. It was constructed in Pennsylvania and delivered to Nahant on March 1.

 

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Nahant Fire Chief Conducts Final Inspection of Department’s New Fire Engine

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Nahant Fire Department
Chief Michael Feinberg
67 Flash Road
Nahant, MA 01908

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Nahant Fire Chief Conducts Final Inspection of Department’s New Fire Engine

NAHANT — Chief Michael Feinberg is pleased to announce that the Nahant Fire Department’s new engine truck is scheduled to arrive next month.

Chief Feinberg traveled to Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania yesterday to perform a final inspection of the engine. The inspection was a success, and the truck is expected to be delivered to the Nahant Fire Station on March 1.

The new engine, a Sutphen Monarch Chassis, can dispense 1,500 gallons of water per minute and will replace a 1980 Mack engine that has served the department well for many years but is now at the end of its useful lifespan.

“This new engine is a much needed replacement for our department, and will enable us to better serve residents with up-to-date, efficient equipment,” Chief Feinberg said. “We’re thankful that the town supported our need for a new engine, and that we’ll be able to retire the old engine immediately.”

The Fire Department will hold an event for the public to visit the fire station and see the new engine up close shortly after its arrival.

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