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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://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.
*[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.
[[Image:Andover_Town_Hall.jpg|thumb|...''The Andover Central Fire Station, circa 1910''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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*"Postcards from home," ''Andover Townsman'', December 25, 2014, p. 16. <br style="clear:both;" />




'''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."
'''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."


[[Image:fire_dept.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Andover Fire Trucks 1920's and 2006... click to enlarge]]
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* "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)
* "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)


*"Past and Present" The Townsman, April 20, 2006


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


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'''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.
'''1997'''<br>
The Fire Department bought a hovercraft to aid water/ ice rescues.


See
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*Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002
*"Fire Department Will Hover to the Rescue",'' Townsman'', August 28, 1997, page 1.




'''2003''' - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004.
'''2002''' <br>
 
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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*"Town: Another Year for the Safety Center," Andover Townsman, May 8, 2003, page 1
 
 
'''2004''' - The fire station was completed in July 2004
 
See
*"Public Safety Center: Complex Complete This Week," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2004, page 1




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*  [http://http://www.andoverps.net/FireMenu.htm Andover Fire Rescue]
*  [http://www.andoverps.net/fire/ Andover Fire Rescue]
*"Decisions Await", ''Andover Townsman'', July 10, 2008, page 1.
*"Andover Mulls the Future of Ballardvale Fire Station", ''Eagle Tribune'', March 17, 2009, page 1 and 4.
*"Vote a Step Toward Replacing Ballardvale Fire Station", ''Andover Townsman'', June 4, 2009, page 5.
*"Two sites eyed in final Ballardvale fire station plan," ''Andover Townsman'', October 10, 2013, p. 1.
*"New options for Ballardvale fire station," ''Andover Townsman'', 6 February 2014, p. 1.




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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 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.

See


...The Andover Central Fire Station, circa 1910.... click to enlarge


See

  • "Postcards from home," Andover Townsman, December 25, 2014, p. 16.


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."

Andover Fire Trucks 1920's and 2006... click to enlarge


See

  • "Past and Present" The Townsman, April 20, 2006



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

See


1997
The Fire Department bought a hovercraft to aid water/ ice rescues.

See

  • "Fire Department Will Hover to the Rescue", Townsman, August 28, 1997, page 1.


2002
In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on the Andover Public Safety Center to house both fire and police.


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

See

  • Andover Fire Rescue
  • "Decisions Await", Andover Townsman, July 10, 2008, page 1.
  • "Andover Mulls the Future of Ballardvale Fire Station", Eagle Tribune, March 17, 2009, page 1 and 4.
  • "Vote a Step Toward Replacing Ballardvale Fire Station", Andover Townsman, June 4, 2009, page 5.
  • "Two sites eyed in final Ballardvale fire station plan," Andover Townsman, October 10, 2013, p. 1.
  • "New options for Ballardvale fire station," Andover Townsman, 6 February 2014, p. 1.


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