Apparatus

Engine 7-6

Engine 7-6 is a 2003 American LaFrance Eagle pumper built on a freightliner chassis. It is our second newest truck and is nearly 20 years old! “Six”, as it is called around the station by firefighters, carries 1,000 gallons of water, 40 gallons of class B foam, and 20 gallons of class A foam. Equipped with a 1,500 gallon per minute Hale pump, Six is a very capable pumper. A roof mounted Night Scan two stage telescoping light towers can be set up and turn the darkness of night time into day in less than a minute. The light tower can be extended to over 20 feet in the air and provide illumination 360 degrees around the truck, with six 1,500 watt hydraulic driven 120/240 volt generator. Being the second newest of all our fire apparatus, this truck is set up to handle any structure fire when it is called to service.

Engine 7-3

This 1977 Peterbuilt pumper known as Engine 7-3, has been the work horse of this department since the early 80's. It was built with airport response in mind with its 1000 gallon per minute front mounted monitor and 2000 gallon tank capacity it gets the wet stuff on the red stuff in a hurry! This engine carries a crew of 2 and has foam capabilities.

Truck 7-2

Truck 7-2 is a 2018 Ferrara MVP rescue ladder with an Inferno chasis. It was purchased in 2018, with a 15-year lease purchase, to replace a 1985 Peterbilt that we had been using for our rescue. This new truck is used as a combination truck that can be used as an engine as it carries 400 gallons of water, class A and B foam, has a ladder with elevated master stream, and is stocked with supplies for any need that arises. We can use our ladder truck for vehicle extrication, rope rescue, ice rescue, structure fires, aerial rescue, and confined space rescue, just to name a few. This is the first new fire truck we have purchased in 15 years. This was not an easy purchase for us to make as a department with many needs but it was necessary, as the truck that it replaced was no longer safe for our members to be riding in.

Tender 7-7

One of our two tenders is a 1977 Peterbilt. Tender 7-7 still earns it’s keep, even though it is over 40 years old now. It hauls 2500 gallons of water. It has a Waterous PTO pump and 3 dump valves on the rear of the truck which give multiple options for water distribution. It carries a 2000 gallon drop tank on the side of the truck allowing for a water source to be set up in any location. The 10 speed Eaton fuller transmission makes this truck difficult to drive. Not much of a problem for the truck drivers on the department, it just creates more training time required for anyone not familiar with driving big rigs for a living.

Brush 7-5

This beast is a 1967 American General brush vehicle and is our main truck used to battle wild fires. It is equipped with 750 gallons of water and a foam induction system. To move the water and foam it has a Kohler Diesel pump. We also carry two portable float pumps to refill the tank in just about any source of water available.

This vehicle is issued by the state and much of the maintenance is paid for and provided by them.

Brush 7-4

Brush 7-4 is a 2004 Ford F-350. It features a Heiman skid unit pump, carrying 250 gallons of water with class A foam capabilities. With its wide range of mobility, it is often first to respond to a wild land fire and start the initial attack if conditions permit.

We also have the ability to remove the skid and turn this into a quick attack vehicle that can respond to motor vehicle accidents and structure fires in the winter time for additional assistance.

Staff 7-9

With Yosemite Sam as our mascot, it would only make sense our people mover has a large one on the side of this 2001 Chevrolet Suburban. We purchased this vehicle new, added the decals ourselves and had the radio installed by Pearson. We use this as a means to bring personnel to incidents, meetings, training, swift water rescues, etc. It is also the main snow remover in the winter.

Ambulance 7-1 & 7-2

Medical calls are a large majority of what we run.

Ambulance 7-1 was built on a 2012 Chevy Silverado 3500 Duramax HD Chasis with an Allison transmission. It was put into service in May 2012 and has since responded to over 1,100 calls. It was the primary ambulance for over 6 years but now rotates as the primary ambulance with its brother “Ambulance 7-2.” It is an “ALS” (Advanced Life Support) ambulance equipped with 2 “Jump” bags and a Lifepak 15 Cardiac monitor stored on the cot for rapid deployment along with multiple other tools stored on the apparatus for medical and fire response.

Ambulance 7-2 is a 2018 Chevy 3500 HD Duramax with an Allison transmission. It was purchased early this year using a 90% grant, meaning that West Routt only paid for 10% of the total cost of the ambulance. It has replaced our older ambulance which was a 2001 and often did not start when it was needed. It is also an ALS ambulance and along with its medical equipment and supplies, which mimic ambulance 7-1, carries air packs in the event that it is deployed to a fire. It is equipped with an auto loading cot which is becoming required in all ambulances and helps to save our EMTs and Firefighters from injuring themselves when lifting the patient into the back of the ambulance. We are very grateful for the local businesses that assisted us in acquiring the grant to obtain this ambulance that was truly needed.