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'''1829''' - An engine house was built for the Friendly Fire Service, a private company.
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1833 Town Meeting Voted $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street


'''1924''' Town Fire Department was established with Charles Emerson appointed as the first Fire Chief.  By then "horses had become a thing of the past."
 
'''1833''' - Town Meeting voted the sum of $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street.
 
 
'''1862''' - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.
 
 
'''1895''' - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road.
 
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*[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1VO23D1142234.6117&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+a+century+of+change&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus ''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," [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1147N9A0874F1.34424&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=andover+what+it+was&aspect=subtab783#focus Andover, 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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*[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1VO23D1142234.6117&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+a+century+of+change&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus ''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.


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* "1924" [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1147N9A0874F1.34424&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=andover+what+it+was&aspect=subtab783#focus Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And)
*Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002
 
 
'''2003''' - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004.
 
See
*"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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[http://http://www.andoverps.net/FireMenu.htm Andover Fire Rescue]


'''2002''' September Main Street Fire Station Razed


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Revision as of 21:34, 28 December 2006

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.


1862 - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.


1895 - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road.

See


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."

See


1966 - A new fire station was built in West Andover on Chandler Road.

See


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.

See

  • Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002


2003 - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004.

See

  • "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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