The newsletter of the Cambridge Fire Department

A "Hose line" is a fire service term for any fire hose used for fire attack. Fire hoses come in various sizes and the larger the fire the more "Hose lines" you will encounter in the street. Larger fires with many hose lines are dynamic, exciting places to be. There is a lot going on there.  We hope that you find a lot going on here as far as fire department information is concerned.

The banner name that we use for our newsletter was coined in the 1970's by Dave Dugan, a firefighter with the CFD. There was a great amount of comings and goings of local characters at the old fire department headquarters and this was a form of entertainment for the fire fighters. Eventually a log was kept of these meanderings and visits and everyone could keep abreast of the current adventures. The log was finally stopped when it turned slightly malicious.

"New Rescue truck delivered!"

The Fire Department took delivery on March 22nd of its new Pierce / Kenworth rescue truck. This vehicle is the culmination of several years worth of work by fire department personnel. The Cambridge Fire Department has never owned a new rescue vehicle, relying instead on older fire apparatus converted to rescue service or as we have recently been used to -- a used rescue truck that was purchased several years ago as a "temporary" vehicle. 

The new rescue vehicle was built by the Pierce Manufacturing Company of Appleton, Wisconsin. The vehicle is built around a Kenworth T300 cab and chassis. This vehicle is custom built as a large rolling tool box to be used on all emergencies where rescue  operations are needed. The truck will be placed in service as soon as Fire Department personnel can be trained in its operation. We would like to thank the Citizens of Cambridge and Cambridge Township for passing the fire levies that allow us to purchase and use such equipment. We would also like to thank everyone in the City Administration that helped us along the way with our project. Many Thanks!!!

The Cambridge crew inspecting the Rescue at the Pierce factory.

Doing the detailed inspections before acceptance.