Pittsfield Charter Twp, Michigan

Station 3 Apparatus

Station 3 Apparatus

Ladder 3

This is a 1999 Pierce 105' aerial ladder. This truck carries 300 gallons of water tank and is capable of flowing water at 2000 gallons per minute. It carries 1000’ of 5” supply hose. It seats 5 firefighters and 1 D/O (driver/operator). This unit is first due on all fire incidents.

This is a 1997 GMC C-5500 Rescue truck. Rescue 3 carries a set of extrication equipment and EMS equipment including an Automatic External Defibrillator. It also carries some of our Technical Rescue Team's equipment. Some of this equipment includes rescue rope, harnesses, carabiners, pulleys, ice rescue suits. The rescue also carries our portable SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) refill equipment which enables us to refill air bottles on scene of major fires and other emergencies.


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on Dec. 3, 2008 7:23 pm