cars

 cars are one-person Toyotas that are manned by one firefighter paramedic. These cars Respond to non life threatening medical incidents and carry splints, medical kits, and the paramedic's protective gear. They also carry an onboard computer for analyzing emergency calls. TVF&R is one of the first fire departments to use cars as first responders in their fleet. They currently have six cars in service.

Car 50 at TVF&R Station 50

Brush Rigs

Brush Rigs are special fire engines that are designed to be driven of road on rugged and/or uneven terrain. They carry special Tools for fighting brush fires including a portable 500 gallon pump, basic life support equipment, and special elongated hoses. Brush engines come in two forms: light brush, and heavy brush. Light brush engines are four seater pickup trucks that carry a small pump, hoses, and special life support utility belts that hold water bottles, air tanks, and special fireproof tents that firefighters can pull over their heads with a draw strings. According to a firefighter engineer I met at Newberg fire and rescue, these tents are not pleasant to be inside.

Light brush unit at NF&R

Heavy brush Rigs are larger and carry more equipment. They are specialy designed to be driven of road.

Heavy brush engine 64 at TVF&R station 64

Equipment on HB64

Rehab Units

Rehab units are small trucks that carry extra equipment that can't fit on engines. These include extra medical equipment, poles, support equipment, and an air tank rack. They also carry a slot where air tanks can be put to refill them with fresh air. The cab has extra space for more fire fighters and there is a small bathroom in the back.

Rehab Unit 50 at TVF&R Station 50

Bathroom inside Rehab 50

Heavy Rescues

Reserve Heavy Rescue 51 at TVF&R Station 53

Heavy rescues, or squads, carry advanced rescue equipment and are the first to respond to any rescue call. They carry gurneys, the "jaws of life,"giant air bags and wood for propping up heavy objects like cars and trucks, and even diamond chainsaws for cutting concrete. Even though they are designated as a truck, they actually have a small pump that can carry 300 gallons of water. I know that sounds like a lot of water, but it's really only enough to put out a small fire, such as a car fire. Heavy rescues come in lots of different shapes and sizes. They can be as small as an engine as big as a ladder truck and every thing in between. The interior can look different as well. Walk-in rescues have a room in the back that connects to the cab. This room can hold extra seats, communication equipment and/or a command center. Non walk-ins carry more space for tools and equipment. Some rigs can even be both! They have a small command center behind the cab, and lots of space for equipment. They are huge!

Rescue supplies on reserve heavy rescue 51

This heavy rescue is designed as a tiller. Like the tiller ladder truck, this rig works as a tractor-trailer. But it doesn't have a ladder. Instead, it carries a giant boom crane that can lift heavy debris like cars and rubble. There are only two of these in the world.

Squad 12 at PF&R Station 12

View from the tiller cabin on squad 12

Rescue Pumpers

Rescue pumpers are both an ambulance and a fire engine in one! They carry the same materials that are kept on ambulances and paramedic engines and they have a room that is similar to the back of an ambulance in the middle.

Rescue pumper 20 at NF&R station 20

Because of this, rescue pumpers have rear mounted pumps instead of side mounted pumps like paramedic engines have.

Rearmount pump on Rescue Pumper 20

Rescues

 Rescues are heavy duty medic units that can carry more weight. They carry the same equipment that regular medic units carry, but they have a ramp so the gurney can be rolled out of the ambulance instead of being lifted up like on a regular ambulance

 Rescue 202 at NF&R Station 20

Medical transport room inside Rescue 202

Medic units

80 percent of all calls received by most fire departments are medical related such as car accidents broken bones and cardiac arrest. Because of this, several fire departments respond to calls with medic units as well as standard engine and truck companies. these units are staffed by two paramedics and carry advanced life support equipment. medic units are also licensed ambulances and can transport patients to nearby hospitals during delays in ambulance response time.

Medic 20 at NF&R Station 20

Inside medic 20