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Fire departments located in the state of Massachusetts, United States Pages in category "Fire departments in Massachusetts" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Wetlands in Acton off of Massachusetts Avenue, in summer 2015. Acton is located at According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.3 square miles (53 km 2), of which 20.0 square miles (52 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2), or 1.53 percent, is water.
In 1912, after prolonged debate, a Water District was established which provided water initially to the West Acton and South Acton villages. At this time, each of the five villages had its own fire department. On July 22, 1913, there was a very serious fire in West Acton. It destroyed houses, barns, businesses and factories.
Acton High School (Massachusetts) Acton-Boxborough Regional High School; E. Exchange Hall; F. Faulkner House; J. John Robbins House (Acton, Massachusetts)
The Boston Fire Department was established as the first paid fire department in the United States, and is the largest municipal fire department in New England serving approximately 685,000 people living in the 48.4-square-mile (125 km 2) area of the city proper. Additionally, it actively participates in MetroFire, the fire services mutual aid ...
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The station was designed by A.E. Swasey of Hartwell & Swasey of Boston, Massachusetts, and was built in 1869 by Abraham Briggs of Taunton. Swasey's successful designs in Taunton resulted in further firehouse commissions in Fall River. [3] In 2008, a $2.1 million overhaul of the Central Fire Station began.
Pittsfield's former Central Fire Station is located roughly behind the Old Town Hall in the city's downtown Park Square area. The building is constructed primarily of brick in a Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is two stories in height, with a 60-foot (18 m) hose drying tower at one corner.