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27 <br />Fire Department Report <br />To the Honorable Board of Selectmen <br />Town of Mashpee, Massachusetts <br />I hereby submit my report for the year ending December <br />31, 1960. <br />Brush Fires 8 <br />Car Fires 1 <br />House Fires 10 <br />Dump Fires 10 <br />Boat Fires 1 <br />First Aid and Rescue it <br />Reports of fires investigated 8 <br />The condition of the equipment is as follows: <br />Engine #1 and #2 are in good condition, but the 613 brush <br />breaker needs repairs. The fire alarm siren has burned out <br />twice and is not dependable. The station radio is obsolete <br />and needs replacing. <br />There -are a few who feel that a fire department is <br />unnecessary and do nothing, but it is usually the same ones <br />who when in trouble themselves think the best equipment <br />is not enough. <br />We try to keep three trucks in first class condition and <br />properly equipped, but it seems we are not making any <br />head -way as the cost of necessary items are beyond our means. <br />We do not expect to have the equipment and to operate <br />as the larger towns, but we must remember, we can have <br />fires just as serious as any town especially in the wooded <br />areas. <br />It seems a good many have forgotten May 8, 1957, it could <br />happen again, and I feel it will. <br />It is up to the public; will we be prepared or not. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />ELLSWORTH PETERS <br />Fire Chief <br />