BEFORE it was Squad One!

Squad One NOW!

 The new addition to our apparatus family is Squad One.  S-1 is a 1994 F Super Duty with a 4x4 conversion kit and a 5-speed manual transmission. Formerly Glen Wilton VFD Support6, S-1 is a welcomed sight for the BRVFD. Engine One did carry most of the equipment that S-1 now carries, but with an increased need for a speciality truck emerged after E-1 became overloaded as we added to our equipment for speciality rescues. S-1 now carries a wide variety of rescue items for vehicle accidents, high angle rescues, and salvage and overhaul operations. The most important asset from S-1 is its ability to go off-road and access some of the hard to get to rescue spots, that is sometimes needed and that a heavy rescue can not access. Here is a brief list of items that we carry on S-1...

 -Full set of Amkus Rescue Tools and a portable hydraulic pump

-2 rope harnesses/helmets and life safety and utility ropes and equipment

- Z-mag rescue struts

- K-12 saw

-Generator and cord reel

-Chains (assorted and labeled)

-Cribbing (wood and composite)

- Chainsaws (electric and gas)

-3 assorted haz-mat spill kits

-Overhaul Kit (hammer, nails, rolls of plastic, staplers)

-Stokes Basket

- Port-a-power Rams and Spreaders

- bigger list to come.........

Thank You again to the Glen Wilton VFD, the Blue Ridge members, and our community for helping us make this happen.

Car One is a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria and is used for transportation to training and errands. It carries 2 Scott Packs used for training.

Brush One is a 2006 Dodge 3500 dually 4x4 with a 225 gallon tank, 10 gallon foam tank and a 250 gpm pump.  Brush One is equipped to handle most outside ground fires, and can carry 4 personnel. It carries...

2- Stihl RR920 Backpack Leaf Blowers

2- Stihl M290 Chainsaws

1-300ft Booster Reel

250ft of 2 1/2 inch supply line

500ft of 1 inch attack line

600ft of Forestry Line with Appliances

Mixed and Regular Fuel

Bottled Drinking Water

First Aid Bag

12,000 lbs Warn Front Bumper Winch

Air One is a 1998 International with a 3D walk in rescue body and is primarily used just for filling SCBA or SCUBA bottles. It has 6-6000psi cascade system and a 12 cfm breathing air compressor, it can carry up to 15 to 20 SCBA bottles and fill 2 bottles at a time. Air One can carry up to 4 personnel, even though it only takes one to operate the truck, this leaves the remaining people to assist in firefighting operations once we arrive on scene. Air One is dispatched to all working Botetourt structure fires and will assist with any scene including, dive team call outs, hazmat scenes, live training burns,  and will go to other jurisdictions to assist with anything they may need it for.

Wagon One is a 2005 E-One Typhoon 6 man custom cab truck with a ISL400hp Cummins, 1500gpm Pump, 1760 gallons of Water and 40 gallons of Foam. Wagon One is first out on vehicle accidents and second out on structure fires, and is equipped to handle everything in between. Wagon One is equipped with all the same structure fire essentials as Engine One, but with more water and specialized equipment for vehicle accidents. Some of W-1 specialized equipment includes...

2- 1 3/4 attack lines (triple lay) 250ft

1- 1 3/4 bumper line (single lay) 200ft

1- 2 1/2 attack line (single lay)  200ft

1- 2 1/2 blitz line (single lay) 300ft

10-Havis Shields Scene lights (2-brow mount, 2-tripod, 2-rear mount, 4 light tower mounted)

1- 10 inch jet dump at rear of truck

1- TNT simo-pump

1- TNT Combi Tool

1-TNT "O" Cutter

1-Scott RIT pack

1-MSA Thermal Imager Camera

10kw generator

Engine One is a 1996 E-One Sentry 6 man custom cab truck with a 300hp Cummins, 1250gpm Pump and 1000 gallon tank and 30 gallons of foam.  E-1 runs out on all of Blue Ridge's first due structure fires, and is equiped to handle fires and some hazmat incedents. Here are some more of E-1's features..

2- 1 3/4 attack lines (triple lay) 250ft each

1- 1 3/4 bumper line (single lay) 150ft

1- 2 1/2 blitz line (single lay) 300ft

1- Scott RIT pack

1- MSA 4gas monitor

1- MSA Thermal Imager Camera

8kw generator with reel

Various hand tools for firefighting.