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| '''1829''' - An engine house was built for the Friendly Fire Service, a private company.
| | The first completed section of the Shawsheen River Greenway that runs through two conservation areas in Andover opened April 27, 2013. The new "Vale Trail" runs for nearly 2 miles. |
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| *[http://andoverhistorical.org/ Andover Historical Society]<br style="clear:both;" />
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| | *"Greenway stretch opens with enthusiasm," ''Andover Townsman'', May 2, 2013, p. 12. |
| | *"Kiosks are latest Greenway Eagle project," ''Andover Townsman'', May 9, 2013, Kids 2013 Section, p.S4. |
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| '''1833''' - Town Meeting voted the sum of $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street.
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| 1855 - The town splits. North Andover gets two fire engines; Andover gets one.
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| '''1862''' - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.
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| '''1882''' - A new fire station was built behind the Town Hall on Main Street
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| '''1895''' - The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road.
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| *"Postcards from home," ''Andover Townsman'', December 25, 2014, p. 16. <br>
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| '''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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| '''1966''' - A new fire station was built in West Andover on Chandler Road.
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| The Fire Department bought a hovercraft to aid water/ ice rescues.
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| '''2002''' <br>
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| In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on the [[Andover Public Safety Center]] to house both fire and police.
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| '''2006''' - There are three fire stations in Andover:
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| * Central Headquarters at 32 Main Street
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| * West Fire Substation at 200 Greenwood Road
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| * Ballardvale Fire Substation at 1 Clark Road
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| * [http://www.andoverps.net/fire/ Andover Fire Rescue]
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| *"Decisions Await", ''Andover Townsman'', July 10, 2008, page 1.
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| *"Andover Mulls the Future of Ballardvale Fire Station", ''Eagle Tribune'', March 17, 2009, page 1 and 4.
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| *"Vote a Step Toward Replacing Ballardvale Fire Station", ''Andover Townsman'', June 4, 2009, page 5.
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| *"Two sites eyed in final Ballardvale fire station plan," ''Andover Townsman'', October 10, 2013, p. 1.
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| *"New options for Ballardvale fire station," ''Andover Townsman'', 6 February 2014, p. 1.
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:34, August 23, 2006 (EDT)<br style="clear:both;" />
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 15:05, 5 November 2015 (EST)
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