Our station number is 14. All apparatus begins with 14. (PHOTO GALLERY)
- Ladder 1460: 2018 Ferrera HD-107 fire truck. Equipped with a 107-foot ladder with rescue mode and water-flow mode. It has a 2,000 gallon per minute single stage pump fed by a 500-gallon tank. Purpose is for fighting fires and conducting rescue operations. It is equipped with extrication equipment and many other rescue tools. This unit responds to an average of 210 calls per year.
- Ladder 1461: (expected delivery September 2022) 2022 Pierce Ascendant 107. Equipped with a 107-foot ladder with rescue mode and water-flow mode. It has a 2,000 gallon per minute single stage pump fed by a 500-gallon tank. Purpose is for fighting fires and conducting rescue operations. It is equipped with extrication equipment and many other rescue tools.
- Engine 1470: 2020 Pierce Enforcer. This truck is used for firefighting operations. It supports the ladder truck when needed at large scenes and responds to areas that are too difficult for ladder truck to maneuver. It is equipped with some rescue equipment. This unit responds to an average 150 calls per year.
- 1480: Chief’s vehicle: 2022 Ford Expedition. This unit is equipped with a command post for the chief to support large-scale events.
- 1481: Assistant Chief’s vehicle: 2019 Dodge Ram 1500. This unit responds to calls to assist with command and operations. It has equipment to support and assist firefighters.
- 1482: 2018 Chevrolet. This is the department’s Quick Response Vehicle (QRV). This unit responds to medical calls, traffic incidents, wrecks and fires as needed.
- 1490: 2018 Mercury Inflatable. This is one of the department’s rescue boats. It is a 14-foot flat-bottom boat with a 30 horsepower Evinrude Rescue Pro jet drive, outboard motor. It is used for water rescue in shallow water and in flooded areas following storms.
- 1491: 2011 Zodiac PRO 520. This is another of the department’s rescue boats. It is a 16-foot fiberglass boat with inflatable side equipped with a 70 horsepower Yamaha outboard motor. It is used for ocean water rescue and is especially built for rough seas. It can also be used to rescue multiple people in distress.
- 1492: 2015 Yamaha Wave runner. This is the department’s jet-ski. It has a rescue board on the back for quick water rescue in the ocean. It is carried backwards on a trailer for quick deployment at the surf.
- 1493: 2021 Carolina Skiff LS. This is the department’s fire boat. It is 23 feet long and is equipped with a 500 gallon-per-minute fire pump mounted on the bow with a nozzle for spraying water. It is used as a fire suppressant in hard-to-reach structure fires. It can supply extra water to other fire-fighting apparatus. It can also be used for water rescue on the Intracoastal Waterway, in the ocean and in canals. It has a side-scan to locate objects in the water.