Code 3 Boston E-One Platform Ladder Tower Unit (12936)

This is Item #12936

Scale: 1/64
Release: November 2001
Edition Quantity: 5,004

The Boston Fire Department was established in 1678 with the purchase of its first fire engine. Mr. Thomas Atkins was hired to run the department. His first task was to select the right men to man the engine.

Today, the Boston Fire Department consists of:

34 Engine Companies
21 Ladder Companies
2 Brush Fire Units (E-48 & E-55)
1 Marine Unit with 2 fireboats
1 Tower Unit
2 Heavy Rescue Companies
1 Haz/Mat Unit
1 Collapse Unit
2 Tunnel Rescue Trucks
1 Special Unit (Lighting Plant and Dry Chemical Extinguishers)
1 Air Supply Unit
1 Re-Hab/MCI Unit
1 Mobile Command Post
1 SCUBA Truck
1 De-Con Unit
1 Hydrant thawing Unit
2 Division Deputy Chiefs
11 District and 1 Safety Chief


Active Fire Commissioner, Mr. Dennis DiMarzio
Chief of Department, Mr. Paul A. Christian