Fire Dept History

Brief History of Carlisle
Carlisle was twice a district before becoming a town. The first district was formed in 1754 entirely from the northerly part of Concord; but because the inhabitants could not agree on the location for building a meetinghouse for religious worship, the territory was returned to Concord in 1756.

In 1758, Timothy Wilkins gave 1.5 acres of land for building such a meetinghouse, which was erected in 1760 just northwest of the present First Religious Society in Carlisle Center. This was the spark needed to establish the second district of Carlisle during the Revolution on April 28, 1780 from portions of Concord, Acton, Chelmsford, and Billerica. At that time there were ninety dwellings and one hundred two families. Early industries other than farming included grist, fulling and saw mills. Later came granite and copper mining and the cranberry bog on Curve street

The evolution of the town of Carlisle fire department
A history on the evolution of the town of Carlisle fire department - part 2
Carlisle's 1931 "Engine 1" fire truck restored
Carlisle's fire chief Bob Koning steps down
David Flannery chosen Carlisle's next fire chief
Fire Chief David Flannery puts the "Power" in "Staying Power"
Crowd gathers at fire department open house and learns how the new 100-foot ladder truck operates
Excerpts from Deputy Fire Chief David Flannery's talk at the Kids Walk for Heroes
Firefighting with Water
Firefighting with Water, part 2