APPARATUS and STATIONS
Stations and apparatus are numbered by the Hastings Area Mutual Aid District to aid in identification when running calls
STATION 80
1202 North Juniata Avenue, Juniata NE, 68955
Station 80 built in 1986, and owned by the Rural Fire District, houses 5 pieces of in service apparatus and one antique pumper.
It is staffed with 22 members
ENGINE 80
Engine 80 was brought into service in 2001 shortly after 9/11 from Garret County Maryland. It is a 1986, diesel, manual, combination pumper/tanker and has a 1,000 GPM pump and carries 1,250 gallons of water. It carries a five man crew. It carries 1,000 feet of 5" LDH, 700' of preconnected 1.75" hose, and 500' of 3" preconnected hose and is foam ready. Its' primary functions are structure and vehicle fires, vehicle accidents, and a backup tanker.
PATROL 80
Patrol 80 was brought into service, new, in 2006. It has a 300 gallon tank and a 150 GPM pump. It carries a 5 man crew. Its' primary functions are field and grass fires, and with its' 4 wheel drive capabilities, a back-up medical response rig during incliment weather.
SQUAD 80
Squad 80 was brought into service in 2000 and was donated to us as surplus from Rural Metro Corporation. It is a 1991 Ford, diesel, automatic. It can carry up to 7 personnel. Its' primary functions are to run medical calls, though being a First Responder Team we cannot transport, and to get extra manpower to the scene of larger incidents.
SQUAD 81
Squad 81 was brought into service in 1998 and came from the City of Omaha. It is a 1979 Ford, diesel, automatic. It can carry 6 personnel. It is equipped with a cascade system, an on board generator, mast lights, jaws-of-life, cribbing and shoring, level "c" haz/mat suits, rescue rope and hardware, ventilation saws and fans, spare scba and bottles, etc.. It carries gear to run any scene and its' primary functions are Haz/mat, vehicle accidents for extrication, rescue, ventilation, R.I.T., and responds to most all calls
ENGINE/TANKER 82
Tanker/Engine 82 was built with the parts of four other trucks,and since it is a monster of a truck it has been affectionately named "Frankenstein". The tank off Tanker 80 and the pump off old engine 82 was placed on a 2000 chassis and a tool box from Patrol 80 was added to make a hybrid combination tanker/pumper. It has a 500 GPM pump supplied by a 2400 gallon tank. The Diesel 6 + 1 manual runs down the road. It holds 2 personnel. A second mainifold was added and it has 2- 2 1/2" outlets, 3- 1 1/2" discharges. To help with big water a 3000 gallon drop tank is carried.
ANTIQUE HAND PUMPER
This pumper once was in service for the Village of Juniata as its front line attack. It was refurbished in 1997. A flatbed was added to a Model "T" frame, and a hand pump was placed so it could be removed and set up by a horse tank or other water source to provide water. The pump is now fastened to the flat bed so it can be pulled it parades. It still pumps water. It had a hook that went over the bumpers of 1950's model cars so it could be pulled to the fire. One story passed down about this pumper is that once a zealous fire-fighter hooked it up to the bumper of his car and took off so fast that he pulled the hook out of the tongue Two fire-fighters rode in the trunk holding on to the "t" handle to get it to the fire.
STATION 82
9620 First Street, Prosser NE 68883
Station 82 was built in 1977, is owned by the Village of Prosser, and houses 1 service apparatus.
It is staffed by 1 member
ENGINE 81
Engine 81 was put into service in 1995 and came from Randall Township, Wisconsin. It is a 1984 FMC pumper, gasoline, five speed. It has a 1,000 gallon tank and a 1,000 GPM pump. It carries a two man crew. Equipment carried includes 1,000 feet of 4" LDH, 700' of 1'75" preconnected attack and 500' of 3" hose and is foam ready. Also carried is a smoke ejector, generator, 4 SCBA and spare bottles. In 2005 it was fitted with a 10" rear dump to make it a combination pumper/tanker. Its' primary function are structure fires and backup pumper during Mutual Aid calls. It is also a backup tanker.
