The first stop of the day was in the town of Hatfield. It is supposedly located on Main Street but not really. It is behind the town office building, which is on Main Street, but the driveway access to the firehouse is actually on the next side street. Thanks Google Maps for that one. It also shares space with the town's police department as well.
After Hatfield, it was off to the town of Sunderland. You would think that the firehouse would be close to the center of the town, but instead it is in the midst of fields about a few miles outside of town on River Road
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| View of Mt Sugarloaf from Sunderland firehouse |
The firehouse in Sunderland also houses the police department for the town, and is one of the firehouses in Western Mass that also has one of the original fire bells out front.
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| Sunderland firehouse bell |
I must admit I am partial to this firehouse simply because of the mountain views all around it.
Backtracking across the interstate again-lack of proper planning in the first stages of this trek, driving along the back roads only the locals know to the town of Whately. Just a simple firehouse here, no frills but it gets the job done.
The next stop was to the town of Deerfield, which apparently serves both Old, South, and the village of Deerfield. Quite a large area to cover in my opinion, but there is a large new firehouse on Greenfield Road so it seems that it works.
The large bay doors for the trucks are on both sides of the firehouse, quite a large multipurpose building. Note the fire marshall's truck outside.
The firehouse here has a great stone
dedicated to those who have gone before.
It wasn't easy to photograph due to the stone's
reflective nature but I tried valiantly to time
the shot with the traffic light behind me.
After Deerfield, it was off to the town of Montague via Route 5. This sign is a local landmark for those who have lived in the area for a long time. The unique message hopefully makes people remember to look and slow down when they see horses.
The Montague firehouse is also on the relatively newer side, and is located on Old Sunderland Road.
This firehouse also has bay doors that can be accessed from both sides of the building, making it easy for crews to get in and out.
I was really impressed with the detail work on this stone outside the firehouse. The color engraving really made it "pop" out in vivid detail.
On the way out of Montague, I just had to make a stop and photograph the river. The town bike path runs almost parallel to the river, and leads into the town's Unity Park. Full playground, climbing wall, exercise bikes are located here, and looks like a great spot for a picnic.
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| View from Unity Park |
Of course, I had to stop and photograph the local geese too.
More to come in a later entry as this post is already getting too long for my liking. Stay tuned!
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