Information:    TWFD fleet includes 5 engines, 3 ladder trucks, 1 Hazardous Materials truck, 1 Heavy Rescue truck, 1 Booster truck, 1 Attack mini-pumper, 1 rescue boat, 2 equipment trailers, and a command vehicle

Apparatus

The Woodlands Fire Department Fleet

The Woodlands Fire Department operates a rather extensive fleet of emergency vehicles, each designed for a very specific purpose. 

The Woodlands Fire Department operates five manned fire engines, three 100’ aerial truck/quints, and one Chevy Suburban Battalion Chief’s command vehicle. In addition, we have several pieces of equipment in reserve that we can respond with our front-line vehicles. These include a Hazardous Materials response truck, a Booster truck for off-road firefighting applications, a rescue truck for specialized heavy rescue and SCBA bottle refill, a dive/rescue boat, and a trench rescue trailer. Because of manpower limitations, we must drop our normal fourth firefighter from a fire engine to drive the auxiliary equipment, sometimes leaving only three firefighters on our engines. Our engines carry 500 gallons of water inside them, and can pump from 1250 gallons of water per minute. Besides these front-line trucks, we have two reserve fire engines, and several staff vehicles.

 

Engine 101:

  • 2007 Pierce Enforcer pumper Engine 101
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with Class 1 pressure governor
  • Husky 12 Class A/B foam system
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Three personnel
 

Truck 101:

  • 2000 Pierce Dash Aerial Platform Truck 101
  • 300 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 2000 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with pressure governor
  • FoamPro Class A onboard foam system
  • 10KW AMPS Hydraulic generator
  • Detroit Diesel series 60 motor with Allison HD 4060P
  • Four personnel
 

Engine 102:

  • 2002 Pierce Enforcer pumper Engine 102
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with Class One pressure governor
  • FoamPro Class A & B on board foam system
  • 4500 watt gasoline generator
  • Cummins ISC motor, Allison transmission
  • Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools
  • Raised roof cab with command desk, reference library, computer
  • Four personnel

 

Engine 103:

  • 2003 Pierce Enforcer pumper
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with electronic pressure governor
  • Husky 10 Class A/B foam system
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Four perssonel

 

Truck 104:

  • 2007 Pierce Dash quint
  • 100' Aluminum aerial ladder
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1500 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with electronic pressure governor
  • Husky 12 Class A/B foam system with Hercules Compressed Air Foam System
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Four personnel

 

Engine 105:

  • 2006 Pierce Enforcer pumper
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with Class 1 pressure governor
  • Husky 12 Class A/B foam system with Hercules Compressed Air Foam System
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Four personnel

 

Truck 106:

  • 2007 Pierce Dash quint
  • 100' Aluminum aerial ladder
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1500 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with electronic pressure governor
  • Husky 12 Class A/B foam system with Hercules Compressed Air Foam System
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Four personnel

 

Engine 107: Engine 101

  • 2009 Pierce Velocity pumper
  • 750 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump with Class 1 pressure governor
  • Husky 12 Class A foam system
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Three personnel
 


 

Hazmat 102:

  • 2004 Ferrrara/Spartan Rescue Body truck 
  • Stores hazmat response/containment and remediation equipment, supplies, computers, monitors, reference materials

 

Rescue 103:

  • 2003 Pierce Saber Heavy-duty Rescue
  • Cummins ISM motor, Allison transmission
  • Swiftwater, dive, collapse, confined space, and high/low angle rescue gear

 

Battalion 10Battalion 10 Command Unit:

  • 2007 Chevrolet Suburban
  • Command console, status board, mobile data computer, radio batteries, cameras, assorted equipment

 

Booster 101Booster 101:

  • 2000 Ford F-550 4 x 4
  • 7.3 L Power Stroke diesel
  • 385 gallon poly water tank
  • 100 gallon per minute Waterous pump with 18 HP Briggs & Stratton motor
  • FoamPro class A on-board foam system with 15 gallon on board class A foam tank
  • Ramsey 9000 pound removeable winch

 

Rescue Trailer:

  • 1995 Wells Cargo 16’ dual axle trailer
  • storage for confined space, collapse, trench equipment

 

Reserve Engines:

  • 1989 Seagrave JB-40-DF open-cab pumpers Engine 104 & 105
  • 500 gallon stainless steel water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump
  • Detroit Diesel 6V-92-TA motor with Allison HT-740 auto transmission
  • 4.5 KW Yanmar diesel generator

 

  • 1999 Pierce Saber pumper Engine 101
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1250 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump, w/ Class One pressure governor
  • 4500 watt gasoline generator
  • Detroit Diesel series 40 motor with Allison MD 3060 auto transmission
  • Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools

 

  • 1995 Seagrave JB51DF 65' aerial telesquirt pumper
  • 500 gallon poly water tank
  • Waterous 1500 gallon per minute centrifugal water pump
  • Detroit Diesel 6V-92-TA motor with Allison HT-740 automatic transmission
  • 1200 watt Rediline electric inverter

 

 

 

 

Apparatus facts:  A new engine costs about $450,000, depending on options and requirements.  This cost does not account for the loose equipment that is carried on board.  A new ladder truck costs upwards of $1,000,000
 

 

Manufacturers:
There are a few major fire apparatus manufacturers and a multitude of smaller ones in the U.S. TWFD has a fleet of trucks primarily built by Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton, WI.  However, TWFD also has apparatus built by Seagrave and Ferrara.
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