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'''1829''' - Engine House built for the Friendly Fire Service, a private company.
'''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
'''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.
'''1862''' - The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.
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'''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."
'''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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'''2002''' - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and a new public safety center was constructed; bot the fire and police are housed in the facility.
'''2002''' - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and a new public safety center was constructed; both the fire and police are housed in the facility.


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Revision as of 11:41, 9 September 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.

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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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2002 - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and a new public safety center was constructed; both the fire and police are housed in the facility.

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  • Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002

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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