Center Fire Station

Center Fire StationThe Center Fire Station is staffed 24 hours a day by:

  • 1 Captain - assigned as the shift supervisor for all stations.
  • 1 Lieutenant and 2 Firefighters - assigned to Engine 1 to perform fire fighting, rescue, emergency medical response, and inspectional services.
  • 2 Firefighter/EMTs - assigned to the Basic Life Support Ambulance 1 (A-1).  This ambulance is the primary ambulance for any medical emergency within the Town.

Engine 1 is a 2008 Pierce Velocity PumperEngine 1 

Engine 1 is a 2008 Pierce Velocity Pumper. Key Benefits:

  • Capable of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute through six pre-connected hand lines and one pre-connected master stream device.
  • Medically equipped to provide basic life support equivalent to a BLS ambulance.
  • Nasal Naloxone (Narcan) is carried on the Town's ambulances and fire engines to assist in the treatment of opioid overdoses.
  • Staffed full-time by one Lieutenant and two Firefighters with Emergency Medical Technician certification.
  • A state-of-the-art thermal imaging camera is carried on board along with a variety of search and rescue devices and systems to aid in emergency operations.

Ambulance 1 (A-1) is a 2016 Ford E-450 Horton Ambulance.Ambulance 1

Ambulance (A-1) is a 2016 Ford E-450 Horton Ambulance. Key Benefits:

  • The latest tools and equipment are standard on this vehicle.
  • Nasal Naloxone (Narcan) is carried on the Town's ambulances and fire engines to assist in the treatment of opioid overdoses.
  • Our EMTs are trained in the latest skills available to provide the highest level of service possible to the community.
  • Staffed full-time by two Firefighters with Emergency Medical Technician certification.
  • This emergency BLS ambulance is equipped to handle a variety of medical conditions and injuries.

Car 3 

Car 3 is a 2017 Ford Explorer Command Vehicle. Key Benefits:Car 3 is a 2017 Ford Explorer Command Vehicle.

Car 3 is staffed by the on-duty Captain. The captain is responsible for the management and mitigation of all fire and medical emergency incidents within the community.  The captain oversees the daily operation of fire department personnel and equipment. This vehicle was purchased through a grant program by the fire department for use as an incident command vehicle. The latest tools and equipment are carried in this vehicle to aid the incident commander in hazard identification and scene management.

Rescue 1 is a 1999 International Heavy Rescue VehicleRescue 1

Rescue 1 is a 1999 International Heavy Rescue. Vehicle. Key Benefits:

This unit is not permanently staffed.  When the unit is needed at a call, a motor vehicle accident, for example, a firefighter from Engine 1 is temporarily assigned to the Rescue to bring it to the accident scene. The remaining Lieutenant and Firefighter respond on Engine 1, with the Rescue, to provide needed manpower on the accident scene to operate needed rescue tools and equipment. This vehicle is equipped with hydraulic extrication tools (the Jaws of Life), cold water and confined space rescue equipment, hazardous material containment devices, and a variety of search and rescue gear. This vehicle is also used as a lighting unit and is outfitted with an air cascade system used at the fire and hazardous material scenes to refill air-breathing cylinders.

Ladder 1 is a 2017 Pierce Ascendant Ladder TruckLadder 1

Ladder 1 is a 2017 Pierce Ascendant Ladder Truck. Key Benefits:

This unit is on an Enforcer chassis, has a 107' aerial ladder with a pre-piped waterway, and a 1,500 GMP PUC pump.  It carries 480 gallons of water and 20 gallons of firefighting foam and has a variety of ground ladders.  It is equipped with rescue, extrication, and ventilation tools along with emergency medical equipment.  It responds within the community and to neighboring communities as needed.  When the ladder truck is needed at a call, a building fire, for example, the engine company from the sub-station furthest from the incident response to the Center Fire Station to staff it.  That engine company in effect becomes a ladder company and the engine is temporarily taken out of service.