Engine 8 and 11 Are Almost Ready For Delivery
05/08/2016: BVFD apparatus committee has recently returned from Pierce Mfg in Appleton Wisconsin after conducting final inspections on the department's 1ST Pierce Enforcer and the department's 4TH Pierce Arrow XT. From here the pumpers will go to the dealer to have graphics and chevrons placed on the trucks.
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Tanker 2 Receives Snozzle
Tanker 2 has come back from KME in February with a new 60ft Snozzle, new paint, new Whelen LED Scene and Emergency Lights, new Grover Air Horns, and a new AC and heating system. The department designed T2 to originally have an snozzle, but did not have enough funds at the time, but worked out a way to have a snozzle mounted in the future.
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Blockburg VFD Receives New Ambulance
Blockburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue has just received this brand new 2016 Dodge RAM 3500 with a Horton Type 1 Ambulance. This unit will be designated as Medic 7 and will be stationed at Station 1 and the current ambulance that is at Station 1 will be transferred to Station 5. Medic 7 should be in service by 2016.
Blockburg Brings Home 1st Place In 3rd Annual Platesmouth FD Waterfight
Photos by Alpha Tango: http://emergencybricks.com/index.php?/profile/90-alpha-tango/
Blockburg Volunteer Fire Rescue Turns 50
Today 50 years ago (June 23, 1965), Blockburg VFD was officially ready to serve the community with 2 trucks. Now we serve over 1/3 of the county with 5 stations and 27 fire suppression units. The department held a banquet honoring the current, past, and future members of the department. We also honored our fallen members by placing plaques on the rigs and also presented them to the families. Even though the anniversary truck isn't finished, we looked at all the pictures we had of it in production. Truck 7 should be in service by July, also Truck 7 has the same red paint on it as the first two rigs of the department.
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Pictures of our new rigs in production are in the gallery.
Engines 4&5 Almost Finished
New Units Underway
Blockburg Vol Fire Rescue currently has 10 units in production and some are almost done. Truck 9's new Seagrave Marauder II Force 105' has been ordered and is in production, also Engine 11 and Truck 12 have started.
Engine 11 Truck 12
Specs: Specs:
2015 Pierce Enforcer 2015 Pierce Dash CF PUC 100' Platform
Cummings ISL 9 500 Hp Motor Cummings ISL 9 500 Hp Motor
Allison 4000 EVS Transmission Allison 4000 EVS Transmission
8 man cab 4 man cab
2000 GPM Hale QMAX pump 1500 GPM Darley Pump
Hercules CAFS Hercules CAFS
750 Gallon Water Tank 300 Gallon Water Tank
50 Gallon Foam Tank 25A/25B 20 Gallon Foam Tank 10A/10B
Golight Resolve Specialty Products Space Saver Model 200A SCBA Filling Station
Harrison 20Kw Generator Harrison 20Kw Generator
Federal Signal Q2B siren Federal Signal Q2B siren
Whelen Siren Whelen Siren
Powercall Powercall
Grover Air Horns Grover Air Horns
Whelen LED Lighting Whelen LED Lighting
LED Roto-Ray
Specs: Specs:
2015 Pierce Enforcer 2015 Pierce Dash CF PUC 100' Platform
Cummings ISL 9 500 Hp Motor Cummings ISL 9 500 Hp Motor
Allison 4000 EVS Transmission Allison 4000 EVS Transmission
8 man cab 4 man cab
2000 GPM Hale QMAX pump 1500 GPM Darley Pump
Hercules CAFS Hercules CAFS
750 Gallon Water Tank 300 Gallon Water Tank
50 Gallon Foam Tank 25A/25B 20 Gallon Foam Tank 10A/10B
Golight Resolve Specialty Products Space Saver Model 200A SCBA Filling Station
Harrison 20Kw Generator Harrison 20Kw Generator
Federal Signal Q2B siren Federal Signal Q2B siren
Whelen Siren Whelen Siren
Powercall Powercall
Grover Air Horns Grover Air Horns
Whelen LED Lighting Whelen LED Lighting
LED Roto-Ray
Truck 7 Is Almost Done
Progress Continues On New BVFD Trucks
BVFD Places Order On New Engine and Truck
The Blockburg Volunteer Fire Department has ordered a new pumper and another truck from Pierce Mfg out of Appleton Wisconsin. They will be named Engine 11 and Truck 12. Engine 11 will be a 2015 Pierce Enforcer and Truck 12 will be a 2015 Pierce Dash CF 100' Platform. Specs will be posted when construction begins.
More Pictures of apparatus updates on the pictures page.
Progress Continues On Our New Units
Progress continues on our new units. Squad 3 is undergoing finial Inspections before decals are applied, Truck 2 is awaiting 2 monitors, and Engine 4 is waiting for the rest of the body, windows, rest of the pump, and the Q mounting on the bumper.
BVFD Reveals New Patch for 2015 AKA The BVFD 50th Anniversary Patch
For the 50th anniversary of the BVFD, department members decided on this badge for trucks delivered from 2015 on. It has the same design of the current badge, It has the current and the original emblem, ENGINE, RESCUE, MEDIC, and The Number 3 (A Tribute to Dale Earnhardt Sr). The Patch will be featured on the rigs for the 50th anniversary celebration.
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BVFD Orders New Seagrave Replacement For Truck 9
Truck 9 will be a 2015 Seagrave Marauder II 105' Force RMA. Truck 9 will replace a KME Predator and will be stationed in the new Station 2 at 1201 Colonial Highway (Route 101) West of the Current firehouse. Truck 9 has a 300 gallon water tank and a 1750 GPM Waterous Pump. Truck 9 will carry a set of Hurst Extraction tools and Paratech air bags along with a Harrison 10KW generator. T9 has a Federal Signal Q2B siren, a Powercall, a Motorola Spectra siren, Dual Grover air horns, and Whelen LED lighting.
NOTE: Truck May look different than picture when completed.
NOTE: Truck May look different than picture when completed.
Blockburg Volunteer Fire& Rescue Orders A New International/ Seagrave Platform
Blockburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue are proposing a rig for the department's 50th anniversary. The department has selected Seagrave mfg to produce the body and tower, and also has chosen International for the Cab. The color will be the blue and black color scheme with the original red color as the stripe.
The rig will be a 2015 International Workstar crew cab on a Seagrave Apollo ii 105' chassis. It will have Whelen LED lighting with a Federal Signal Q2B siren, a EQ2B siren, and a Eagle Sirens Screaming Eagle siren.It has air horns by Grover. It carries 300 gallons of water with 25 gallons of Class A foam along with 25 gallons of Class B foam. It has a 1750 GPM Waterous pump and LED Rotoray. It has a storage box under the ladder and equipment will decided later.
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The rig will be a 2015 International Workstar crew cab on a Seagrave Apollo ii 105' chassis. It will have Whelen LED lighting with a Federal Signal Q2B siren, a EQ2B siren, and a Eagle Sirens Screaming Eagle siren.It has air horns by Grover. It carries 300 gallons of water with 25 gallons of Class A foam along with 25 gallons of Class B foam. It has a 1750 GPM Waterous pump and LED Rotoray. It has a storage box under the ladder and equipment will decided later.
http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/388217
Blockburg orders New E-One Units
On 6/26/14 Blockburg VFD Apparatus Committee has officially placed orders for their new units. Blockburg has choosen E-One for their new units. BVFD has ordered twin E-One Typhoon pumpers and a E-One Cyclone CR-137' RMA.
More Photos For Our New Work In Progress Rigs
Tower 1 Delivery Photos
Tower 1 was delivered to Blockburg's Emergency apparatus dealer on Friday and over the weekend equipment and decals were applied. Tower 1 was delivered to Blockburg Station 1 and was put into service on 6/24/14.
Blockburg's Units WIP Pictures
Blockburg Orders 2 units from Pierce Manufacturing
On April 6 2014 BVFD puts an final order for 2 new units. The apparatus committee has finalized plans for Pierce Manufacturing out of Appleton Wisconsin to build 2 new units. The first unit is a 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 100' Tower ladder. The second unit is a 2014 Pierce Velocity PUC rescue pumper.
*Here is an image of the finalized plans for the Pierce PUC*
*Here is an image of the finalized plans for the Pierce PUC*
Blockburg Orders a new Sutphen SP70 from Sutphen
On 2/24/14 BVFD apparatus committee has officially ordered a 2014 Sutphen SP70 form Sutphen.