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'''1833''' - Town Meeting voted the sum of $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street. | '''1833''' - Town Meeting voted the sum of $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street. | ||
1855 - The town splits. North Andover gets two fire engines; Andover gets one. | |||
'''1862''' - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company. | '''1862''' - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company. | ||
'''1882''' - A new fire station was built behind the Town Hall on Main Street | |||
'''1895''' - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road. | '''1895''' - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road. | ||
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*[http:// | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=ANDOVER%20CENTURY%20OF%20CHANGE&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=3&rt=keyword ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194. | ||
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* "1924," [http:// | * "1924," [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=Andover%20what%20it%20was&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av=Andover, What It Was, What It Is: 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And) | ||
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*[http:// | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=ANDOVER%20CENTURY%20OF%20CHANGE&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=3&rt=keyword''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194. | ||
'''2002''' - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on a new public safety center to house both fire and police. The police station was completed first. | '''2002''' - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on a new public safety center to house both fire and police. The police station was completed first. Mello Construction was the construction company for the Safety Center. | ||
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*Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002 | *Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002 | ||
'''2003''' - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004. | '''2003''' - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004. | ||
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*"Town: Another Year for the Safety Center," Andover Townsman, May 8, 2003, page 1 | *"Town: Another Year for the Safety Center," Andover Townsman, May 8, 2003, page 1 | ||
'''2004''' - The fire station was completed in July 2004 | '''2004''' - The fire station was completed in July 2004 | ||
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*"Public Safety Center: Complex Complete This Week," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2004, page 1 | *"Public Safety Center: Complex Complete This Week," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2004, page 1 | ||
'''2006''' - There are three fire stations in Andover: | '''2006''' - There are three fire stations in Andover: | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 16 February 2013
1829 - An engine house was built for the Friendly Fire Service, a private company.
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1833 - Town Meeting voted the sum of $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street.
1855 - The town splits. North Andover gets two fire engines; Andover gets one.
1862 - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.
1882 - A new fire station was built behind the Town Hall on Main Street
1895 - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road.
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- Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194.
1924 - Andover established a Fire Department with Charles Emerson appointed as the first Fire Chief. By then "horses had become a thing of the past."
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- "1924," What It Was, What It Is: 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946, (974.45 And)
1966 - A new fire station was built in West Andover on Chandler Road.
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- Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194.
2002 - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on a new public safety center to house both fire and police. The police station was completed first. Mello Construction was the construction company for the Safety Center.
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- Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002
2003 - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004.
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- "Town: Another Year for the Safety Center," Andover Townsman, May 8, 2003, page 1
2004 - The fire station was completed in July 2004
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- "Public Safety Center: Complex Complete This Week," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2004, page 1
2006 - There are three fire stations in Andover:
- Central Headquarters at 32 Main Street
- West Fire Substation at 200 Greenwood Road
- Ballardvale Fire Substation at 1 Clark Road
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--Eleanor 15:34, August 23, 2006 (EDT)
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