Apparatus News
Truck 24 - The Rescue Company
By Troy Neville
Jun 24, 2006, 18:32

Officer's Side - Rescue Company

As a Rescue Company, Truck 24 carries specialized equipment to remove victims trapped in vehicles, machinery and heavy equipment.

Officer's Side - Open

Most of the equipment used for Rescue Company functions is located on the officer's side (curbside) of Truck 24. Compartments are reviewed from right to left. For some compartments, only a partial listing of equipment is provided.

Front Bumper

Front Bumper
- Hurst X-tractor II cutter
- Hurst Transformer 32" spreader
- (2) 100' Hurst hydraulic hose reels
- 12,000 lb electric winch

Compartment O1 - Hurst/Stokes

O1: Hurst/Stokes
- Hurst Electric Simo Power Plant (powers front bumper reels)
- Stokes basket
- (2) backboards

Compartment O2 - Water Can

O2: Water Can
- Water Extinguisher
- Hydra-ram tool
- Bolt cutter
- Crash kit

Compartment O3 - Hurst

O3: Hurst
- Hurst Electric Trimo power plant (220V)
- Hurst Mini Mate Simo power plant (gas)
- (2) 100’ Hurst hydraulic hose reels
- Hurst ML-32 Spreader (16,000 lbs)
- Hurst JL-20C Ram (15,700 lbs)
- Hurst JL-60C Ram (15,700 lbs)
- Hurst T-59 Telescopic Ram (14,800 lbs)
- Hurst X-tractor II-S cutter (94,000 lbs)
- Hurst Mini-cutter
- Hurst Ram Accessory kit
- (2) B-post tools
- Crash kit

Compartment O4 - Cribbing

O4: Cribbing
- (25) 2x4's
- (46) 4x4's
- (20) 4x4 wedges
- (4) 4x4x36 cribbing
- (10) 6x6's
- (4) 6x6 wedges
- (4) Step-chocks

Compartment O5 - Stabilization

O5: Stabilization
- 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)
- (2) Hi-lift jacks
- (2) Junkyard Dog Nightmare struts
- (2) Junkyard Dog G-Force struts
- (10) Steel pickets
- Spare SCBA cylinders
- (4) Collapsible traffic cones

Compartment O6 - Air Tools

O6: Air Tools
- Paratech Air Source Cart (160 cuft of air)
- Paratech Airgun 40
- Paratech Pakhammer 90
- Impact wrench
- Pneumatic drill
- Pneumatic cut-off saw
- (2) Enerpac P392 manual hydraulic pumps
- Air bag controllers

Compartment O7 - Chains

O7: Chains
- Absorbent
- 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 – 10 ft
- (4) 3/8" chain - 20 ft
- Chain shorteners and hooks

Compartment O8 - Water Rescue

O8: Water Rescue
- (4) Water rescue throw bags
- (4) Water rescue helmets
- (4) Type III PFD’s

Compartment O9 - Extinguishers

O9: Extinguishers
- (2) AFFF extinguishers
- (2) Dry chemical extinguishers
- CO2 extinguisher
- Master stream nozzle

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