Features
Former Groton Engine 5
August 05, 2026 | MASSACHUSETTS
CHUCK LOWE, Correspondent

Photo by Chuck LoweNew Ipswich Rescue 1
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Groton operated the 2007 Spartan Gladiator Diamond/Crimson 1500/1250 as Engine 5 until it was involved in an accident and subsequently taken out of service. In 2023, this apparatus was acquired by New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and refurbished the following year. It now serves the town as Rescue 1.

