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Apparatus
New City Fire Department's 110-foot aerial platform is a 1988 Pierce Arrow, powered by a Detroit 8V92 Diesel Engine and Allison Automatic Transmission. It has a seven person enclosed cab. Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton, Wisconsin manufactured the tower ladder. An assortment of ground ladders, including a 10-foot folding, a 14 foot two section, a 14-foot roof, a 20-foot roof, a 28-foot extension and two 35-foot extension ladders are carried. A 1250 GPM two stage fire pump, a 250 gallon water tank, 800 feet of 5 inch large diameter supply hose, two 1 ¾" preconnected hand lines and one 2½" preconnected hand line are included on this apparatus. The "Tower" carries a 5000-watt diesel generator with an electric panel box, installed floodlights and electrical outlets for electric tools. An installed breathing air system supplies air to the platform for two firefighters during firefighting operations. Assorted equipment, such as: portable radios, portable breathing apparatus, power saws, fire extinguishers, harnesses, rope, and first aid kit are carried aboard the tower ladder. 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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