Fire Fighting Equipment
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Ladder 21
A 1996 HME/Smeal 100' Ladder/Platform Truck built in Snyder, Nebraska is the departments pride and joy, the flagship of the fleet. Equipped with a 100' ladder and a platform capable of lifting firefighters and their equipment or utilizing the 2 large nozzles in the platform for fire suppression from above. It has a 1500 gpm pump, 1,000' of large diameter hose and numerous other pieces of suppression and rescue equipment.
Engine 21
A 1998 KME (Kovatch Mobile Equipment) custom built pumper built in Nesquehoning, PA. Our primary fire response apparatus and is equipped with a 1250 gpm pump, 1,000' of large diameter hose, a top mount master and a portable master stream device, a thermal imaging camera, an automated external defibrillator and many other pieces of firefighting equipment.
Engine 23
A 1981 Sutphan custom built pumper built in Dublin, Ohio. This is our secondary fire engine, but serves as our first response to motor vehicle accidents and other rescue emergencies. It is equipped with a 1250 gpm pump, a removable top mount master stream device, rescue tools (jaws of life), airbags for lifting and numerous other pieces of equipment.
Tanker 21
A 1996 Ford/KME tank truck built in Nesquehoning, PA. It carries 2,000 gallons of water and is equipped with a 2200 gal dumptank, a 500 gpm pto pump and a rapid dump valve enabling it to drop its entire load in 60 seconds.
Grass 21
A 2001 Chevrolet, Heavy Duty 3/4 ton pick up truck for wildland firefighting. It is equipped with a 200 gallon water tank, a 250 gpm pump and is used for towing our special response trailer and our breathing air wagon.
Medic Units
The department has 3 paramedic units (ambulances), equipped with state of the art emergency medical equipment. They were all built by Braun, Inc. of Van Wert, Ohio. All of our staff are trained as firefighters and emt's, 13 of which are paramedics.