The Bare Cove Fire Museum is the proud owner of a "retired" 1977 Hendrickson/Farrar fire truck.
The Town of Hingham paid $61,000 for the fire truck in 1977, and it was delivered on June 28 of that year.
It ran as Engine 2 from 1977 to 1991 and was furnished with a new body in 1986-1987. It was renamed Engine 3 from 1991-1993 and Engine 4 in 1993.
The vehicle was in service until 2002, when it was traded to Greenwood Motors in Attleboro — a dealer for E-One fire engines — and purchased by a gentleman who kept it in his possession until donating the vehicle to the Bare Cove Fire Museum in 2018.
After making the fire truck roadworthy, the Museum's goal is for it to be featured in Hingham's Fourth of July parade as well is in the Museum itself. Repairing the vehicle could prove challenging, because once older fire engines become "weary," their parts wear out and replacements are hard to find.
This is membership renewal time for the Museum, and now is also a good time for new members to sign up. You don’t have to be in the fire service or a truck mechanic to join -- the Museum welcomes new members interested in learning about the history of firefighting in general who would also like to share the Museum's story with visitors.
Geri Duff, an enthusiastic Bare Cove Fire Museum volunteer, provided this interesting information to the Anchor.