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Apparatus
Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton, Wisconsin built the "Rescue" in 1995, for the New City Fire Department. A Detroit 60 Series Engine and an Allison Automatic Transmission power it. Four years of planning by the fire company and the fire district went into its construction. It is built on a Pierce Lance chassis, having an eight-person cab plus an additional seating area in the rear 'box' portion of the vehicle. The entire vehicle is heated and air-conditioned to serve as a rehabilitation area for firefighters during emergencies. It is the fire department's Heavy Duty Rescue truck and carries hundreds of tools and fittings of value at various types of rescue situations. A 45,000-watt electric generator, driven by the truck's power plant via a transfer case, can generate enough electric power to supply electric energy to a house. An electric tower light tower can extend from the top of the truck up to 35 feet and rotate 360 degree to light an emergency scene. Other installed and portable lights, electric reels and electric outlets are carried aboard. A Hurst Hydraulic Power Pump is installed aboard and powers a variety of Hurst rescue tools, including the "Jaws of Life". They employ two installed Hurst Reels with 100 feet of hydraulic hose, each. Another reel contains 100 feet of air hose. There are also two reels with 100 feet of electric cable, each. An assortment of air bags (used for lifting heavy objects) and wood cribbing (used to stabilize vehicles) is found, among other gear, in it's 16 compartments. A large assortment of portable radios, fire extinguishers, first aid equipment, rope, power saws, self contained breathing apparatus and extra tanks, smoke ejector, jack hammer, welding equipment, salvage traps, tool boxes, come-a longs, railway fuses, materials to deal with minor HazMat incidents, brooms and shovels and other assorted gear are all part of the equipment of the "Rescue". The fire chief can use the interior of the 'box' as a command post at major incidents. It has work surfaces, room for publication storage and various types of communications equipment available for his use. An Explanation of Apparatus Names An explanation of the system used to identify fire department apparatus in Rockland County, New York is supplied to assist the public. The number "9" on New City apparatus is derived from the Rockland County Fire Radio designations for the 26 fire departments within the county. Originally the numbers were assigned alphabetically. Thus Blauvelt F.D. was designed as Department One. New City is ninth in the original numbering making it "Department Nine". All apparatus, officers and the firehouse radio base station are, therefore, all identified beginning with a "9", for the purpose of short, clear radio transmissions. As other fire departments were established in the 1950's and 1960's they received higher numbers up to twenty-six. Terms such as "Tower"," Tanker" and "Rescue" are self-explanatory. ATV stands for all terrain vehicles. Engines or pumpers are usually designed by the size of their pumping capacity such as, 1500 or 1750 GPM. » see the complete apparatus history |
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