WEST END FIRE & RESCUE CO.
"BEST IN THE WEST SINCE 1925"
ENGINE 465
Engine 465 is a 2006 KME Predator Custom Pumper. It has a Waterous 2250 GPM pump with a computer assist pump panel, 500 gallon water tank, and a 20 gallon foam cell. Equipment includes a Harrison 20KW hydraulic generator, 9000 watt Wil-Burt light tower, 300lb oil dry hopper, 10-Scott 4500 SCBA w/ 10 spare cylinders, Scott Pac Tracker, Scott Eagle II Thermal Imaging Camera, MSA 4 gas monitor, CO monitor, PPV fan, AED, and a remote control deluge gun. Hose carried includes a dedicated front bumper foamline, 6 crosslays (4 are 1 &3/4 and 2 are 2in), officers side trash line, RAN Blitz/Day gun, 1500 ft. of 5" LDH supply line and 600 ft. of 3" line. This unit won 1st Place Pumper 1997-2008 at the 2008 PA State Firefighters Convention.
RESCUE 993
Rescue 993 is a 1999 KME Excel Heavy Rescue Truck. It has a 35kw hydraulic generator, 9000 watt Wil-Burt light tower, 8 cylinder 6000lb. cascade system with a Sierra air booster, and 4 preconnected Hurst hydraulic rescue tools. Equipment carried includes10 Scott 4500 SCBA w/ 10 spare cylinders, Scott Thermal Imaging Camera, PPV fan, airshores, Junkyard Dog struts, cribbing, Maxiforce high pressure and Vetter low pressure air bags for a lifting capacity of nearly 200 tons, Paratech air impact hammer, Msa 4-gas meter, rope rescue, confined space/trench rescue equipment, AED/EMS, forcible entry tools, water rescue, rehab, and numerous other pieces of equipment. It is the primary response vehicle of the Mahanoy City Fire Department Rapid Intervention Team. This unit won 1st place Heavy Rescue at the 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, & 2008 PA State Firefighters Convention Parade, and 2nd place at the 2009 PA State Parade.
RESCUE 469
1985 Chevy/Grumman Light-Duty Rescue acquired through DCNR in 1997, and formerly served our country as a military ambulance. The unit was converted in station by our members, with some work being done at the SCI Mahanoy machine shop. It has all-wheel drive and can go just about anywhere. Its purpose is to serve as a back-up to R993, and be used for off-road incidents and during the Winter months. It is equipped with a 3-bottle 5000lb. cascade system, Phoenix hydraulic rescue tools, generator, 2-Scott 4500 SCBA w/ 2 spare cylinders, hi-lift jacks, cribbing, air chisels, hand tools, ropes, spill containment, portable lights, and EMS equipment.
1996 GMC Sierra 3500 Series Heavy Duty Diesel All Wheel-Drive Pick-Up Truck that was converted in station early 2008. Its primary function is to serve as a Squad/Personnel Carrier. It can carry a crew of 5 and has a slide-out tray that is equipped with a portable generator, lighting, Hurst Multi-Tool, chain saw, 2-Scott 4500 SCBA w/ 2 spare cylinders, hand tools, rehab tent, EMS gear, floor dry, and traffic control. It has a hitch for pulling either the water rescue trailer or the trench rescue trailer.
This trailer was purchased in 2008 and was finished entirely by our Dive Team. It carries all of our scuba, swiftwater, and ice rescue equipment. There is also a small crew area for changing clothes. It can be pulled by either Squad 468, Rescue 469, or members POV. Before this all the gear was split between R993, R469, and a scuba room in the station.With everything in one unit, it greatly reduces our response time to an incident.Below is an interior view.
Our company, along with Yorkville Hose Co. Pottsville, were each assigned one of these trailers as part of the newly formed Schuylkill County Rescue Task Force. It is equipped with airshores, jacks, shoring materials, planks, and various other equipment needed for a trench rescue. The unit will be called upon to respond with Squad 468 and Rescue 993 to incidents not only in Schuylkill County, but anywhere in Pennsylvania.