Bolton
Fire Department History
1830
to Present
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Date
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Article
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Description
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1830
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Town
Meeting voted to build engine house near pond park.
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Town
voted to purchase "Quick Step", a used hand tub.
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Town
voted to appoint twelve fire wards (persons responsible for fire protection
in their neighborhoods).
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1885
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Rescue
Hook and Ladder Company formed.
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1905
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17
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Town
voted on sum of money to keep the engine in repair.
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Sept.
17, 1910
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16
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One
hundred and fifty dollars for chemical extinguishers.
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Feb.
7, 1921
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14
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One
hundred dollars for apparatus and extinguishers.
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March
6, 1922
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13
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Eight
hundred dollars for apparatus and extinguishers.
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Oct.
7, 1930
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2
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Purchase
siren and organize fire department under Chapter 48, Sections 42, 43,
and 44 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
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Feb.
2, 1931
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13
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Remodel
fire house, $1,600
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14
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Adopted
Chapter 48, Sections 42, 43, and 44 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
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Apr.
18, 1935
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1
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Voted
$3,000 to purchase fire apparatus.
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Feb.
7, 1938
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18
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Voted
not to resind Chapter 48, Sections 42, 43, and 44.
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Feb.
5, 1940
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23
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Voted
to pass over pay for fire fighters.
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Dec.
3, 1941
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10
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Voted
$800 to remodel second floor for a meeting room.
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Feb.
2, 1942
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16
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Voted
$300 for powder burner and radiators for fire house.
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18
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Voted $250 for equipment.
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20
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Voted
$250 for a portable pump, Fita-Henry Gupral pump.
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Feb.
19, 1945
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13
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Voted
$150 for a well pump for the fire house.
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14
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Voted
$4500 for fire engine.
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May
9, 1945
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1
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Voted
to rescind Article 14 of Feb. 19, 1945
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2
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Voted
$7,000 for a new fire engine (1945 Mack Pumper).
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Feb.
1, 1949
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13
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Voted
$4,500 for a new tanker truck (1949 GMC 350 GPM high pressure fog unit).
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19
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Voted
$132 for telephone alerting network. Red phone system.
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Feb.
20, 1950
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15
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Voted
$700 for a single overhead door. Replaced origional two overhead doors.
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Feb.
16, 1953
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3
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Voted
$200 to re-shingle firehouse roof.
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Feb.
20, 1956
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4
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Voted
to adopt Chapter 41, Section 4A. Permits an elected official to also
serve in an appointed position. Cheif Holman was a selectman at this
time.
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Feb.
18, 1957
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33
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Voted
$16,000 for a new fire engine (1957 GMC 750 GPM pump, 1,500 gallons
of water).
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March
5, 1962
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10
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Voted
$3,300 for radio base station and 12 home receivers.
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14
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Voted
$5,000 to purchase 3 1/2 acres next to the firehouse for a new firehouse.
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15
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Voted
$600 to paint fire house.
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May
11, 1964
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3
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Voted
to purchase used 1954 GMC to replace 1936 Chevy Forestry Truck.
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March
2, 1964
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6
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Voted
$45,000 to construct a new fire station.
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March
6, 1967
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22
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Voted
$1500 to pave the area around the new fire station.
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March
4, 1968
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30
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Article
for $30,000 to purchase a new 1,000 GPM Pumper. Amended to $26,000 and
passed.
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March
1, 1971
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16
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Voted
$1,200 for a 100 watt radio base station.
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March
4, 1974
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11
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Voted
$40,000 for a new 1,000 GPM Pumper-Tanker.
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May
5, 1980
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19
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Voted
$65,000 for a new 2,000 gallon Tanker Truck.
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May
6, 1985
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7
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Voted
$90,000 for a new 750 GPM Pumper with four-wheel drive.
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Dec.
12, 1989
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5
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Voted
$17,000 for a used Pumper-Tanker.
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