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Over the wheel compartment tool board front and rear as well as rear wall of compartment with 36" hook and boxes for the SCBA masks

passengers side rear compartment

combo cutter/spreader and slide out hydraulic pump and lines, fuel can and auto cribs

Auto fill controls

Rear of Engine

A tribute to 3 of our members that passed away during the construction of the vehicle and as always a tribute to them and the FDNY, Assistant Chief Jason Whaley, Life members and siblings Jill Caldarelli and Randy Ackerman.

Ladder, hooks, shovels and small suction

Generator and cord reel

and around we go on the drivers side

Cab step compartment

Speed lays of 2" and 2 1/2" and 1" dead lay of forestry hose on top

Pullout steps they're the same on both sides of the Engine

Front compartment with various NST and Storz fittings and adaptors as well as strainers and donut rolled hose

Over the wheel well compartment, two saws, fuel, bar oil, broom and air hammer and hose in box

Rear compartment, mini frig, cones, RAM mini monitor, Pro pac foam unit and small garbage can

The blue beast and Engine # on both rear compartments

Here are the last I shall post, I did a walk around today of the compartments showing the mounting and placement of the items of the Engine and also a few inside shots of the console

Front and rear console and dash

The Navigation and backup camera

12" monitor for the TIC

looks like this one died out, thanks everyone for the input, it's greatly appreciated and welcomed

We have all our assignments setup in the CADS with Dutchess 911, which in most confirmed structure fire or larger type incidents, our station is automatically backfilled from a mutual aid company which obviously could depend on what department is available, as the normal relocation department is out on a run, or down an Engine, they then would be skipped over and we would get the next department and so on. Our OG for relocating or standby to another station is always no lights or siren, headlights only, that goes for any non emergency type calls that we may get (the old cat stuck in the tree) as well. Command in most cases will provide a progress report to the dispatch center as soon as they can to back down the response mode of the responding equipment.

For several years our preplans/dispatches have been set-up with placing mutual aid on the initial dispatch with us for those larger scaled incidents or structures within our fire district, our entire Battalion (5 departments) is very rural and mostly without hydrants so obviously we have to do things differently, like having to lay 5" from a static water source and drafting to supply water to a scene or running tanker shuttles, thus having those resources on the road as soon as possible makes a huge difference, its a lot easier to return them if they are not needed.

Does she fit in the station? Looks tall!

It does not fit in the firehouse area where it is shown in the last photo, that is the original part of the firehouse and the doors there are only 9', we had a building built at the rear of the firehouse several years ago, you can see the building with the red siding in the back ground of the middle photo, this is where the new Engine is located, the fire district has started a fund with the intentions of one day building a new station, which is surely needed.

Took a few today, I need to do a compartment by compartment now that it's completed.

President John Kelleher from last October when we went to see the chassis and today with the completed Engine.

sitting on the pad outside the main older part of the fire station

Here is a photo of the crew at the Firematic BRAT shop that built the Engine, it's amazing how such a small crew working in a small shop can turn out such quality built vehicles as Seth can attest to.

Bob, Jules, Tom, Dan, Dylan, Manny, David and Kevin

Great job, Mark! I'm so excited that it's finally in your FD's hands. Thanks for sharing the whole process with us here on EMTBravo.com, I really enjoy seeing this from beginning to end as did many members of this site.

Got a few more from today.

It's been fun watching the build with you. Thank you for keeping us informed and the pictures. I know it has been a long road and for you. And to take the extra time to explain the process of the build again thanks!!

Thanks it's much appreciated, it was a long process but the end result of seeing the rig pull into the station made it all worth it, shall the Blue Beast serve the Wassaic Fire District and our surrounding neighbors for many years to come.

and a short video, got a little blurry when I got to close on the passengers side

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orA4zsirDfQ

the old girl had to be moved to another bay, now located in the main part of the station in the front bays where she used to sit for many years

a few more of the Engine back at the station and one of the CAFS Boss compressor engage and monitoring panel

Got a few photos today doing some pumping at the DDSO and flowing some foam, pumped 3400 gallons of water through the pump and used about 4 gallons of foam when flowing the CAFS, more to follow tomorrow

Just got home from working with the new Engine, frozen and hungry, some pictures to follow a bit later, time to get something to eat and warm up

After all the waiting the engine is headed to Wassaic

Flowing foam with the CAFS system this afternoon at the shop, Engine has been now fully tested and will be headed to Wassaic in the morning and should arrive at our station around 12-1pm

We too will have walkers for Wassaic Fire Company Assistant Chief Jason Whaley, 36 who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in early 2013.

You have rope on a reel? I hope it is used for utility?. And it is stored in a compartment with gasoline powered tools....you might want to invest in rope bags and dedicate a better compartment.

Please read back a few posts and you will see that the rope has been there for one week and why is it there, the new engine is coming tomorrow and the rope will be placed back in its normal space where the PPV currently sits, things we moved around because of compartment space or better put lack of with the departure of the other engine. What is wrong with the rope being on a reel? It is used to attach to our cold water rescue suits for ice rescue operations.

For some other points of view on this truck check it out working at JHK Hose Co,'s extrication contest back in 2004.

http://www.fireservicephotography.com/10_2004/100904/image287.html

Thanks Ed for adding the link, much appreciated, in the photos the firefighters in the yellow gear are from Amenia and ours are in the blue gear

Mark, can you provide a picture of the roof with the tower nested? One of 2 things I've noticed are the backboards and storage of the stokes. If you keep the stokes where they are take the backboards and slide them into the stokes. You should be able to keep 2 or 3 backboards within the stokes. You will free up a lot of room. A possibility would also be to have a small compartment built the width behind the cab and located on the box roof. Pictures will tell. May also make your clearance in the building. Rescue 1 can take measurement's, build the Compartment at minimal time and call for the unit for installation. Down time minimal. I also notice that the unit carries extra SCBA bottles? Why not use 1 of those bottles and mount a TOOL REGULATOR with air hose for your AIR TOOLS? Keep the rescue tools on the rescue unit. DO NOT split between vehicles. My concern is your CO response. 2 or 3 firefighter's may fit in your cab, but what about 2 in 2 out for safety when utilizing your PAK's?

The light tower is nested directly over the center compartment between the second A in Wassaic and the T at the end of District, (see photo below outlined in black). There are extra bottles carried in the tilt out box behind the SCBA but the day I took the photos the Lieutenant had them off to record the bottle info from, that compartment as stated will most likely be reworked and made higher and the SCBA most likely moved to another location, there looks to be ample space on the passengers side to make a wheel well compartment to hold the spare bottles or other things such as flares, etc. There is a tool regulator and hose with the air hammer.

As far as the CO response an Engine is also dispatched but being it is out of service and we are awaiting the new Engine our Tanker is dispatched and has packs on it as well but there is no room to place the fan at this point (very limited compartment space, see photos below), once the Engine arrives things shall be back to "normal" as far as what goes to what calls, the reality is at this point equipment is here and there and not ideally located under normal circumstances.

photo courtesy of Ed Harvey

As I follow the pics and thread this little rig has more equipment on it than most of the so called heavy rescues that all the Westchester departments feel like they have to run in order to be relevant. That's a cool rig just the way it is. With a little reworking and a new chassis or motor it'll be even better. Without a doubt, ten pounds of rescue equipment in a five pound bag....

Thanks, yes it is, we are researching the Ford bullet proof option that is out there for the motor, currently the motor is fine and running strong and has only 7000 miles on it, personally it's a toss up if the chassis needs to be replaced or not at this point, I'm not convinced it does, at this point I am concentrating on getting the compartments reworked and give the board of fire commissioners the options, how they want to proceed with the project will be their call, in the end it will come down to money and how much they are willing to spend from the reserve fund, elections are coming soon and there are there will be two vacant seats on the board and the current Fire Chief is not running and we will have new fire officers, changes on both fronts and with the new blood, it may change the direction of this project.

Why do you have to carry any fan on the unit? Your a light rescue, not a heavy or fire support truck. I love the Amkus Hydraulic set-up and wouldn't change a thing. I can guarantee your tools mounts are in great shape. Just check for any cracks in the welds and have then re-welded if needed. I also noted 2 SCBA's in the right rear compartment and 1 in a bag on the driver rear????? Do you carry any Air Tools? I would also re-look at those FERNO what you might call STOKES Baskets. They really aren't STOKES Baskets for rope rescue. They are called Carrying Baskets. Not designed for rope work. Look at the information that comes with the baskets. Has to do with the frame of the basket. Not WELDED. Re-place with JUNKIN STOKES BASKETS. Junkin Stokes can also handle the weight of those OBESE PATIENTS. Check the ratings.

The reason for the fan is we've down sized our apparatus and this unit is in fact a support vehicle at times, last spring we had two Engines and are down to one, which will be the new CAFS pumper in the other thread on here. With that said the rescue runs on CO calls, thus the meter and SCBA so there have been occasions that this was all was needed for a CO call and with the fan we can provide ventilation if needed, also there was room for the small box fan so why not place it where it can be used instead of leaving in the closet at the station because of the lost storage space with the reduction of the one engine. Where you see the current large gas PPV fan is where all the water rope is usually stored, the small box fan is stored on the top shelve in the center over the wheel compartment, again until the new engine gets here (hopefully tomorrow) some items have been moved around.

The black bag you mentioned does not hold another SCBA, it is what we use to hold the Paratech struts, straps and plates, this is one of the things that needs to be setup different as I mentioned at the beginning of the topic and is on the list of changes, the two rear side compartments will be reworked to accommodate the equipment we've purchased in the years since the rig was purchased, along with other compartments as we move forward with this project which should start hopefully in early 2014.

There is an air hammer with various chisels, this may be moved to the Engine, that is something that the current officers need to decide.

I will check to see the rating on the baskets

Pawling's BRAT is getting closer to completion