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Winona Lake Engine Company #2 Incorporated
Preserving life and Property since 1957
TO REPORT A FIRE EMERGENCY, DIAL 911
FOR NON-EMERGENCY REQUEST CALL 845-561-1151

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Incident Command Vehicles

CAR 1 ~ 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe.  CAR 2 ~ 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe.  Each vehicle has medical equipment, SCBA and is the designated command vehicle for the Chief's.

Engines

    

E-320 ~ 1996 Pierce Dash Engine.  This is our first line engine.  It has a 1500 GPM Waterous Pump and a 1000 gal tank.  The 6 man cab is outfitted with 911 seats for the officer and 4 firefighters.  It has 150 foot, 200 foot and 250 foot preconnected 1.75" attack lines as well as 250 of 2.5" attack line.  For high rise and long stretches, there is 250 foot of 2.5"  line with a gated wye to be used with two high rise packs with 150 foot of 1.5" hose per.  For water supply, 1100' of 4" is carried in the bed.  A 35' extension, 14' roof ladder and an attic ladder are used for ventilation and rescue along with a Cutter Edge Ventilation Saw and a full accompaniment of handtools.  Due to the number of MVA’s we run, this engine carries a Hurst Maverick combination tool with a gas power unit and a medical equipment. 

     

E-322 ~ 1987 Pierce Lance Engine.  Refurbished in 2007. This is our back-up, mutual aid and FAST Team Engine.  It has a 1500 GPM Waterous Pump and a 1000 gal tank.   The 8 man cab is outfitted with 911 seats for the officer and 4 firefighters, there are also two fold down seats in the rear.   It has 150 foot, 200 foot and 250 foot preconnected 1.75" attack lines as well as 250 of 2.5" attack line.  For high rise and long stretches, there is 250 foot of 2.5"  line with a gated wye to be used with two high rise packs with 150 foot of 1.5" hose per.    A 35' extension  14' roof ladders and an attic ladder are used for ventilation and rescue along with a Cutter Edge Ventilation Saw and a full accompaniment of handtools.  With this engine being our FAST Team Engine, it also has a variety of rescue rope and additional handtools.  

Heavy Duty Rescue Truck

    

R-323 ~ 1993 HME/NEV Heavy Rescue.  Our heavy rescue is our most used piece of equipment.  It responds to EMS calls, MVAs and to almost every other incident serving in a support role.  It has a 10 man cab with 7 911 seats and a walk around body.  It is equipped with medical and trauma supplies, Hurst Extracation Equipment (electric power unit, spreader, two model O cutters, and large and small rams), rescue ropes, chains, jacks, complete airbag system, spare SCBA bottles, multi gas detector, smoke ejectors, lights and a four head extending light tower. Electric power is supplied by a PTO- driven generator.  

Mid-Mount Ladder Truck

T-325 ~ 2005 Pierce Mid-Mount Tower. 

Dash cab with 5 SCBA seats, with 7 bottle storage sleeves within the body. 1000lb tip load.  Pre-piped waterway.  Tac-4 independent front suspension.  Side Roll over protection, ABS.  Painted roll-up compartment doors.  NFPA compliant ground ladders.  LED warning and vehicle lighting.  PTO generator with 8 scene lights.  4 on the body, 4 on the platform.  The truck carries a full complement of ventilation saws, pike poles, hand tools, ventilation fans and the Thermal Imaging Camera.

Detroit Diesel Series 60 515HP engine with 1650 #'s of torque. TAK-4™ Independent Front Suspension.  Command Zone™ advanced electronics system.  Harrison 10kw PTO Generator.

Photos Courtesy of Tim Pillsworth

If You answer 'no' to any of these questions, you aren't as safe as you could be.

Do you. . .

Know how to call the fire department?

Have an escape plan in case of fire?

Use smoke and fire alarms and keep fire extinguishers handy?

Avoid smoking in bed?

Discard frayed or worn electrical cords?

Keep matches out of the reach of small children?

Keep clothing and curtains a safe distance from stoves or heaters?

Use only appliances listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.?

Refrain from dumping ashes in the wastebasket?

Avoid placing pennies behind burned out fuses?

Keep all flues and chimneys clean and in good repair?

Keep all oily rags in tightly covered containers?

Refrain from storing or using gasoline as a cleaning agent?

Avoid letting combustibles collect around gas storage tanks?



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