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RESCUE 1



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V-Mux multiplex display.  There is one for the driver and officer.


DVR screen and one of 4 scene cameras.


Interior.  SCBA cabinets, radio charger, and TIC.

Left and right pump panels and the foam refill controls.

Fire-Com plug at the rear and folding wheel chocks.

Each cab compartment has a water foam extinguisher and some jet syphons live below the walkway.


Crosslays with 15/16 smooth bore nozzles and L1.


L1, L2, and L3.


Zico Ladder, rear compartment and back view of ladder rack.


Top landing, hose bed, coffin storage and light tower.


The right side is dedicated to extrication. R3 has many tools and our struts.
R2 stores the 220 volt pump for our jaws and some extra foam.


R1 holds our Homatro extrication equipment which includes 2 100' hose reels,
cutter, spreader, combination tool and ram.


The front bumper holds a 100' trash line and the Federal Q2B siren.


This rescue pumper is the result of hundreds of volunteer hours in research and design.  We set out to design a truck that could handle most anything thrown our way.  We included a Compresed Air Foam System (or CAFS) on this truck.  CAFS is a decades old technology that is finally starting to take hold in the interior firefighting ranks.  After our training in live fire with CAFS, there is no question that it creates a much safer environment for our volunteers to work in while extinguishing a structure fire.  Basically a foam solution, water and air are injected in the hose at the pump and what comes out is millions of bubbles.  These bubbles absorb the heat and smoke many times faster than water which provides a quicker cool down and far better visibility.  And using a different type of nozzle than in the past, it allows us to attempt a knockdown from further away than before.  It also reduces the water damage inside the structure and allows us to put a protective foam layer on any nearby structure that may be at risk of ignition.

This truck also has numerous other features that make it an "all in one" truck.  Especially important when we may be short on help during the day.  These include:
-pre-connected 100' hose reels for our jaws of life with a 220 volt pump
-13,000 watts of scene lighting
-more room for extrication equipment such as struts and cribbing
-more organized compartments for quickly locating the right tool for the job
-a large cab to provide more room to get equipment and gear on and ready
-a multiplex system that puts nearly every control in one place
-200' electric cord reels
-firecom headsets for better driver/officer communitcations
-automatic tire chains for slick conditions
-ground level foam refill system
-1500 gpm pump
-1000 gallon water tank and a 30 gallon foam tank
-auto tank fill system
-electric steamer valves
AND MUCH MORE!

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LADDER 51 Is a 2003 Smeal, 75' aerial on a Spartan Metro Star Chassis. It has a 1500 GPM Waterous pump.
 


 

 ENGINE 9 Is a 1978 Smeal 75' on a Ford Chassis.

UNIT 40 aka "Big Bird"  It has a 2000 gallon Smeal tank unit.  It is equipped with a 18 horse motor with a Waterous pump.



UNIT 42 Is a Danko 2000 gallon poly tanker on a 2000 GMC chassis.  It is also equipped with a 18 horse motor/pump and a generator.  

 

 UNIT 49 Is our 3000 gallon tanker.  It is a Smeal tanker with a International chassis.  It has a PTO pump.

Units 22, 23, and 24  All 3 units are Ford F-350's with Powerstroke Diesels.  All three have 200+ gallons of water storage and 2 are equipped with foam.  Thanks to Marquis Body Shop for donating some painting and stainless to dress them up!

UNIT 99-1  Put in service on July 12th, is a 2004 Medtec.  Some of the features include hydraulic O2 bottle loading system and LED lighting.  We've got some 99-1 wallpaper on the wallpaper page.


 

UNIT 99-2  Put in service 11-1-2010, is our 2010 F-450 Type 1 rescue squad made by PL Custom. 
Features include:
Air Ride
V-Mux Multiplex system
4 Wheel Drive
Fender Mount Go-Lights
Interior Turn Signal/Brake Lights
Multiple Interior/Exterior Compartments
LED Patient Lighting
LED Warning Lights




 

Our most recent addition to our life saving arsenal is a Zoll AutoPulse.  This board does CPR chest compressions automatically.  It far exceeds the results of standard, manual CPR compressions.  Read more here.  See a video of it in action here.

We are now using a Stryker Power Pro cot in our frontline squad.  We also purchased a new Stryker stair chair.  Both will help to prevent injuries to our volunteers as well as a safer ride to our patients.

UNIT 26 This is our personnel carrier.  It is a 2001 3/4 ton Suburban.  This unit is equipped with a all LED lightbar, and pack rt's that allow us to patch in with most surrounding counties radio systems.

WATER TUBE We use this tube to hook into hydrants and irrigation wells so that we can simply pull tankers under the end of it and fill through the top openings.  It is a very fast and easy way to fill tankers.



JAWS  These are the tools used to extricate people from vehicle accidents.  Our Holmatro set pictured below shows the portable power unit, cutter, spreader, combination unit and hoses.  We also have 2 rams.  Rescue one has a 220 volt pump and 2 100' hose reels for this equipment as well.  This equipment was purchased with a portion of a donation from the Marvin Welte estate.

MSA Evolution 5800 THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA This is a tool that has many uses.  Ranging from finding a victim in a smoke filled room to sensing hot spots in walls to avoid unnecessary destruction of property.  Unlike a regular video camera or night vision camera, this one does not rely on light at all.  It senses heat and creates an image based on temperature differentials.  The more white an object  appears, the more heat is being produced, in turn the darker the object appears, the cooler the object is.  There are two examples below.
In this image, notice the plaques hanging on the wall.  The wall is an exterior concrete block wall and it is easy to see even the slightest differential between the wall and the plaques.
 

BUNKER GEAR  This is some of the members bunker gear.  They are the protective clothing we wear on calls.  This picture only shows a portion of the 50+ sets of gear that we have.

SCBA These are Self Contained Breathing Apparatus.  We have 30+ of these units which are basically pressurized air that we can breathe in smoke filled environments.  

AIR COMPRESSOR This unit is used to fill our SCBA's.  It is also used by the other departments in our mutual aid district.  It is a Eagle 8000 psi compressor.  

 

AIR CASCADE  There are 4, 6000 psi air tanks on this trailer.  It is used to refill SCBA's at the scene of a fire and makes many mutual aid calls.

FOOSBALL TABLE  This piece of equipment is instrumental in the development of good hand-eye coordination.  We've gotten hours of enjoyment from it.