Engine 262 - 2001 Ferrara First Response Engine - One of the two "first out" units we use for all calls during the summer. It brings 300 gallons of water plus the ability to use firefighting foam as well as all of our extrication gear for motor vehicle collisions and climbing equipment for "over the side" rescues. It is 4-wheel drive with Insta-chains for winter use. Personnel capacity of 4 with breathing apparatus. Purchased with funds ($65,000) given to the Apparatus fund over the years 1999 - 2005. |
Engine 62 - 2006 Pierce Structure engine - Our "big gun" for fighting accessible wildland and structure fires. With a 340 HP diesel engine it can haul the substantial bulk represented by 1,000 gallons of water, the pumping equipment, hoses and the manual tools we need to engage fires. Equipped with an automated pump panel, we can effectively fight fires that are not moving such as structure and auto fires (see a typically automobile fire) with only two firefighters. Personnel Capacity of 3 with breathing apparatus. Purchased with donations (Totaling $165,000) from 12 families at the Lake.
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Rescue 62 - 2008 Medtec Rescue and Patient transport - Our first piece of equipment that allows us to legally transport an injured person over the road. It also is 4-wheel drive and has significant ground clearance to allow us to go "off road" to retrieve patients. It is our other "first out" unit for most calls in the summer for all medical calls and for water rescues because it delivers our water rescue equipment (Swift water and SCUBA) including underwater communications and Diver Propulsion Vehicles when needed. It can handle two prone patients and is temperature controlled for heat and cold emergencies. Personnel Capacity 2 in cab and 4 in patient area. Purchased with funds ($240,000) from a single Foundation.
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Water Tender 62 - 2009 Fouts Water Tender - This unit brings 2,000 gallons of water to any fire scene that does not have its own readily available supply. Designed with the very robust undercarriage, transmission and brakes needed to work well in our mountainous terrain, we finally have the ability to deliver a self filling, safe water supply. Personnel capacity 2. Purchased with a $100,000 donation from Southern California Edison and the balance ($57,000) from many donations to the Apparatus Fund. |
Fire Boat 62 - Converted - US Navy harbor patrol boat - Maintained at the Rancheria Marina during the summer and shared with the Sheriff's Department and the US Forest Service. Used for On- or Under-water emergency response and for access to parts of the Lake without roads. It has a fire pump, deck gun, hose lines and can transport medical patients. Working personnel capacity 4 or 3 plus two divers. Acquired as a gift from the Blue and Gold Fleet of San Francisco plus the cost of a trailer to transport it.
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Snowmobile 62 - A heavy duty snowmobile with patient transport sled. Maintained at the East end of the lake by Rancheria Enterprises during the winter and used for response to accidents off road. Personnel Capacity 2 on the snowmobile and one rescuer and a patient in the sled. Snowmobile 62 carries oxygen and tramua equipment as well as a backboard and C-spine stabilization equipment. |
Fill Station 62 - A compressed air refill station allowing us to refill both Firefighter SCBA's and/or Rescue Divers' SCUBA (Picture above) and medical Oxygen re-fill station (Picture below). This avoids trips to Fresno to refill tanks and allows us to train each weekend with functional breathing apparatus. This is a mutual aid station for all firefighters or rescue divers working above Shaver Lake. Purchased with part of a grant ($55,000 which also paid for new SCBA's for the department) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2007.
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DPV 1 & 2 - Two Silent Submersion UV-18 diver propulsion vehicles (shown on the transport dollies). Our rescue divers have 60 minutes from the time a person goes into the water until we find them if we are to have any chance of resuscitating them from drowning. The DPV's have a normal run time of 60-90 minutes towing a fully- equipped rescue diver. These units allow a far greater area of the lake to be searched than would be possible by swimming alone. Acquired by donation ($7,800) from one of our firefighters.
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