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Mt. Jackson – New Color For Their Engine

Webteam — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:45 +0000

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 decision to re-paint Engine 21 to match the colors of their newer 2009 International 4300/Horton ambulance. The end result is this interesting green and black Pierce.

Ridgeway District VFD Restores 1959 Ford

Webteam — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:05:00 +0000

Submitted by Amanda Draper

This is the first truck that the Ridgeway District Volunteer Fire Department put into service (located in Ridgeway, Va). The volunteers have worked hard over the past several years to restore this truck. The truck is a 1959 Ford F750 American La-France 500 Gallon Pumper. It was restored as part of the departments 50th anniversary. Most of the work was donated by local businesses and the volunteer firemen. The restoration process has taken 4 years to complete. Picture shown courtesy of Chief Brian Draper
More pictures available at www.ridgewayfire.com

Feature Apparatus – Manakin Squad 17

Webteam — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:54 +0000

Photo submitted

Manakin Squad 17 was purchased in 2006 to replace an aging medium duty squad to help with the increased call load on I-64 & 288. Squad 17 is a 2006 Pierce Lance heavy duty rescue. It is powered by a Detroit Series 60 515hp and an Allison 5+1 EVS transmission. It features a 100 gallon Ansul CAFS system, 35KW generator, Willburt light tower, cascade system, and the Pierce XRT hydrolic system. It serves a variety of purposes such as vehicle rescue, truck company ops, water rescue, and mass casualty. Specialty tools include 41in speaders, rescue jacks, large complement of airbags and cribbing, 50in telescoping ram, and a tic.