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FINALLY!!!!!
June 6, 2008 After almost 22 months of waiting, the
new tanker, along with the new 4x4 engine were brought home Tuesday, June 3rd.
Several members made the 4 hour trip to the American LaFrance facility in
Hamburg, NY. After a long day of inspection, we headed out and returned in
the wee hours on Wednesday morning.
Some of the features on the tanker:
2007 Freightliner
FLD 120SD
Detroit Diesel
Series 60 455 HP
Allison EVS 4500
GRP body with 3000
gallon tank
1500 GPM Hale pump
3000 gallon
portable pond
35' extension
ladder - 16' roof ladder
Some of the features on the 4x4 engine:
2007 Freightliner
M2 4x4
Mercedes Benz 330
HP
Allison EVS 3000
GRP body with 1000
gallon tank w/30 gallon foam tank
1250 GPM Hale rear
mount pump w/Hale foam system
24' extension
ladder - 14' roof ladder
Ya'll Come and Bring Water
May 21, 2008 Rush Fire along with Elk Lake Fire and
United Fire were dispatched at 16:27 for a reported barn fire, Stockholm Road,
Rush Township. Rush 13 (B. Small) arrived on scene and reported a fully
involved barn. Additional tankers were then requested for a tanker shuttle
from Big Elk Lake. With United Tower 3 being out of service command
requested Triton Snorkel 1. Units worked for over six hours battling the
fire. We would like to thank every department for their help.
Units operating:
Susquehanna County:
Rush Rescue 1 Rush Engine 4
Rush Brush 6 Rush Engine 7 (Stand By at Station 1)
Elk Lake Engine 1 Elk Lake Engine 5
Elk Lake Tanker 3 United Tanker 4
Forest Lake Tanker 3 Silver Lake Tanker
3 Springville Tanker 3
Wyoming County:
Meshoppen Tanker 2 Triton Snorkel 1
Triton Engine 2 Triton Tanker 7
Broome County, NY:
Chief 32 Baker Vestal Tanker 32-2
 
 
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