Quint 2614
Wed 14 Oct 2009 02:21:57 PM EDTQuint 2614 - 2009 KME 75' Quint with a 2000 GPM pump and 500 gal. water tank. 6 Man cab. 800 ft 5in, 300 ft 3in, 150 ft 2in, 450 ft 1.75in. 115 ft of ground ladders. Portable hydraulic rescue tools including a "C" cutter and Combi-Tool (aka "The Jaws of Life"). 75' ladder with pre-pipped waterway and a 2000 GPM electronic nozzle.
Dump Truck Fire
Thu 03 Sep 2009 03:21:33 PM EDTOn Thursday Sept 3, 2009 Station 261 and 262 and Squad 269 were dispatched for an MVA at the intersection of Old York Rd and Rt 545. Engine 2611 arrived on location to find a dump truck fully involved in fire off the road into the woods. Chief 2620 of Chesterfield took command and special requested Engine 3222 from Bordentown. 2611 knocked down most of the fire while 3222 arrived and provided a back up line and help cool some hot spots. The driver of the vehicle was transported by Squad 269 to Capital Health System - Fuld in Trenton with numerous burns. Photos by Fred Freda
Quint 2614 Construction
Mon 24 Aug 2009 11:12:02 AM EDTQuint 2614 is almost completed. Here are photos taken by Commissioner Stan Lewis at the KME factory on 8/24/09. The truck is expected to be delivered in mid September
Window Bailouts Drill
Fri 21 Aug 2009 11:03:19 AM EDTOn Friday, August 21st, the Career Staff along with a few volunteers drilled at one of the "Aquired Structures" donated by the NJ Turnpike Authority. FF John Tomasulo instructed the group on how to perform a head first bail out onto a ladder from an elevated floor. The manuveer can be completed in less than 20 seconds by a firefighter as a last resort for survival.Photos By Brian Clarke
Roof Ventilation Drill
Thu 13 Aug 2009 12:07:14 PM EDTOn Thursday, August 13th, 2009 the Career Staff along with a few volunteers drilled at one of the "Aquired Structures" donated by the NJ Turnpike Authority. The group drilled on cutting open the roof to provide ventilation to the structure. Mechanical and manual means were used.Photos By Marques Fields
North Hanover Helicopter Landing Zone
Mon 10 Aug 2009 12:15:08 PM EDTOn Monday, August 10th, 2009 Engine 261 was dispatched to Cookstown-New Egypt Road for a Helicopter Landing Zone Assignment in North Hanover Township. Medavac 5 landed without incident and firefighters assisted in loaded the patient onboard. The patient suffered from burns all over his body as the result of an elctrocution at the nearby JCP&L plant.Photos By Marques Fields
