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Humble Beginnings
Firefighting at our town′s beginnings did not include motorized apparatus such as aerial ladders′ pumpers and rescue vehicles. Emergency medical technicians were unheard of. If any of Manchester Fire Department′s founding members had been told that one day fire equipment would be propelled by engines rather than horse or manpower, they would have scratched their heads, lowered their brows and asked to smell your breath.
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Manchester Fire Department Awarded $15,500 State Grant for Firefighter Safety Equipment
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department is pleased to announce that we have been awarded $15,500 through the Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program (FY2026), administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. This funding will be used to purchase new structural firefighting gear for firefighters recently…
