After many hours of training and drive time tonight at 1930 hours Attack 32 was placed in service. Attack 32 is a 2022 Ford F550/Vengeant Blizzard featuring a Hale mid-ship single stage 1250 GPM pump and 300 gallons of water. Seating capacity of four firefighters to include (2) SCBA seats. As for a hose complement, (2) 200 ft 1.75” crosslays , (1) 300 ft 1.75” handline, (1) 250 ft 2.50” Leader Line with connected Water Thief, 200 ft of booster line on a hose reel, 700 ft of 1" forestry hose and 600 ft of 3” supply line.
Attack 32 was designed not only to meet needs of off-road fire suppression filling the role our past Brush truck, but also to function as a water source carrying 36 ft of 6" hard suction, LDH manifold, floating strainer and all required adaptors and fittings to function at a dump-site or fill-site for applications requiring rural water supply. In addition to these primary roles Attack 32 carries various engine company tools and a full set of first-aid equipment and AED.
We want to thank our many supporters for their assistance in this project, Jackson Township for their assistance and generosity, the many Myerstown area citizens who donate to our annual fund drive and the hundreds if not thousands who come get some good old pot-pie every spring and fall! We could not have made this happen with out you! We look forward to having this new piece of apparatus serve Jackson Township and the surrounding communities for many years to come! |