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Potosi Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
PO Box 6988
Abilene, TX 79608
Non-Emergency:
325 692-2662
Emergency:
911
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| Brush 145 |
1993 AM General M35A3
This brush truck is still under construction. When completed it will be out second out brush truck. It has a 150 GPM pump and a 600 gallon tank. It also carries a full complement of hand tools and has a class A foam system.
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| Brush 146 |
2012 2012 Ford F-550
This is our first our brush truck. It also is our second out vehicle for medical emergencies as well as motor vehicle collisions. It has a 500 gallon tank with a 250 GPM pump. It also has a remote control nozzle on the bumper as well as a remote control thermal imager with screen in the cab. It has a class A foam system as well as a full complement of hand tools.
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| Brush 147 |
1993 Ford / F-350
This is our third-out brush truck. It is a 1993 F-350 with an 18 hp Hale Auxiliary pump, a 325 gallon tank, and a 15 gallon class A foam system. This truck was a flatbed pickup donated to us by Ed Kirkman Properties in 2009. We combined some equipment we had from a truck we had retired with a new tank and toolboxes to form a brush truck. This truck was built by TLH welding in Eula, TX.
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| Engine / Tanker 143 |
2001 Freightliner C120
This is our first out tanker for all fires. It has a 1,000 GPM Darley Pump with a 2,500 gallon tank. It is also our third out engine for structure fires as it also carries almost a full complement of structural firefighting equipment including: ladders, hand tools, 900 ft of 3" supply hose, MSA Firehawk M7 SCBA, and a positive pressure ventilation fan. This truck is also equipped with class A and B foam through the use of ProPaks. This tanker was mostly funded by a grant from the Texas Forest Service in 2006. It was built on a used chassis to help maximize the available funding.
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| Engine 141 |
1983 Ford C-8000 / Pierce
This is our first out engine for all structure fires. It has a 1,000 GPM Waterous Pump with a 500 gallon tank. It carries a full complement of firefighting equipment including: Bullard T4 Thermal Imager, Chainsaw, 3 kW generator, 4 gas detector, 1,000 ft of 5" LDH, and MSA Firehawk M7 SCBA. This engine was purchased from the City of Pekin, IL in 2006.
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| Engine 142 |
1983 Spartan / E-One
This is our first out engine for all MVCs. It is also reponsible for water supply on all structure fires. It has a 1,500 GPM Pump with a 500 gallon tank. It carries a full complement of rescue and firefighting equipment including: Phoenix hydraulic rescue tool, K-12 Rotary Saw, 5 kW generator, 1,000 ft of 5" LDH and MSA Firehawk M7 SCBA. This engine was given to Taylor County in 2009 by the City of Abilene when they retired it from service. We are very grateful to receive this piece of equipment as it is a tremendous asset to our emergency response capabilities.
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| Squad 140 |
2000 Ford / Expedition
This is our EMS/Command vehicle. It responds to all Medical Emergencies and Motor Vehicle Collisions to provide EMS care until the ambulance arrives. It also responds to all major fires to operate as a command post. It has a full complement of ALS EMS supplies including an AED and supplies to perform advanced EMS procedures such as IV access, ET intubation, and much more. This vehicle was purchased in 2008 to fill a growing need for a vehicle to handle EMS calls as well as a command responsibilities on increasingly complex fire incidents. It was put together by PVFD personnel.
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