Captain John Stockman gives orientation after tour of the offices, sleeping quarters, kitchen, and weight room.
Paramedic Emergency Vehicle - 80%+ of all calls are for medical response.
Lexie rides in the Emergency Medical Vehicle
Pump engine hold 500 gallons of water
Lexie gets fitted with 70 pounds of equipment
300 gallons/minute shooting out of hoses.
Water supply hose
Pump truck valves
All firemen are "EMT's" - Emergency Medical Techs.
All riders stay in touch with headphones
Bob rode the pump truck
Demonstration Drill at Senior Center
Extention Ladder Truck
Precise control - cautious on the roof
"Chief Lexie with her crew"
Captian John Stockman (smiling) started as a volunteer in 1973 and has served 30 years.
Hooking up supply hose
Driver-Operator slowly turns on water supply
Running the 2.5 inch hose
Fireman George looking for some "relief".
Lots of water pressure!
Lexie "making rainbows"
Testing newer size nozzle - longer reach
"Look Ma, one hand" (with the upgraded nozzle.) Notice the art work in the background.
Two men per hose. Battalion Chief looks on.
Lieutenant and three firemen operate hoses
Thermal detector saves lives and sheetrock. Fireman George and Captain Stockman look on.
Testing newer nozzles while Battalion Chief Norton (white helmet) oversees
Battalian Chief and Captain's "Command and Control" Suburban Vehicle
Flow chart and computer tracks men and resources
Ladder truck with hydrolic lift
A "back-saver".
the Lieutenant's future boss
Firemen always have fans!
Lexie learning the ropes from Firemen Todd and Jeff