This truck served the Fire Company until 1990. It was equipped with a centrifugal pump which has the capacity of 1000 gallons per minute. In 1928 the firemen purchased a new Seagraves at a cost of $12,500.00. The firemen realized the necessity of a pumper that would give them enough pressure to fight any fire that might break out in the community. In 1923 REO chemical engine was purchased through Michael Domin. The 1916 Hahn served its purpose until 1923.
Motor driven fire apparatus was still an experiment in 1916 and the Hahn purchased at this time was proved to be unsatisfactory. In 1916, the firemen purchased a motor driven combination pumper and chemical engine from the Hahn Motor Company of Hamburg. All equipment of the Howe engine was transferred to the horse drawn engine with the exception of the pump.
4017 IFIRE DRIVER
John (Buster) Hoben was the first driver of this team of horses. Two horses were purchased by the Fire Department. After being in use for six years, it was discarded for it proved to be unsatisfactory.Īfter discarding the motor driven engine, a horse-driven fire engine was purchased by Town Council. It was one of the first of its kind in Pennsylvania and the first in Schuylkill County. In 1908, the Town Council bought its newly organized Fire Company its first fire truck, a Howe motor driven pumper and chemical engine for $5,000.00.
4017 IFIRE GENERATOR
Today, the tower carries Scott Air-Pak Fifty self-contained breathing apparatus, forcible entry tools, hi-powered exhaust fans, quick vent saws, 235 feet of ground ladders, on-board cascade system, and on-board generator for lighting.ġ987 Chevrolet Crew Cab Utility Truck: U4077ĪPPARATUS THAT HAS SERVED US WELL IN THE PAST After a total of approximately 3000 man hours of refurbishing the truck by the members of the company, the department had its new Tower in service June of 2012. We spent hours planning what we wanted on this new tower and planning the paint job to match Engine 4017 as close as we could. She still needed some work on the cab to fix some cancer and prep for our Coaldale colors paint job. including replacement of the rear with all aluminum from the cab back giving us a lot more cabinet space for equipment, upgraded diesel engine with turbo, addition of second axel and a ton of hydraulic and bucket work. This new tower had a lot of work done to it by Undine FC. It replaced our 1982 Mack/Baker Aerialscope. This truck originally saw duty as Tower 216 of the Bellefont, PA Fire Dept. In March of 2012, the company purchased a 1981 Mack/Baker 75' aerial scope for $35,000.00. After the '79 Mack was placed in service we "retired" the 1970 Mack, and its unit #4015, after 29 years of active service. Equipment including: 2000' of 5" LDH, 725' of 2" attack line, 1000' of 3" supply line, Scott Air-Pak Fifty self-contained breathing apparatus, the ECHO Quick Vent Saw, High powered gas PPV fan, various forcible entry tools, 20 Gal. Today this piece serves as the attack pumper. This piece of equipment was totally refurbished in 1990. Pumper from the Eastern Salisbury Fire Department for the price of $32,000. In June of 1999 the Department purchased a 1979 CF-600 Mack 1000 G.P.M. In January of 1999 the Department starting looking into a piece to replace the 1970 CF-600 Mack Pumper.
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