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 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#20754)
: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 rescue
:Squad 2 (Rail System Rescue) - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Ward 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)
:Engine 25 (Spare) - 1991 KME P-24 4x4 (1000/600/55F) (Ex-Military, acquired 2012) (Severe weather response)
===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 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-USCG)
==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)
: 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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