OCEAN CITY VFC, MD

[countryboy88]

I am guessing that the Matador rig is a reserve due to the lack of hose in the bed? Or am I wrong in my thinking and they don't need a lot of hose?

[1961MackC95]

I am guessing that the Matador rig is a reserve due to the lack of hose in the bed? Or am I wrong in my thinking and they don't need a lot of hose?

 

Matador is a town of about 1200 people on the eastern edge of the Texas Panhandle.

 

This is a front line engine.

 

There is a lot of ranch land surrounding the town so they have some brush rigs and tankers.  The area looks like what you would see in old time westerns-rolling hills with a lot of brush, mesquite and tumbleweeds. 

 

I do not think there is a lot of fire activity within the city.

 

Lindsay D

Richardson, TX

 

   

[countryboy88]

Thanks Lindsay

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I've enjoyed this topic.  I like these department profile type posts. 

Thanks all.

 

Joe

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Bruce

[GA_Dave]

 

1981 Sutphen 1250-500 (no build plate found) Engine 1 Matador, TX (ex Ocean City, MD)


Left Side View


Lindsay D

Richardson, TX

 

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HS-1593

 

[1961MackC95]

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Dave:



Thanks for the job number.

 

Lindsay D

Richardson, TX

 

   

[Reese]

Here is the current lineup - corrections and additions are always welcomed:



MOTORIZED APPARATUS

OF THE

OCEAN CITY, MD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY



STATION 700



AS OF 12/29/2008



1953 Ford F800/American, full cab, 500/400, gas motor, 155HP, manual transmission, American-Marsh Duplex Multistage Centrifugal pump, placed into service in 6/53, was sold by the Glenn Culbert Co. of Washington, DC, taken out of service in 1982, was kept as an antique, refurbed in 1983, in 2002 it was sent to SWAB in PA for another refurb, on the way home on 6/6/02 outside of Halifax, PA, it was being transported on a trailer being pulled by HaZmat 21 (1974 GMC tractor), it slide on the wet roadway and overturned damaging it extensively, which required it to be rebuilt by SWAB, Engine 5 originally – changed to Engine 8



1976 Chevrolet P30, air unit, might have started it’s as the canteen, Air 13 



1978 Seagrave PB, canopy cab, 1500/600, refurbed in 1993 by Interstate Mack, Engine 3, changed to Engine 3-1 in 2005



1983 Pierce Arrow, canopy cab, 1500/200, 85 ft Snorkel removed from the 1965 Ford C chassis by Pierce, sent to Interstate Mack in 1994 for refurb, Runs out of Station 5. 



1985 Pierce Arrow, canopy cab, 1250/750/40, refurbed by Pierce in 1994,refurbed again by Interstate Mack in 1998 which included a 4-door enclosure. Runs out of Station 5. Engine 2 



1985 Ford F700/Pierce, full cab, 1000/500, Runs out of Station 2. Engine 9 



1985 Ford/Boyertown, canteen unit, Canteen 25





1986 Chevrolet K30/Knaphede, full cab, 750/200, open compartmented utility body, pump removed from the 1973 Chevrolet, Runs out of Station 1.  Brush 15



1989 International S2600/Alexis, full cab, 1500/3000, cabinet style tanker, tandem axle, 3.5KW generator. Runs out of Station 5. Tanker 19



1991 Spartan Gladiator/Alexis, 4-door cab, 1750/750/40, top-mount, 5 KW generator. Runs out of Station 4. Engine 12 



1975 Mack MB487/SWAB, 2-door, walk-in rescue, purchased used in 1995 from the Berlin Fire Company, short wheelbase, so it would fit in Station 3.  Sent to SWAB in late 2006 for refurb, which included a new paint job and a light tower, returned 1/31/07. Rescue 18



1995 Ford E350 Clubwagon Van, manpower mover, Utility 22



1995 Emergency One Cyclone, 4-door eight man cab, 1250/500/30, top-mount, Detroit diesel, automatic, 5KW Honda generator, pump used from the 1978 Seagrave, sold by American Fire Equipment.  It was stolen out of the firehouse on 6/18/00 by a PA man, who was chased by police and eventually crashed, causing extensive damage. Runs out of Station 3. Moved to Station 1 in 2006.  Engine 4



1997 Emergency One Hurricane, 4-door six man cab, 2000/200, 105 ft rear-mount tower, Mack E7 diesel, automatic, 10KW AMPS hydraulic generator, sold by American Fire Equipment, Runs out of Station 3.  Tower 6



1998 Emergency One Cyclone, 4-door six man cab, 1500/500/60, top-mount, parts used from the 1974 Duplex R300/Oren, parts used as a glider kit for the new engine, sold by American Fire Equipment, Runs out of Station 1. Moved to Station 3 in 2006. Engine 16 



1998 Freightliner FL112/Saulsbury, 2-door, box removed from the 1982 International chassis and remounted on this by Interstate Mack, Runs out of Station 1. Rescue 7



2001 Emergency One Hurricane, 4-door six man cab, 2000/500, 95 ft rear-mount tower, Cummins ISM diesel, 500HP, automatic, 8KW Smart generator, emergency purchase by the town when the 1971 Sutphen failed ladder certification, was a demonstrator, sold by American Fire Equipment, Runs out of Station 1. Tower 5.



2001 Pierce Dash, 4-door six man cab, 2000/500/30A/250B, Cummins ISM, 500HP, automatic, 16” raised roof, aluminum cab & body, 8 KW AMPS hydraulic generator, 4000 watt Will-Burt light tower, Husky Foam System, Zico ladder rack, rollup door in rear, high side compartments both sides, purchased from Potomac Fire Equipment, Runs out of Station 5. Got stuck in the mud during a call in February of 2006, had to be pulled out, suffered some damage trying to get it out.  Engine 1.



1981 International S1900/Hackney, former beverage delivery truck, purchased used in 2003, originally in service at Durham (Middlesex County, CT), repainted, converted to a hazmat response unit. Runs out of Station 1.  Hazmat 23



2003 Ford E350 Clubwagon Van, manpower mover, Utility 80



2000 Ford F250, 4-door crew cab, purchased originally as a chief’s buggy, converted to a utility unit in 2005.  In 2006, a 6 ft Knapheide utility body was added. Utility 14



2005 Pierce Dash, 4-door six man cab, 2000/600/50A/100B, Cummins ISM, 500HP, automatic, 16” raised roof, aluminum cab & body, 8 KW AMPS hydraulic generator, 4000 watt Will-Burt light tower, Husky Foam System, Zico ladder rack, rollup door in rear, high side compartments both sides, purchased from Singer Fire Equipment, Runs out of Station 1.  Engine 3.



2006 Ford F350 XLT, 4-door pickup, 4x4. Power Stroke diesel, automatic, cap over the bed.  Runs out of Station 1. Utility 10


What happened to E747 and the ARFF Foam Truck that used to be a part of OCVFC? I thought they had a Station 6 at the airport? 

[Reese]

Convention line up was as follows.



Headquarters - Engine 3, Tower 5, FL Rescue, Ford Midi Pumper, Brush

Station 2 - Engine 2

Station 3 - Engine 16, Tower 6, Hazmat

Station 4 - Engine 4

Station 5 - Engine 1, Snorkel, Both Tankers, Antique, Mack Rescue



station76rit,



Ocean City is supposedly in the process or has ordered two rigs, but neither are an engine.


What happened to Station 6 with E747 and the large ARFF Foam Truck?