111 Beale St 

(617)376-1044

    Built at the turn of the century, the Wollaston fire station is Quincy's oldest original fire station, and at one time ran horse-drawn apparatus.  It is the home of Quincy Engine-4 and Ladder-2. 

Engine-4

    Similar to Engine-2, Engine-4 is a 1989 E-One.  It carries 500 gallons of water and pumps 1500 gallons/minute.  Engine-4 responds to first alarms in Wollaston, West Quincy, North Quincy, Parts of Quincy Center, and Norfolk Downs.  Engine-4 also responds to medical emergencies and motor vehicle accidents in the Wollaston area. 

    Engine-4 responds to all second alarms in the city, as well as the City of Boston and the Town of Milton for mutual aid.

Ladder-2

    Quincy Ladder-2, formerly Ladder-5, is a 1998 E-One Quint.  It has a 75' pre-piped arial ladder, carries 500 gallons of water, and pumps 1250 gallons per minute.  Ladder-2 is also equipped with Jaws of Life for motor vehicle extrication.

     Ladder-2 is the only piece of apparatus in the city that operates at NFPA 1710 minimum manpower standard of 1 officer and 3 fire fighters at all times.  Ladder-2 responds to all fires in the city of Quincy.  It also responds to motor vehicle accidents in the Wollaston area as well as Merrymount and parts of West Quincy. 

Ladder-2 also responds to all mutual aid fires in the surrounding communities.