New Bedford Fire Department

Overview

The New Bedford Fire Department (NBFD) serves the historic maritime city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is comprised of the following units:

• 6 Firehouses
• 6 Engine Companies
• 3 Ladder Companies
  • 1 95' mid-mount platform
  • 1 100' tractor-drawn aerial
  • 1 100' rear-mount aerial
• 2 Districts
• 2 ARFF units
• 2 fireboats

History

Fire Stations

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
3	834 Kempton Street		Turned over the the city emergency management
4	51 Bedford Street	1867-1979	Now the New Bedford Fire Museum
6	151 Purchase Street	1882-2021	New station opened
11	754 Brock Avenue	1907-2020	Disbanded, and consolidated with the new Station 6

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station 2 (Headquarters) - 868 Pleasant Street

Built 1917, also the quarters of NBEMS Medic 1.

Engine 1 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#27574-01)

Ladder 1 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#38803)

Rescue 1 - 2000 Freightliner FL 70 / Middleboro walk-around (Regional Response/Special Hazards) (Ex-Air Supply 1)

Squad 1 (Special Hazards) - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Ward walk-around rescue

Squad 2 (Rail System Rescue) - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Ward walk-around rescue

Command Unit 2 (District Chief) - 2019 Ford F-150 4x4

Engine 4 (Spare) - 1998 E-One Cyclone II (1500/750) (Ex-Walpole Fire Department (Massachusetts))

Marine Safety Officer - 2019 Ford F-350 4x4

2018 Nissan Leaf

2018 Nissan Leaf

201? Ford Expedition 4x4

20?? Ford Expedition 4x4

200? Ford Explorer 4x4

Ford E education unit (Ex-? ambulance)

Fire Station 5 - 3665 Acushnet Avenue

Built 1956

Engine 5 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#30922-01)

State Haz-Mat / ORU Unit 15 - 2015 Spartan Metro Star / Farber walk-in Technical Operations Module

Fire Station 6 - 890 Brock Avenue

Built 2021, also the quarters of NBEMS Medic 2

Ladder 3 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#28768)

Quint 4 (Reserve) - 2005 Pierce Quantum (2000/400/75' rear-mount) (SN#16265) (Ex-Longwood Fire Company (Pennsylvania), acquired 2020)

Engine 6 - 2019 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500) (SN#33485)

Fire Station 7 - 700 Cottage Street

Built 1889

Engine 7 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#27574-02)

Fire Station 8 - 1599 Acushnet Avenue

Built 1893/2004

Command Unit 1 (District Chief) - 2019 Ford F-150 4x4

Ladder 4 - 2021 Pierce Enforcer Notched 7010 6x4 (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (SN#35484) (Ex-stock)

Engine 8 - 2024 E-One Typhoon (1500/500)

Fire Station 9 - 799 Ashley Boulevard

Built 1934

Engine 9 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#30922-02)

Airport Division - Airport Road

Cross-Staffed by members of Engine 7

Crash 8 - 2019 Oshkosh Global Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC)

Crash 9 - 1990 Oshkosh T-1500 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/200F/500 lbs. DC)

Repair Shop - 311 Liberty Street

ISU 5 - 1997 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 4x4 high-water rescue unit/utility/reserve ARFF

Engine 21 (Spare) - 2005 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#17043) (Ex-Engine 11)

Ladder 21 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#20754) (Ex-Ladder 1)

Ladder 23 (Spare) - 1991 E-One Hurricane (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Falmouth Fire Department (Massachusetts))

Ladder 24 (Spare) - 1985 E-One Hurricane (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Fairhaven Fire Department (Massachusetts))

Engine 28 (Spare) - 2008 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#20753) (Ex-Engine 8)

Fire Museum - 51 Bedford Street

Antique - 1954 Maxim pumper (1000/250)

Antique - 1952 International / Maxim? pumper/hose wagon

Antique - 195? Ford F-500 walk-in salvage

Antique - 1934 Ahrens-Fox hose wagon (750/-)

Antique - 1928 Ahrens-Fox N-S-2 pumper (1000 front-mount/?)

Antique - 1884 Manchester Locomotive Works horse-drawn steam pumper (700/-)

Marine Division - State Pier, MacArthur Drive

Marine 38 "Jesse Pacheco Jr." - 2016 Moose Boats M2 37' jet-driven catamaran (1500/-)

Marine 41 "Edward C. Spooner" - 1973–1981 Coast Guard Yard 41' utility boat (UTB) (250/-) (Ex-US Coast Guard)

Retired Apparatus

2003 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (1500/500/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#13566)

2003 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750) (SN#14223-02) (Ex-Engine 6, ex-Engine 16)

2003 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750) (SN#14223-01) (Ex-Engine 1)

2002 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750) (SN#13054)

2001 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750) (SN#12694) (Ex-Engine 9)

2000 Pierce Lance 2000 aerial (-/-/105’ rear-mount ladder) (SN#11002/EE002) (Ex-Ladder 3, ex-Ladder 23)

1999 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750) (SN#EC403) (Ex-Engine 7, ex-Engine 17)

1997 Simon-Duplex aerial (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Engine 5) (Ex-Montclair Fire Department (New Jersey))

1994 Spartan / Luverne pumper (1500/750/50F) (Ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 5)

1994 Simon-Duplex aerial (-/-/100' LTI tractor-drawn)

1992 Boston Whaler 31' fireboat "Robert Gonsalves" (1000/-) (Ex-Boston Fire Department "St. Florian II" donated in 2008) (Donated by New Bedford in 2016 to Fall River Fire Department)

1991 KME P-24 4x4 pumper (1000/600/55F) (Ex-Military, acquired 2012, ex-Engine 25) (Severe weather response)

1989 Spartan Monarch / Maxim pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 1)

1989 Spartan / Maxim F aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)

1989 Spartan / Maxim pumper (1250/750)

1989 Maxim pumper (1250/500)

1989 Maxim pumper (1250/700/50F)

1987 Ford C-8000 / Maxim pumper (1250/500) (Sold to Barnstable County Fire Academy)

1987 Maxim pumper (1250/500)

1984 Parker Marine Enterprises 25' power boat (Ex-Rescue Boat)

1983 Ford C / E-One pumper (1000/500)

1978 Hendrickson 1871 low-profile / Calavar Firebird aerial (1500/500/125' rear-mount platform)

1975 Maxim pumper (1250/500)

1974 Maxim pumper (1250/350)

1971 Maxim S aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Springfield Fire Department (Massachusetts))

1969 International LoadStar 1700 / Maxim foam pumper (200/500/150 lbs. dry chemical)

1968 Maxim pumper (1000/300)

1964 American LaFrance pumper (1000/350)

1956 Maxim pumper (750/300)

1954 Maxim pumper (1000/250)

1954 Maxim pumper (1000/250)

1952 Maxim pumper

1950 Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn)

1948 Seagrave aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount ladder)

1947 Ahrens-Fox pumper (1000 front-mount/?)

1945 Ford high pressure fog wagon

1920 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1920 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1918 Couple-Gear / Ahrens-Fox / Hayes aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount ladder)

1917 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1917 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1917 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1917 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1917 Couple-Gear / Ahrens-Fox / Hayes aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount ladder)

1916 Couple-Gear / Ahrens-Fox aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount ladder) (SN#429)

1915 White pumper

1913 Ahrens-Fox pumper

1889 Horse drawn steam pumper

1888 Horse drawn hose carriage

1888 Horse drawn hook and ladder

1872 Horse drawn hose carriage

1863 Amoskeag horse-drawn steam pumper

1855 Button hand-drawn pumper (SN#388)

1827 Delano & Durfree hand-drawn pumper

1821 Agnew hand-drawn pumper

External links

• New Bedford Fire Department
• New Bedford Firefighters (IAFF Local 841)

Station Map

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