WFD fleet new truck 3-6

[amccullers]

Wetumpka is a combination dept, the chief is full time then we are paid on call. We run about 500 calls a year mostly being all fire related and we only run medical when the local ambulance is not around. We have 4 stations and also have swiftwater rescue for the coosa river which host about 10,000 canoers and kayakers a year and has class 3 rapids most all the time.

Station 1 is in downtown and has 3 trucks and 3 boats and the same mule as EVFD



Engine 1 93 E-one hush 1500/1000



Ladder 1 98 E-one cyclone 100ft 1500/300



Rescue 1 04 E-one cyclone 1250/750



Station 2 is on the west side of city and houses 2 trucks the yellow Jacco is gone



E2 04 Cyclone 1250/1000



Brush 2 is a gmc ex-military



Station 2 is north of city and houses 3 trucks and a boat



E3 is 96 E-one Freightliner 1250/1000



Truck 3 E-one Freightliner 1250/2500



Brush 3 08 F350 made by Crowe in Oklahoma



Station 4 is south of the city and houses 1 truck, we rent two bays. Also State fire marshall has a command unit and county EMA has a mass causalty trailer



E4 84 Pierce 1250/1000



This is Brush 1 2011 F550 with all whelen eguipment and 400 gal of water. It was made by Nafeco which is here in Alabama. It will also have 2 whelen pioneers mounted on poles behind cab tomorrow.

 

[pdk9]

nice e-ones.

 

[medicandy]

very nice.

 

[amccullers]

Just added new brush truck. We were also given the approval to hire 10 part time firefighters, it will be 2 firefighters per shift and one extra per shift in case someone calls out and then my job as captain is another part time position. I will be in charge of them as well as administrative duties. The positions will be M-F 8a-5p. Most will be off duty Montgomery or Pratville firefighters.

 

[philyumpshus]

You guys run 500 calls a year and you will have staffed trucks?

 

[amccullers]

Here in the South it is different, we don't have roosters with 100 people and protect small territories, we have 20k+ in 75 square miles. Most of our firefighters work in other cities, and most of the ones that work in district cannot leave work, so during the day it may be the retirees and the off duty paid from other cities but they are not always around now we will have at least the first truck staffed.

 

[theroofable]

What size lightbar is on that f550?

 

[amccullers]

I know its a NFPA justice but have not measured it. I will measure it tomorrow.

 

[Fast LT1]

MAN talk about good funding! I wish we had that kinda money!

 

[amccullers]

Yes we are fortnate. We have a 250k in city budget and we get county money which is 250k a year. In our county you pay $50 per household and $100 per business, and the county knows how many you have in your district and pays your quartely. And the county money can only be spent on equipment, training, but no salaries. E1 will be replaced in 2013 and we hope to pay in cash.

 

[WhiteLite03]

When you replace E1, I can think of a couple fire departments up here that would love a crack at it... lol. Nice equipment, especially for a department that only runs about 100 calls a year more than mine. Wish our city had that kind of budget.

 

[JohnMarcson]

That whelen siren is fun and easy to program... let us know what tones you decide on.

 

[Torpedo]

Except maybe the one IH with the crooked smile. :\


I see your big with the top mt. pump panels. I thought they were a good idea too, visibility, etc...


Very nice arsenal.