Independent Hose Company # 1

Independent Hose Company # 1
130 Pennsylvania Avenue
Jersey Shore, PA 17740

Non-Emergency:
570-398-0531

Emergency:
911

Fax:
570-398-2660

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ATV-3
2004 Polaris 6x6 ATV-3 carries a 50gal water tank and a high pressure forestry pump. It is used for wildfire suppression and crew support. It is also used to support search/rescue of lost or injured persons in our rural areas.


Tower-3
1991 Spartan/LTI Tower-3 is a 100ft ST-2000 LTI tower ladder on a Spartan chassis. It has a 2000gpm pump and carries 350gals of water. 2 preconnected 1 3/4 attack lines 1 preconnected 2 1/2 blitz line. It also carries 500 ft 5in Supply line and 500 ft 3in supply line. It also carries 237ft of ground ladders. The tower basket has 2 monitors 1 manually controlled and 1 remotely controlled from the basket, ladder base and pump panel. It has a 6000 kw diesel generator, 2 fixed extendable 1500 watt lights, 6 portable 500 watt lights and 1 300ft elec cord reel. It also carries 3 vent/rescue saws, 2 positive/negative vent fans and numerous other truck, rescue, salvage and support tools and equipment.


Engine-3
1991 E-ONE Engine-3 is on a Cyclone AWD chassis. It has a 1500gpm pump with an around the pump foam system and carries 750gal of water and 30gals of multi use foam. Eng.-3 has 1 stacked tip deck gun, 3 preconnected 1 3/4 attack lines, 2 preconnected 2 1/2 blitz lines and a preconnected 3in gated Y/ portable deluge line. Eng.-3 carries 1500ft of 5in supply line and 600ft 3in supply line. It also carries 61 feet of ground ladders. Eng.-3 also carries a Hurst Pallidan combi tool with a 100ft preconnected reel. Eng.-3 has a 6000kw diesel gen., 2 1500watt extendable lights and 4 500watt portable lights and 1 elec. cord reel. Eng.-3 also carries 1 positive/negative pressure fan and numerous other engine company, rescue, tools and equipment.


Rescue-3
2004 International/ Marion Body Works Rescue-3 is a conventional International 4400 chassis with a 20ft walk in Rescue body with airpack seating for 6 in the rescue body. Res.-3 has a front mounted 15.000 winch and a 9000 portable winch that can be attached to either side or the rear. Res.-3 has a 25kw pto generator that supplies power to 1 30ft 6000watt light tower, 1 1500watt brow light, 2 1500watt scene lights (1 each side), 2 preconnected removable 750watt tripod lights (rear), 4 500watt portable lights and 3 elec. cord reels ( 1 each side 1 bumper mounted). Res.-3 also has a 6 cyd 6000psi Cascade breathing air system that supplies 1 two place blast enclosed fill station and an air reel (side mounted) for air tools and the 6 bag high pressure air bag lifting/stabilization system. Res.-3 has 2 Hurst 100ft preconnected reels ( 1 bumper mounted 1 side mounted) powered by a Hurst elec. Simo pump. The bumper reel has a Hurst MOC COMBI tool pre attached. The side reel has a Hurst JL MOC II curved blade cutter pre attached. Additional hyd. rescue tools carried include, 1 Hurst 32b spreader, 1 JL 150 cutter, 1 JL 60 ram, 1 JL 30 ram, 1 JL 20 ram. Res.-3 also carries a Hurst gas powered portable hyd. unit to supply any of the other hyd. tools carried. Also carried are a ram/spreader attachment kit, a ram extension kit and 1 Quick Kick ram support, also numerous hoses and hyd. distribution attachments. All hyd. hoses and tools are equipped with 1/4 turn STREAMLINE couplers for ease and speed of changing tools. Res.-3 also carries a 4 jack RESCUE-JACK stabilization/lifting system with attachments. Res.-3 also carries 6 various gas and elec. powered ventilation/rescue saws. Res.-3 also carries 2 PORTA-POWER manual powered hyd. rescue systems (10ton and 4ton). Res.-3 also carries ropes,harnesses and tripods for both confined space and high angle/technical rescues. The rescue also carries numerous other hand,air,gas and electric powered rescue/fire tools, equipment and systems.


Tanker 3
1975 International/ CARMAR Tanker-3 is a conventionally chassised 2500 gal tanker. Tanker-3 has a 750gpm front mounted pump and a 350gpm portable pump. It has 2 1 3/4 preconnected attack lines and 1 booster hose reel. It carries 38ft of ground ladders and a 3000gal portable tank. Tanker-3 is set up for rural water supply and carries many adapters/appliances to fulfill that mission.


Brush-3
1986 Chevy/Grumman Brush-3 is our primary wild fire response vehicle. It has a 150gal water tank with a 150gpm high pressure forestry pump. It has a booster reel with forestry hose and 1 reconnected 1 1/2 fill/attack line. It has a 12000 winch mounted on the front brush guard and is 4WD. It carries 2 forestry service chain saws and 8 Indian tanks and bladder bags. It also carries many brush/forest fire tools/equipment. It is also equipped to tow the ATV or boats.


Boat-3 Boat 1-3
2001 Lund Avon Boat-3 is a 17ft modified V aluminum boat with a 65 horsepower jet drive motor used for Diver support and water rescue. Boat 1-3 is a 12ft inflatable with a 20 horsepower prop drive used for water rescue and Diver support. Both boats are equipped with water rescue/Diver support/recovery gear and equipment.