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2021 Pierce Mid-Mount Ascendant, 100ft. 5 section ladder, 2000 gpm Waterous pump, 300 gallon water tank. TAK4 Suspension with T3 3 axle steer. Cummins X15 engine with Allison 4500 transmission. 6KW PTO generator. Pierce Job Order 36155

Crawford Township VFD SSU-4

The Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% Volunteer Fire Department located in Northeast North Carolina in Currituck County with an ISO 5 rating with method 3. Their fire district is a primarily rural area which sits along Route 168 which is the primary roadway for motorists traveling from Virginia and points north to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. They operate a primary station and two sub-stations within our 85 square mile first due response area. Crawford TWP VFD will be holding their annual sportsman raffle on October 23, 2021. For more information check out their website: www.crawfordfire.org This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License .

Tenn. Guardsmen and Nashville Fire Department HART team practice water hoist rescue

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rescue personnel from the Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion and the Nashville Fire Department held a joint exercise to practice hoist operations at Old Hickory Lake between Goodlettsville and Hendersonville on Dec. 14. The Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team consisted of a UH-60 Blackhawk four-member crew with three Nashville firefighters who specialize in hoist rescue operations. The HART team trains monthly on a variety of rescue missions to maintain their ability to form a cohesive team. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is also a partner in the HART team and trains with the Nashville Fire Department and Tennessee National Guard. “We practice nearly every week with the Nashville Fire Department to rehearse rescue operations,” said Sgt. 1st Class Eric Rumsey, 1-230th’s lead crew chief and hoist operator for the HART team. “We each spend a year training to become qualified and then practice hoist rescue missions in open water, moving water, on la...

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