Added: 2/6/13
District 1: East Boston
District 1, located in Division 1 protects the East Boston neighborhood. There are three firehouses, consisting of three engine companies, two ladder companies and one District Chief. Eastie, as it's called is densely filled with three-deckers, tenements, taxpayers, housing projects and the waterfront. Residents tend to be a combination of immigrants, first-generation Americans, and Italian families. Eastie is also home to Logan International Airport, which is protected by the Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Rescue.
Engine 9 and Ladder 2 are located at 239 Sumner Street, outside of Maverick Square. The firehouse is relatively new having been built in 1976. H5, a mobile decontamination unit, is also housed at this location. Both companies are home guard which means they rarely leave District 1.
Photo above sourced from Wikipedia
Engine 5 and District 1 are located at 360 Saratoga Street. The firehouse was built arround 1880 and still has many of its original features. Because of its proximity to Logan Airport and mutiple tank farms, Engine 5 is foam-equipped. Engine 5 responds to other cities including Chelsea and Everett on multiple alarm fires.
Engine 56 and Ladder 21 are located at 1 Ashley Street, in the Orient Heights neighborhood. Built in 1950, this firehouse was initially constructed for a single-company. Engine 56 responds to Revere, Lynn and Winthrop on mutliple alarm fires. Ladder 21 responds to Chelsea, Everett and Revere on multiple alarms.
Firehouse above sourced fromWikipedia
Below are a You Tube video and photos of a 7-alarm fire in Eastie last April. The fire was located at 324 Chelsea Street. All photos are courtesy of Steve Walsh, www.box714imaging.com.
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