Surf City VFD - Equipment & Apparatus

Apparatus / Equipment

(Photos by Asst. Chief Jeff Thigpen)

This section of our website was designed to show the community where part of their tax dollars go for their fire department. All of the apparatus here is owned and used by your fire department in it's daily efforts to provide quality, effective, efficient, prompt and safe fire prevention and protection services.

As you can see, it takes a wide variety of vehicles and various types of equipment on each vehicle to perform the necessary tasks.

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All images indexed here are Copyright by the Surf City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc or are used with permission from the original copyright holder. Such pictures used with permission will be credited as such, and are still protected by current US Copyright laws and provisions. We ask that you not use these pictures without permission from the respective copyright holders.

Make, Model - Year	Details
Engine 1 - Pumper 1252 Freightliner/Pierce FL80 - 1999	Pumper/Tanker - 1250 gpm midship top panel Waterous pump; 1000 gallon poly tank; 30 gallon onboard foam concentrate tank and "around the pump" style foam system; 6" rear jet dump; 5" rear intake; 5 man enclosed cab.
Engine 2 - Pumper 1254 American LaFrance 900 Series Custom - 1964	Pumper - 500 gallon tank; 1000 gpm midship Waterous pump; Originally owned by the City of Wilson Fire Department as Engine 3. Completely refurbished in 1980; 5 man open back cab.
Truck 1 - Tanker 1271 Kenworth T300/Pierce Contender - 2008	Tanker - 1250 gpm single-stage mid-ship side mount Waterous pump; 2100 gallon poly tank; 10" rear Newton dump with electric actuator; twin 5" rear side dumps with pneumatic actuators; manual drop tank storage rank; 3 man cab.
Attack 2 - Brush 1280 AM General M1038 - 1988	HUMVEE - Military Surplus Vehicle; Mounted portable style self-propelled pump; 250 gallon tank; Lightweight booster reel hose; Various wildland fire fighting tools and equipment; Front mounted military winch.
Attack 1 - Brush 1281 Chevrolet Silverado K2500 4x4 - 1990	Brush/Wildland Fire Initial Attack Unit - Hale 300 gpm rear mount skid unit; 250 gallon tank; Various wildland fire fighting tools and equipment.
QRV 1 - Service Vehicle 1290 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4 - 1998	Quick Response Vehicle/"Chief's Car" - Used for rapid response to incidents, water rescue/boat launch response, incident command post, personnel and equipment transport, as well as a general administrative duty vehicle.
Squad 1 - Service Company 1291 Ford F800 - 1987	Service Truck - 30 foot telescoping light tower; 30Kw self propelled onboard generator; Self propelled onboard air compressor/cascade system and fill station; and other specialized and/or extra equipment not carried on other trucks.
Marine 2 - Water Rescue 1292 Avon Inflatable Craft - 1994	13' Inflatable hard bottom Water Rescue boat; 15HP outboard motor; Fully water rescue equipped; Used mainly for quick launch rescue operations in the ocean.
Marine 1 - Water Rescue 1293 Wellcraft 20 Fisherman - 1989	20' center console craft; 150hp outboard motor; Fully water rescue equipped; Used mainly for water rescue operations in the Intracoastal/Inland Waterways.

Copyright Notice

All images indexed here are Copyright by the Surf City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc or are used with permission. Such pictures used with permission will be credited as such, and are still protected by current US Copyright laws and provisions. We ask that you not use these pictures without permission from the respective copyright holders.

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Surf City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc
P.O. Box 2547, Surf City, NC 28445