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.
Rescue Rigs
Vincennes Township Fire Department Heavy Rescue
Check out the new Heavy Rescue that the Vincennes Township Fire Department had SVI Trucks build.
Vincennes Township Fire Department Heavy Rescue
The new Heavy Rescue, Vincennes Township Fire Department has an 18′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 4-door Spartan Metro Star, powered by a Cummins L9 engine. This Heavy Rescue comes equipped with a 100A Mobile SCBA Filling Station, Carefree Mirage awning, Command Light CL Series light tower, and much more.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Cab Pictures
Front Pictures
Rear Pictures
Feature Pictures
City of Miami Fire-Rescue, FL Walk-Thru Heavy Rescue
Check out the new Walk-Thru Heavy Rescue (pictured above right), the City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department chose a 26′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 4-door Spartan Gladiator, which houses a Cummins X12 engine. This Heavy Rescue comes equipped with two Revolv-A-Tool rescue storage trays, dual Carefree Mirage awnings, Command Light CL Series light tower, and much more.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
- Production Specification
- Features (Flyer)
- CAD Drawing
Bumper to Bumper Extrication: Extrication from inside the Auto Industry
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Cab Pictures
Front Pictures
Rear Pictures
Rooftop Pictures
Graphic Pictures
Misc Equipment Pictures
Scranton, PA Heavy Rescue Walk-In
When spec’ing its new Heavy Rescue, the Scranton, PA Fire Department chose a 26′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a Sutphen 36″ 2-door chassis, which houses a Cummins X12 500HP engine. This walk-in apparatus comes with rear crew area with bench seat and overhead storage areas, an Onan Protec 20k-watt PTO generator system, Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite on telescoping light tower, OnScene Solutions surface-mount red/white LEDs and much more.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
- Production Specification
- Features (Flyer)
- CAD Drawing
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Cab Pictures
Front Pictures
Rear Pictures
Rooftop Pictures
