Blue Hills was a city Northeast of Castle Beach that was annexed mid-2016 along with the city of Sequoia. In the Blue Hills acquisition, Castle Beach Fire Department added on 1 station, which is composed of 1 engine company and 1 truck company. In mid-2017, Station 7 expanded to a task force.
Engine 7
Engine 7 is the primary engine company at Station 7.
Technical Specs:
2017 Pierce Arrow XT Triple Combination pumper
470 HP Detroit Diesel DD13 engine
TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension
Federal Q2B siren
Whelen Epsilon siren
Grover air horns
Code 3 lighting
Hale Qtwo 2000 gpm two-stage pump
500 gal water
50 gal Class A foam
50 gal Class B foam
2000 gpm TFT Monsoon
750' of 4" LDH
500' of 3" attack hose
750' of 2.5" attack hose
400' of 1.75" attack hose
400' of 1.5" attack hose
100' of 1" booster hose
Certified ALS non-transport
Holmatro Combi tool
Forcible entry tools
36 ft of ground ladders
Technical Specs:
2017 Pierce Arrow XT Triple Combination pumper
470 HP Detroit Diesel DD13 engine
TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension
Federal Q2B siren
Whelen Epsilon siren
Grover air horns
Code 3 lighting
Hale Qtwo 2000 gpm two-stage pump
500 gal water
50 gal Class A foam
50 gal Class B foam
2000 gpm TFT Monsoon
750' of 4" LDH
500' of 3" attack hose
750' of 2.5" attack hose
400' of 1.75" attack hose
400' of 1.5" attack hose
100' of 1" booster hose
Certified ALS non-transport
Holmatro Combi tool
Forcible entry tools
36 ft of ground ladders
Engine 207
Engine 207 had quite the distinction of being one of the last of the Enforcer chassis to be produced prior to its reintroduction in 2014. Like most the engine companies in the area, Engine 207 was built to put water on the "red devil." If you're wondering why the body design is similar to that of FDCB's engines, it's because Blue Hills FD tagged onto one of FDCB's apparatus orders. The only difference this engine had with the ones for FDCB was that it was on the Enforcer chassis instead of the Arrow XT.
Technical Specs:
2007 Pierce Enforcer Triple Combination Engine
470 HP Detroit Diesel DD13 engine
TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension
Code 3 lighting
Federal Signal Q2B siren
Motorola Spectra siren
Grover air horns
Hale Qmax 2250 gpm pump
Husky 300 foam system
2000 gpm Stang Monitor
500 gal. water
20 gal. Class A Foam
40 gal. Class B Foam
750 ft. of 4" LDH
400 ft. of 3" hose
750 ft. of 3" hose
750 ft. of 2.5" hose
400 ft. of 1.75" hose
400 ft. of 1.5" hose
100 ft. of 1" booster hose
Various nozzles and adaptors
32 ft. of ground ladders
Engine company tools
Forcible entry tools
Technical Specs:
2007 Pierce Enforcer Triple Combination Engine
470 HP Detroit Diesel DD13 engine
TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension
Code 3 lighting
Federal Signal Q2B siren
Motorola Spectra siren
Grover air horns
Hale Qmax 2250 gpm pump
Husky 300 foam system
2000 gpm Stang Monitor
500 gal. water
20 gal. Class A Foam
40 gal. Class B Foam
750 ft. of 4" LDH
400 ft. of 3" hose
750 ft. of 3" hose
750 ft. of 2.5" hose
400 ft. of 1.75" hose
400 ft. of 1.5" hose
100 ft. of 1" booster hose
Various nozzles and adaptors
32 ft. of ground ladders
Engine company tools
Forcible entry tools
Truck 7
Truck 7 will be replaced by a used 1998 Simon Duplex 100' tiller. Although the "new" tiller is much older than the current rig, it contains the space required for truck company operations. Also, the previous owners took excellent care of the rig, but the rig will be sent to the local dealer for a complete refurbishment of the compartments, ladder certification, and engine block replacement.
Technical Specs:
1998 Simon Duplex with 100' LTI tiller ladder
470-hp Detroit Diesel engine
Code 3 lighting
NightScan PowerLite
Federal Signal Q2B siren
Motorola Spectra siren
Grover air horns
276 ft of ground ladders
Holmatro Extraction Equipment
Onan 20 kW on-board generator
Designed to be a straight truck, this vehicle carries no water or hose. However, the main ladder contains a 1500 gpm monitor to help with master stream operations. An engine company is required to supply the pipe.
The driver's side was structured to carry truck company equipment, while the officer's side was designed to store rescue tools.
Listed are some of the major tools carried by Truck 7:
Saws:
- (3) Temptest Ventmaster chain saws
- (2) Partner K12-950 rotary saws
- Electric chain saw
- Electric circular saw
- Electric Milwaukee Sawzall
- (2) Dewalt Battery Reciprocating saws
- Dewalt Battery drill
- Dewalt Battery circular saw
Fans:
- Tempest 18” electric ppv fan (16,800 cfm)
- Lifejack 18” gas ppv fan (18,000 cfm)
- (2) 16” electric fans
Rapid Intervention Team:
- RIT tool bag
- RIT scba bag
- RIT rescue rope
Salvage:
- (5) 9x12 salvage covers
- (1) Floor runner cover
- (2) Salvage tubs
Suppression:
- (2) AFFF extinguishers
- (2) Dry chemical extinguishers
- CO2 extinguisher
- (2) Water extinguishers
Rope Rescue:
- (6) 200' rescue rope
- (2) 300' rescue rope
- (4) Full body harnesses
- (2) Rigging bags, each containing:
- (20) 20' webbing
- (20) Prussics (assorted sizes)
- (20) steel carabiners
- (2) gibbs ascenders
- rigging plate
- brake bar rack
- Full body harness
- (2) 3/8 double sheave pulley
- (2) 4 inch pulleys (prussic minded)
- (4) 3 inch single pulleys
Homatro Jaws of Life Hydraulic Rescue System:
- PPU 15 power plant (220V)
- DPU 30 power plant (220V)
- 32’ Holmatro hydraulic hose reels
- SP 5260 32” spreader (112,400 lbs)
- TR 4340 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- TR 4350 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- CU 5050 cutter (317,430 lbs)
- CU 4035 C NCT cutter (79,810 lbs)
- CU 4055 C NCT cutter (228,900 lbs)
- HRS22 Ram Support
- Various accessories
Cribbing/Stabilization:
- (10) 6x6's
- (4) 6x6 wedges
- (25) 2x4's
- (4) 4x4x36's
- (46) 4x4's
- (20) 4x4 wedges
- (4) Step-chocks
- (2) Hi-lift jacks
- (2) Junkyard Dog Nightmare struts
- (2) Junkyard Dog G-Force struts
- (10) Steel pickets
- (2) Enerpac P392 manual hydraulic pumps
- Enerpac spreader
- (2) 25-Ton hydraulic bottle jacks
- (2) 10-Ton bottle jacks
- (2) 1.5 Ton Com-a-long
- .75 Ton Com-a-long
- (6) 3/8” chain – 10ft
- (4) 3/8" chain - 20ft
- Chain shorteners and hooks
Paratech Maxiforce Air Bags:
- KPI-1 ton airbag (6x6)
- (2) KPI-5 ton airbags (10x10)
- (2) KPI-8 ton airbags (12x12)
- KPI-12 ton airbag (15x15)
- (2) KPI-22 ton airbags (20x20)
- (2) KPI-32 ton airbags (24x24)
- KPI-44 ton airbag (28x28)
- (2) KPI-55 ton airbag (32x32)
- KPI-74 ton airbag (37x37)
Total: 375 tons
Pneumatic Tools:
-Paratech Air Source Cart (160 cuft of air)
-Paratech Airgun 40
-Paratech Pakhammer 90
-Impact wrench
-Pneumatic drill
-Pneumatic cut-off saw
In addition, the apparatus carries 276 ft. of ground ladders. The complement consists of extension ladders, wall ladders, and roof ladders. The extension ladder complement consists of two 35 ft. ladders, one 14 ft. ladder, one 12 ft ladder, and one collapsible 10 ft. ladder. The wall ladder complement includes two 24 ft. ladders, two 20 ft. ladders, and two 16 ft. ladders. The roof ladder complement has one 20 ft. ladder, one 16 ft. ladder, and two 12 ft. ladders.
Credits:
Zak O for the compartments
Inspired by:
Arcadia Fire Department Truck 105
Los Angeles Fire Department new Pierce tillers
Eden, PA Volunteer FD Truck 24
Technical Specs:
1998 Simon Duplex with 100' LTI tiller ladder
470-hp Detroit Diesel engine
Code 3 lighting
NightScan PowerLite
Federal Signal Q2B siren
Motorola Spectra siren
Grover air horns
276 ft of ground ladders
Holmatro Extraction Equipment
Onan 20 kW on-board generator
Designed to be a straight truck, this vehicle carries no water or hose. However, the main ladder contains a 1500 gpm monitor to help with master stream operations. An engine company is required to supply the pipe.
The driver's side was structured to carry truck company equipment, while the officer's side was designed to store rescue tools.
Listed are some of the major tools carried by Truck 7:
Saws:
- (3) Temptest Ventmaster chain saws
- (2) Partner K12-950 rotary saws
- Electric chain saw
- Electric circular saw
- Electric Milwaukee Sawzall
- (2) Dewalt Battery Reciprocating saws
- Dewalt Battery drill
- Dewalt Battery circular saw
Fans:
- Tempest 18” electric ppv fan (16,800 cfm)
- Lifejack 18” gas ppv fan (18,000 cfm)
- (2) 16” electric fans
Rapid Intervention Team:
- RIT tool bag
- RIT scba bag
- RIT rescue rope
Salvage:
- (5) 9x12 salvage covers
- (1) Floor runner cover
- (2) Salvage tubs
Suppression:
- (2) AFFF extinguishers
- (2) Dry chemical extinguishers
- CO2 extinguisher
- (2) Water extinguishers
Rope Rescue:
- (6) 200' rescue rope
- (2) 300' rescue rope
- (4) Full body harnesses
- (2) Rigging bags, each containing:
- (20) 20' webbing
- (20) Prussics (assorted sizes)
- (20) steel carabiners
- (2) gibbs ascenders
- rigging plate
- brake bar rack
- Full body harness
- (2) 3/8 double sheave pulley
- (2) 4 inch pulleys (prussic minded)
- (4) 3 inch single pulleys
Homatro Jaws of Life Hydraulic Rescue System:
- PPU 15 power plant (220V)
- DPU 30 power plant (220V)
- 32’ Holmatro hydraulic hose reels
- SP 5260 32” spreader (112,400 lbs)
- TR 4340 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- TR 4350 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- CU 5050 cutter (317,430 lbs)
- CU 4035 C NCT cutter (79,810 lbs)
- CU 4055 C NCT cutter (228,900 lbs)
- HRS22 Ram Support
- Various accessories
Cribbing/Stabilization:
- (10) 6x6's
- (4) 6x6 wedges
- (25) 2x4's
- (4) 4x4x36's
- (46) 4x4's
- (20) 4x4 wedges
- (4) Step-chocks
- (2) Hi-lift jacks
- (2) Junkyard Dog Nightmare struts
- (2) Junkyard Dog G-Force struts
- (10) Steel pickets
- (2) Enerpac P392 manual hydraulic pumps
- Enerpac spreader
- (2) 25-Ton hydraulic bottle jacks
- (2) 10-Ton bottle jacks
- (2) 1.5 Ton Com-a-long
- .75 Ton Com-a-long
- (6) 3/8” chain – 10ft
- (4) 3/8" chain - 20ft
- Chain shorteners and hooks
Paratech Maxiforce Air Bags:
- KPI-1 ton airbag (6x6)
- (2) KPI-5 ton airbags (10x10)
- (2) KPI-8 ton airbags (12x12)
- KPI-12 ton airbag (15x15)
- (2) KPI-22 ton airbags (20x20)
- (2) KPI-32 ton airbags (24x24)
- KPI-44 ton airbag (28x28)
- (2) KPI-55 ton airbag (32x32)
- KPI-74 ton airbag (37x37)
Total: 375 tons
Pneumatic Tools:
-Paratech Air Source Cart (160 cuft of air)
-Paratech Airgun 40
-Paratech Pakhammer 90
-Impact wrench
-Pneumatic drill
-Pneumatic cut-off saw
In addition, the apparatus carries 276 ft. of ground ladders. The complement consists of extension ladders, wall ladders, and roof ladders. The extension ladder complement consists of two 35 ft. ladders, one 14 ft. ladder, one 12 ft ladder, and one collapsible 10 ft. ladder. The wall ladder complement includes two 24 ft. ladders, two 20 ft. ladders, and two 16 ft. ladders. The roof ladder complement has one 20 ft. ladder, one 16 ft. ladder, and two 12 ft. ladders.
Credits:
Zak O for the compartments
Inspired by:
Arcadia Fire Department Truck 105
Los Angeles Fire Department new Pierce tillers
Eden, PA Volunteer FD Truck 24