Omaha, NE - Working Fire - April 26, 2014

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That's all...

 

I apologize for the small photos. I purchased a new SLR and am having trouble downsampling the files. 

 

Omaha is not a department that has been showcased on FirePics. Having just moved to the area, I don't know a whole lot about the department. I do know that they run from 24 stations.

 

24 engines

8 trucks (no trucks are equipped with pumps or water)

1 heavy rescue

1 air truck

1 water tender

15 medic units 

7 battalion chiefs

 

There are a bunch of brush trucks cross-staffed by the engines that they are housed with. 

 

Engines, trucks and the rescue are staffed with 4. The air truck, water tender and medics are staffed with two. 

 

Several engines on the west end of Omaha are equipped with 1000-gallon tanks, portable tanks and Newton dumps. I believe that E71, E77, E78, E63 and E56 have rigs with these features. There may be more.

 

 

 

Excellent thanks for posting. OFD firemen have always been top shelf when I have visited. I was wondering if OFD is making the switch to black gear? I know ten or so years ago they were trying black gear and traditional fire helmets. I knew they had started switching to traditional fire helmets. At one time may be currently OFD would not supply the helmet fronts so you had a mix of personal fronts and traditional helmets with the brass finial removed. Gave them kind of an old Indianapolis helmet derby style look.  OFD took over fire protection for Elkhorn five or so years ago. That resulted in some rural water supply issues. Elkhorn had nice white twin Pierce Quantum's and a Spartan Smeal 105ft Quint. I have always been happy OFD has maintained the Dry Trucks and Traditional straight Engines. It is refreshing to see a fire department stay on course and not be effected by the latests fads and gimmicks. Thanks again Stay Safe, Rick