Gator 29 was purchased through a Funding Grant provided to our Company through our local State Representative Kevin Hensley. This unit is set up for EMS off road access and transport.
A-29 is a 2017 Dodge Ram 5500 4x4 commercial chassis cab, powered by a 6.7 Cummins Turbo Diesel engine with a Type I McCoy Miller patient compartment. It runs on all dispatched Emergency Medical Calls, Motor Vehicle Collisions and requests for Mutual Aid Emergency Medical Service calls. A-29 is our primary Basic Life Support Unit.
Utilized by the Deputy Chief and Assistant Chiefs, as a Command Vehicle, it is fully equipped with a SCBA and a command board for Incident Management.
29-1 responds to Brush/Woodland/Grass and Marsh fires. It also serves at the main tow vehicle for Argo 29 and Gator 29.
This unit came from Los Angeles, CA to the State of Delaware it was then turned over to surplus when the Port Penn Fire Company acquired it for service. It served as the company's brush/marsh fire unit until being placed out of service. It is still in possession by the company awaiting restoration.
Rescue Engine 296 is a 2013 Pierce PUC Rescue Pumper. The Apparatus has a 1500 Gpm Single stage pump and carries 1000 Gallons of Water. The Rescue Engine operates (2) 150' 1.75" Lines and a 150' Forestry Line off the front bumper. The Rear Of the apparatus has a 200' 1.75" / 300' 1.75" / 250' 2.5" Blitz Fire and 250' Dead /lay of 2.5" Hose. The unit carries Holmatro Battery operated vehicle extrication equipment along with water rescue and structural rescue equipment.
Duty Truck 29 is rotated through the fireline officer's weekly. The truck is equipped with a trauma bag, AED, and a SCBA
This truck was bought off of the Minquas Fire Co. by Tommy Texis then he sold this truck to the members of the Augustine Beach Fire Co. in 1951 which later became the Port Penn Vol. Fire Co.
750 GPM Pump with 750 Gallons of water
29-2 held 500 gallons of water and had a 1,000 GPM pump
29-3 held 1,000 gallons of water and had a 1250 GPM pump
29-5 held 3,000 gallons of water with a front mounted pump and remained in-service until sold to Daisy Construction in 1996.
This unit was bought in 1988 and was run as A-29 until it was sold in 1996 to the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown.
It was a 1968 GMC pickup bought from the Claymont Fire Co. in 1983. It was re-painted and had a lift kit installed. The truck was used for marsh and brush fires until it was sold to a private collector in 1994.
29 Marine 1 is a 27 foot Boston Whaler powered by twin 300 HP Mercury Verado Supercharged motors. The boat is equipped with cold weather, ice and swift water suits. It is equipped with a portable 250 GPM Hale portable fire pump with two hard suction sleeves and various rolls of 1 3/4" hose and nozzles to provide firefighting capabilities. This vessel has a tow bar to remove disabled vessels that create a navigational hazard. In 2022, this boat was sold to the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department in Calvert County, MD where it is now in-service as Boat 7 providing Marine Rescue and firefighting capabilities on the Chesapeake Bay.
2009 International 7400 4x4 4-Door Crew Cab 14 ft. 4-Guys Custom Stainless Steel Body with ROM roll up doors. International 330 HP Diesel Motor, Allison 3000 EVS 5 Speed Automatic Transmission. Equipped with 6 Kw Harrison Hydraulic Generator, Wil-Burt 6' Light Tower, 4 receiver mount points for a Warn 9000# Portable Winch, (1) - 150' electrical cord reel, (2) - mounted 750 watt portable tri-pod lights.
Argo 29 is a 8 wheel alterain and amphibious vehichle. We use it for field and marsh fields and any type of rescues from those types of areas. We also use in the snow and fair weather events to access certain homes in our district in case of medical emergencies.
A-29 was bought in 1996 and was traded in on the current ambulance in September of 2009
12 foot Zodiac powered by a 25 hp Yamaha motor. The boat is equipped with trow bags. It is used for in-land water rescues and is sometimes used in the river where the waters are shallow. Marine 2 also responds with MRU 29 on all swift water responses.
Tanker 29 is a 1995 Simon Duplex 6 person cab with a Saulsbury stainless steel body. The apparatus is equiped with a 2000 gpm pump and a 2500 Gallon Tank. Tanker 29 was re-furbished in 2018 which included our new paint scheme and an upgraded warning light package.
29-0 is a Ford F-350 4 door with 4 wheel drive. The truck has a 200 gallon water tank and a hale pump. The unit is also equipped with a winch, better flaps, forrestry rakes, shovels. It has one foresstry line and a booster line. The truck is used for marsh and field fires. 29-0 was sold and the TSU is in the process of being equipped to serve as the company's brush unit.
Rescue 29 is a 1991 Kenworth 2 person cab with a Saulsbury stainless steel walk in body that seats 4 persons. The truck carries 450 gallons of water and 50 gallons of foam. R-29 has a 500 GPM Hale pump and a 15 KW generator. The truck also has a 6,000 lb - (4) bottle cascade system. Rescue 29 has (8) - 8,000 watt lights on a light tower that raises 25 foot into the air. The truck is equipped with all necessary tools for vehicle rescue and search and rescue. Rescue 29 was sold to Scott's Run Fire Co. in Cassville WV on December 1st 2012.
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Port Penn Fire Company
26 W. Market St.
Port Penn, DE 19731
Phone: 302.834.7483
Fax: 302.832.7622
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