Delivery of New/Used Rescue 1340
 
By ASST CHIEF CHRISTOPHER BLOCKMAN
April 9, 2019
 

As our mission and response area steadily changes so does our apparatus. For years we responded all over the Scott Valley Area with a light duty rescue truck with no water. With the increase in call volume we have chosen to upgrade to a Medium Duty Rescue that caries 300 Gallons of water and has a 500 Gallon Per Minute pump. There has been many times that we are coming back from a medical emergency and be dispatched to a fire. This allows us to immediately respond and take action instead of returning to the Fire Station to get a Fire Engine. This new apparatus is outfitted with Basic Life Support, Full Set of Hydraulic Rescue Tools (Jaws), Stabilization and Lifting Equipment, Water Rescue, Rope Rescue, Haz-Mat, Thermal Imaging Camera and Urban Search and Rescue Equipment. This vehicle is equipped with a Command Light Tower that Raises out of the top which provides us with lighting during night time hours. The Rescue is four wheel drive and is equipped with a winch and On-Spot Chains. We are very pleased with this apparatus and its capabilities. Please stop by the station and take a look at it the community should be proud of the service Fort Jones Fire Department provides to the Citizens of Scott Valley and its Visitors.