10 May 2000 by Peter Szerlag

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Info from the 1993 Annual Town Report

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From www.fire-ems.net on 10 May 2000

Plymouth Fire Dept.
114 Sandwich St.
Plymouth, MA 02360
USA
Scanner: 154.430 Mhz
Phone: (508) 830-4213
For emergencies: Dial 911
Email: [email protected]
Submitted By: Capt. Al Hoyt 

Last Updated: Wed Aug 25 8:23:42 1999 
About the Plymouth Fire Dept.
Plymouth Fire Dept. proudly protects 50,000 people 
living in an area of 104 square miles. We operate out 
of 6 stations that protect a primarily residential 
area. Our department is a public department whose 
members are on a paid status. 
Plymouth Fire serves a mixture of areas including 
rural residential , industrial, urban and city. The 
community contains over 360 ponds, 20 miles of ocean 
coastline, and 22 miles of divided limited access 
highway.
The town is also a tourist destination with a 
significant increase in summer population related to 
tourism.
Plymouth also experiences significant forest/brush 
fire activity each year, with most large forest fires 
occurring in the early spring. 
ALS Ambulance Service is provided by AMR inc. with 3 
primary ALS units dispatched out of PFD stations 2, 5 
& 6. AMR provides an additional backup BLS and ALS 
unit out of their local quarters.
AMR provided 3,846 emergency responses in 1998.
Our Services:
Fire 
EMS 
Haz-Mat 
Search and Rescue 
Extrication 
Our Dispatched Methods:
Dialing 911 
Calling our Department 
Police 
We Belong to These Organizations:
NFPA, PCFRTA, MFP, MFTI, CIFP, IAFF, PFFM, MFC, JFS, 
S.A.F.E., Operation Safe Prom

Plymouth Fire Dept.
Annual Activity Reports
Activity for the Year of 1998
Emergency Medical Service 1,816 39.0%
Other 976 21.0%
False Alarms or Systems Malfunctions 574 12.3%
Rescues and Extrications 528 11.3%
Non-Structure Fires 356 7.7%
Structure Fires 264 5.7%
Carbon Monoxide Alarms 87 1.9%
Haz-Mat 32 0.7%
Mutual Aid 20 0.4%
Total Runs for 1998 4,653 100.0%

Plymouth Fire Dept.
Personnel Listing
Plymouth Fire Dept. is led into action by Thomas 
Fugazzi, who has served the department for 26 years. 
Our department has 118 paid professionals on staff 
and 12 volunteer professionals, for a total of 130 
personnel.
9 personnel are listed below.
Name Title
Thomas Fugazzi Chief of Dept.
not given  Deputy Chief-Administration
James Pierson  Deputy Chief-Operations
Capt. D.E. Brown  Fire Prevention
Capt. A. Hoyt  Training Division
Capt. A. Lamb  Shift Commander Group 1
Capt. A. Thompson  Shift Commander Group 2
Capt. M. Sawyer  Shift Commander Group 3
Capt. J. Hedge  Shift Commander Group 4

Plymouth Fire Dept.
Station Listings
The five sub-stations are named for the villages they 
serve. All are contaced throught the central phone 
number.
6 stations are listed below.
Name Address
Station 1 - Headquarters - 114 Sandwich St.
Station 2 - West Plymouth - 240 Samoset St.
Station 4 - Bourne Rd. - 533 Bourne Rd.
Station 5 - Manomet - 827 State Rd.
Station 6 - Cedarville - 2209 State Rd.
Station 7 - North Plymouth - Zero Spooner St.

Plymouth Fire Dept.
Apparatus Listing
41 apparatus are listed below.
Year Manufacturer Type
1988 Hahn Engine 1-Pumper
1994 Pierce Engine 2-Pumper
1977 Farrar- Warner Swasey Engine 3-Reserve pumper
1986 Farrar-Ford Engine 4-Pumper
1996 Pierce Engine 5-Pumper
1986 Farrar-Ford Engine 6-Pumper
1999 Pierce Engine 7-Pumper
1969 Seagrave Engine 8-Reserve pumper
1976 Farrar-Warner Swasey Engine 9- Reserve pumper
1987 LTI Ladder 1-110' Aerial 
1996 LTI Ladder 2-75' Quint
1989 Mack Tanker 1-2500 gal.
1953 Diamond T Tanker 2-1500 gal.
1977 International Forest Fire 1
1990 International Forest Fire 2
1998 International Forest Fire 3
1992 International Forest Fire 4
1991 International Forest Fire 5
1967 International Forest Fire 6
1968 International Forest Fire 7
1993 International Forest Fire 8
1993 International Forest Fire 9
1966 International Forest Fire 301
1998 16' Duranautic Boat 2
1981 14' Alumicraft Boat 4
1998 13' Zodiac Hurricane Boat 5
1979 14' Duranautic Boat 6
1979 14' Boston Whaler Dive Boat
1990 Scat Hovercraft
1997 Ford Expedition Car C-1, Chief of Dept.
1993 Chevrolet Yukon Car C-2, Deputy Chief
1988 Ford Crown Victoria Car C-3, Deputy Chief
1995 Ford Crown Victoria Car C-4, Fire Prevention 
Capt.
1995 Ford Crown Victoria Car C-5, Fire Prevention 
Lieut.
1995 Ford Crown Victoria Car C-12, Training Capt.
1981 Chevrolet Mini-Pumper Car C-6
1991 GMC Pick up Car C-7
1986 Ford F-250 Pick up Car C-8, Mechanic
1987 GMC Pick up Car C-9, Service
1982 Ford Rescue 1
1991 GMC Sierra Car C-10, Fire Alarm Repair Truck

Plymouth Fire Dept.
Memorials
To Honor the Plymouth Men who have given their lives to protect our citizens from fire.
David Montenari (Firefighter)
Died at age 48 on August,25 1979 while on duty
Davd died fighting a fire in a warehouse on the site of what is now the Citizens Bank.
Herbert R.Benton (Firefighter)
Died at age 38 on May 4, 1937 while on duty
Killed when trapped by a wind shift at a forest fire in the Pine Hills.
James H. Devitt (Firefighter)
Died at age 20 on May 4,1937 while on duty
Killed when trapped by a wind shift at a forest fire in the Pine Hills.
Joseph B. Sylvia (Smoke Jumper)
Died at age 25 on August 6, 1949 while on duty
Joseph was a World War II veteran of the US Marine Corps. Died of Injuries received at the Mann Gulch Fire, Helena Montana, August 6, 1949.

Ladder 2 Photo

Engine 7 Photo

Plymouth FD Patch

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