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Share Story and Photos by VAFireNews.com Editor Rhett Fleitz While I was at Firehouse Expo, I enjoyed seeing some apparatus from Virginia staged inside the exhibit hall on display. I also got to speak with the ladies and gentlemen from Red Storm Fire & Rescue Apparatus. The crew at Red Storm may have a new [...]... Read More »
Share Apparatus Profile – Sperryville, Virginia by Mike Sanders Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just below the entrance to Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah National Park is Sperryville, Virginia. The Sperryville VFD is Rappahannock County Station 2 and operates a unique apparatus fleet. A very recent addition to the apparatus roster [...]... Read More »
Share Submitted by Duane Thomas Photos by Jessica Davis Hardy Volunteer Fire Company officially announced in service there new addition to the department, Wagon 12. Wagon 12 built by M&W Fire Apparatus Inc. in Vinton, VA. Wagon 12 is a 2009 Spartan Metro with an M&W built ESR M10 Fire body. This piece is powered [...]... Read More »
Share The Seminole Trail VFD has a 1989 Pierce Engine for sale. Please click on the image below for the full information and contact info! The unit is being offered for sale on USAFireTrucks.com. USAFireTrucks.com is owned and operated by a partnership including VAFireNews.com, FireNews.net, and SConFire.com... Read More »
Share “New” Delivery – Stanley, Virginia By Mike Sanders A 1986 Pierce Arrow engine is now serving its third career at the Stanley Volunteer Fire Department in Page County. Originally ordered by the McLean Volunteer Fire Department in Fairfax County, the Pierce Arrow is equipped with a 1250 gpm pump and carries 500 gallons of [...]... Read More »
Share Pierce 95’ Mid-Mount Platform on a Quantum Chassis Sold by Kevin Sandridge Singer Fire Associates Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Albemarle, VA Pierce Quantum chassis with seating for six (6) • Cummins ISM (500 HP) diesel engine • Allison EVS 4000 transmission with retarder • Pierce exclusive TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension • Pierce 360 degree [...]... Read More »
Share New Delivery – Moorefield Station – Loudoun County By Mike Sanders Loudoun County’s Engine 623 operates out of the Moorefield Station in the Ashburn area of the county. Engine 623 is a 2009 Pierce Velocity equipped with a 1500 gallon per minute pump, 500 gallons of water, and a 50 gallon foam tank. There [...]... Read More »
Share Submitted by Barry Slagle Slagle’s Fire Equipment Co. The Bacon District Vol. Fire Department of Wylliesburg in Charlotte County recently took delivery of a new KME pumper apparatus. The new unit is built on a Navistar 7500 four door cab and chassis that is powered by way of a 350 horsepower MaxxForce 10 engine. [...]... Read More »
Share Submitted by Barry Slagle Slagle’s Fire Equipment Co. The Culpeper County Volunteer Fire Company of Culpeper Virginia recently took delivery of a new KME rescue pumper. This unit will be the primary responding suppression and rescue apparatus on automobile accidents and fires as well as other rescue assignments within their coverage area. On structural [...]... Read More »
Share By Mike Sanders HAZMAT 619 from Loudoun County recently received a graphics “makeover” in December of 2009 and looks great. HAZMAT 619 is a 2004 Spartan Gladiator built by SVI out of Loveland, Colorado. The HAZMAT is housed at Fire Station 19 in South Riding, and responds across the county for HAZMAT incidents. When [...]... Read More »
Share New Delivery – Orkney Springs, Virginia By Mike Sanders If you attended the recent fire show in Virginia Beach, chances are you saw this interesting new fire truck delivered to Orkney Springs, Virginia. Orkney Springs is Station 18 in Shenandoah County. Located about 10 miles off of I81 outside of Mt. Jackson, the new [...]... Read More »
Share Photos and information from Singer Fire Associates Pierce 2000 Dryside Tanker on an International 7500 Chassis Max Force 10 350 hp engine Extended cab with 2 SCBA seats Transverse EMS compartment in cab 2000 gallon water tank 1000 GPM Hale Q Pac pump 4″ Direct tank fill Tray for Preconnected Direct Fill Hose on [...]... Read More »
Share Mt. Jackson, Virginia – new color for their engine Mt. Jackson purchased a used 1989 Pierce Lance from the Prince Frederick, Maryland VFD in 2008. It is equipped with a 1250 gpm pump and a 750 gallon water tank. Last year, while having some body work done on the Pierce, department members made the [...]... Read More »
Share New Delivery – Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad – Sterling, Virginia By Mike Sanders The Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad in Loudoun County Virginia will shortly be placing into service their new Rescue 615. The order and delivery was handled by the Keplinger Repair Service Inc. of Winchester, Virginia. Rescue 615 is a 2010 Spartan Gladiator [...]... Read More »