Massachusetts Fire Apparatus

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[quote name='Mack505' post='142572' date='Aug 22 2007, 08:44 ']That's a lot of questions. Let's see, most of the rigs are either donated or purchased cheaply used. The bus is a former school bus which he got cheaply due to some sort of structural defect in the roof. (The state won't let that particular model carry students anymore.) At least part of the funding comes as donations from the FD's that Rehab 5 serves. (Both the union locals and in some cases the cities.) The staffing is all volunteer.



Dispatching is via Nextel. I have 3 DC numbers for RH5 in the watch room at the station. If that doesn't work, I can reach them through the county mutual aid control point in Beverly, or via Peabody Fire Alarm. I believe they also have automatic agreements with a few cities to respond above a certain alarm level without being specifically called.



I have to second the Bigdog's comments. Roger and his crew do wonderful work, and they do it well. They could be a model for some of the other volunteer support organizations.



Here's the official website: [url="http://www.rehabfive.org/"]http://www.rehabfive.org/[/url][/quote]



Marc



D-Ring is a part of it and can give you the story + I think Roger is a FirePixer so you can ask him yourself For More Details