Update:The new rescue will go on line this month at Pierce. Plans have been finalized and construction will start on or about the week of Nov 14th. Delivery is mid January.

Update - July 13, 2005: Committee is currently finalizing the construction blueprints. Hoping to sign off of them by August 2005. Delivery is scheduled for January 2006

After over a year of planning Station 6-5 was proud to award the bid to Pierce Apparatus www.piercemfg.com out of Wisconsin.  Some of the specifications are as follows:

*Partial Walk-in Tandem Heavy Duty Rescue
*Advanced Side Roll Protection
*Lance 2000 - 8 seat cab - air conditioned
*Six seats in the walk-in - air conditioned
*14 SCBA
*Stainless Steel Body - 25'- 6" Body Length
*24 Compartments (Exterior and Interior)
*Over all length 42'-3"
*GVW 66,800 lbs
*Wheel Base 267.5"
*Front Independent Suspension
*Rear Air Ride Suspension
*Detroit Diesel Model 60 - 515HP
*17 Position Clark Intercom
*Warn 9,000lb Portable Winch
*35KW PTO Generator
*12KW Diesel Generator
*4- 200' Electric Cord Reels
*1-125' Electric Cord Reel
*8-1000watt Fixed Quartz Box Lighting
*1-1500watt Fixed Quartz Cab Front Light
*2- Wilburt Light Towers 5400watt Quartz Lighting each
*4- 6,000psi Cascade System with Booster
*1-300' High Pressure Air Line
*1-200' Low Pressure Air Line
*1-20cfm Tool Air Compressor
*4-Amkus Reels
*2-Amkus Power Units

Thanks to everyone who helped raise the money to allow us to purchase this important piece of equipment and to the Rescue Committee for placing all their time in making sure that we ordered exactly what the department needed.

Stay tuned for future updates on the rescue's progress.