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LEGO CITY OF DUTCHESS FIRE / RESCUE
RESCUE 1


Rescue 1- Heavy Rescue Unit

    Basic Facts
    Truck: Heavy Rescue 1
    Year/ Make: 1999 Saulsbury
    Type: 37' Walk-In

    Personnel
    Total Crew: 6 Firefighters
    Special Training: Each member is a qualified specialized firefighter. That means in addition to being trained firefighters they are also trained in being either a primary diver or a backup diver. They are also qualified in both confined space and high-angle rescue, advance vehicle extrication, urban rescue, and are Hazardous Material Technicians. All members of this company are also required to complete the Legoland Advanced Rope Rescue Course. This course includes high-rise scaffolding incidents, raising & lowering a Stokes basket, and extrication from shafts, tunnels, and confined spaces.

    Specialized Equipment
   This unit has vast cabinetry and has been nicknamed the "Toolbox" because of this. Major equipment mounted to the truck includes a 32' telescoping light tower w/ four 1500 Watt Lights, a mounted 25 KW generator, a 6-ton & 10-ton mounted winch, and a refrigerator. Equipment carried within the truck includes Level A personal protective equipment and immersion suits for Haz-Mat operations, rigging gear, Hurst tools (Various tools & generators that are portable and on carts), Amfire water drill, 10-ton Porto-Power, cutting torches including an Arcair Slice Cutting System & exothermic torch, various air lift bags, medical equipment, generators, lights, five types of saws, 10 & 15-ton jacks, air manifold cart (includes wrench, hammer, chisel, and pavement breaker), dog noose, electric drill kit, Man-In-Machine Kit, elevator keys & elevator door hook, thermal imaging camera, Rabbit tool, Hydra-Ram tool, a Dewalt Saw-Zall Kit, electric Tac Stick, SCUBA equipment (4 sets of SCUBA, dry suits, fin suits, & immersion suits; life vests; life preservers; underwater lights; and in-mask communication system), an extensive amount of shoring & cribbing equipment, a SearchCam audio-visual system, a sound-powered telephone system, and a wide variety of Hand tools. It also contains a Howell "Quick-Cut" air hammer, The Legoland rope system, metering equipment (CO, explosi-meter, oxygen levels, ect.), hand-lights, radios, and an inflatable boat.      

    Apparatus Capabilities
    Fire Scene Personnel Capabilities: All


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