Rescue 1
Rescue Company 1 (FDNY Rescue 1) was organized March 8, 1915 and is one of five specialized Rescue Companies of the New York City Fire Department. The rig is a 2011 Ferrara Ultra Rescue Truck with the company motto of “OUTSTANDING! on the bumper. All the photos below are from Kyle Wagman’s Flickr page. His Flickr account is loaded with great photos!
Some big names in the fire service were detailed to Rescue 1 over the years. Several notable are Captain Robert Morris and Paul Hashagen. Paul write a book titled One Hundred Years of Valor: Rescue Company 1 New York City Fire Department Rescue 1915-2015 that covers over a century at Rescue 1.
Heavy Rescue 188
Take a walk around Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department’s new Pierce Velocity Heavy Rescue!
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Kamloops British Columbia Heavy Rescue
When spec’ing its new Heavy Rescue, Kamloops (BC) Fire Rescue chose a 22′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 10″ raised-roof Spartan Gladiator chassis, which houses an X15 600 HP Cummins engine. This fully equipped apparatus comes with an Onan Hydraulic 25,000-watt PTO Generator, Will-Burt Nightscan light tower, Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools, OnScene Solutions heavy-duty cargo slides, and much more.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
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