Overview[]
The Middleborough Fire Department protects the Town of Middleborough, located about 40 miles southeast of Boston and east of Providence, Rhode Island. Middleborough was also the long-time home of the Maxim Motor Company, a well known fire apparatus manufacturer from its' founding in 1914, to its' demise in 1989.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Department Headquarters - 125 North Main Street[]
- Engine 1 - 2011 E-One Typhoon (1500/1000/30F)
- Forest Fire 1 - 1983 International S1800 4x4 / Maxim / 1998 V-Tec (2x500/800/breaker)
- Tanker 2 - 2017 Kenworth T-370 / Fouts Bros (1000/3000)
- Engine 3 - 2022 Ferrara Cinder (2000/1000/30F)
- Tower 3 - 2009 KME Predator (2000/300/20F/102' AerialCat rear-mount)
- Marine 3 - 2002 20' Diamondback air boat
- Forestry 4 - 2007 Polaris Ranger 6x6 UTV (125/80)
- Car 90 (Chief) - 2012 Ford Explorer AWD
- Car 91 (Shift Commander) - 2014 Ford F-350 4x4
- Car 93 (Prevention) - 2016 Chevrolet Volt Hybrid
- Car 94 - 2015 Ford F-250 4x4
- 2004 Hazmat trailer
Fire Station 2 - 566 Wareham Street[]
Staffed Only As Manpower Allows
- Tanker 1 - 1988 GMC Brigadier / Maxim (500/2100)
- Rescue 1 - 2000 Freightliner FL 70 / Fire Resources walk-around
- Engine 2 - 2013 E-One Typhoon (1500/1000/30A) (SO#137799)
- Marine 2 - 14' Aluminum Boat
- Forestry 3 - 2015 Ford F-550 4x4 / Firematic B.R.A.T. (300/400/20F)
Fire Station 3 - 58 Bedford Street[]
Not Staffed
- Marine 1 - 2005 16' Boat
- Forest Fire 2 - 1967 Jeep 4x4 (125/200)
- Engine 4 - 1999 KME Excel (1500/750)
- Dive Unit - 1972 Chevrolet Kurbmaster step van rescue
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2009 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
- 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid
- 2005 Ford Excursion 4x4 utility
- 2004 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 pumper (1500/750)
- 2002 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 utility
- 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4 utility
- 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4
- 199? Ford Crown Victoria utility
- 1989 Maxim F-Model / 2005 refurb quint (2000/300/110' rear-mount) (Sold to Lakeville Fire Department) (Reportedly the last-ever Maxim truck built)
- 1989 Maxim F-Model pumper (1500/750)
- 1986 Maxim S-Model pumper (1250/750)
- 1982 Mack R tanker (-/8000 tractor-drawn)
- 1975 Maxim pumper (1250/500)
- 1968 Maxim aerial (750/250/100') (Sold to Deptford Fire Department)
- 1914 E.R. Thomas / Maxim pumper (Technically the first Maxim truck ever built)
- 1852 Hunneman hand-drawn pumper (SN#447)