Now I know that there are many many different setups/designs out there but I was wondering what everyones department uses for frontline pumpers/engines. We have a 2000 Pierce Contender. 1250gpm PTO Driven Pump (driver side controls), 1000 Gallom Tank, The Usual compliment of hoses and ladders. The truck is a Regular (Three man Cab) and a short wheelbase. One of or Mutual Aid Departments to the south has a Contender Pumper with a 1250 Gallon Tank a 1500 GPM pump and a top mount pump. However the difference between us is that they have Hydrants and wider roads/driveways then Us. We have 225 Sq Miles of Cabins, Forest, County Forest roads, Unimproved roads/driveways.Of all the calls in our three townships the majority of them happen down the longest roughest driveway/road around. Sorry for Rambling on.... Lets just talk Trucks... Justin out,
Our first line engine is a 2008 Sutphen monarch pumper. 1750 gpm hale pump 1500' 5" supply and normal complements of hose else where . seats 6 750 gallon tank we cover 39 sq miles out 1 one station have about 3500 runs per year.
our first out is a 94 pierce sabre rescue pumper it has 1250 pump holds 500 gal of water.. it is first out of my station2. we also have a 2003 pierce both are custom cab.. it is 1250 pump 1000 gal of water we also have a mutual aid pumper designated just for ma.. it is 1500 gpm pump and 750 water. we receetnly purchased the 94 and the ma pumper from jefferson city..
Permalink Reply by John on February 14, 2009 at 1:00pm
This one will be our new first out pumper tanker. She is being built now expected delivery is September. Right now we use a 1980's international pumper that only carries like 800 gallons on board (as long as none leaks out on the way there). She does the job (sorta) i guess.
Bruce Ross
Indian Falls Fire Dept
Pembroke Fire Dist.
Pembroke, NY
We have several pieces of front line apparatus First is our 1992 Pierce Dash rescue pumper with close to 100,ooo miles on her. This truck is our first out at our station #1 900 gallons of wet stuff and foam, Rescue tools etc,etc. Secondly The picture of the American La France is a 2004 Heavy duty Rescue/Engine. We have two sisiter trucks ALFs both at our station #2 and Station #3. The Rescue/Engines have almost any thing you can think of which is nice when we are running multiple alarms during our shift. 1000 gallons of water, 60 gallons of foam with a full rescue compliment, swift water,rope repelling vehicle stabilizers, air bags, rams etc. We also have a hummer as a brush truck at Ones and a 2005 Sterling 2000 Gallon Tanker at our Two's. We also have a reserve 1981 Pierce pumper that still runs like a champ.
This is our first out. 2007 HME 1250 pump, 1200 tank, 1200 ft 4",full compliment of structural tools, 600 ft of 3", 10wt hyd gen, 6000 wt command lite light tower, tipod lights at rear, extendable lights on front of body,
We love this truck as it is our first custom cab. The turn radius is wonderful.