Rescue 1
Light rescue for medicals and crashes, the calls that make up most of the department’s runs. Its replacement, the F-750 rescue pumper (500-gallon tank, 1250 GPM pump), is on order and Rescue 1 serves until it arrives.
ER1, Nowthen Fire Station 1
34,626 mi as of September 18, 2026
In service at 21 years old. 34,626 miles.
Paper trail
- December 12, 2017PaymentDown payment of $7,180 (Command Fire Apparatus)source p.23
- December 12, 2017DecisionChief authorized to buy a used rescue truck in the $65,000 to $80,000 range, General Fire Fundsource p.6
- August 12, 2025DecisionChief presented four replacement options and recommended a new F-750 pumper rescue with an ISO-rated pump, about $500,000source p.5
- October 14, 2025OrderReplacement F-750 rescue pumper ordered for $514,090, and Rescue 1 serves until delivery
Repair lines are claims of $2,000 or more, hand-transcribed from the claims registers. Smaller bills exist but are not itemized, so this is not a complete maintenance history. Amounts are labeled by transaction type, because an estimate or authorization is not money spent.