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Rescue 7, a 1978 GMC 4x4 Suburban, was recently sold. It originally had been used as a back up and off road ambulance. In 1986, a second ambulance was purchased, and Rescue 7 was used as a light rescue truck, carrying vehicle rescue equipment. When the 1995 Engine 7 was purchased, it had room to carry all the rescue equipment. Rescue 7 was then used to transport extra manpower to the scene. With the purchase of our new super crew cab brush truck, Rescue 7 was no longer needed.
Click to Enlarge Brush 7 was a 1981 Ford F-350 that was purchased in 1995. A skid unit was purchased for in it, and forest fire tools were mounted in the bed. It had been repainted and reupholstered by the inmates of the State Correctional Institue at Albion. It was operated till the spring of 2001, when it was replaced by a four door F-350 diesel. It was sold by sealed bid to an individual in the St. Mary's area.
Click to Enlarge In 1981 it was decided that a small brush truck was needed to go off road and fight the several wild fires that occurred every spring. A small ad in The PA Fireman announced that the Se-Wy-Co Fire Department had a 1971 Half Cab Blazer for bid. It had a 110 gallon water tank, deming portable pump, and a hose reel with garden hose on it. Several members drove down to Bethlehem, PA to check on it. A bid for $5,550 was put in on it, and it was in service for the 1981 spring forest fire service. It was later sold by sealed bid in 1996 to a private individual. It has been resold several times since, and was last seen in Westmoreland County.
A 1976 Ford FMC "John Bean" was purchased to replace the 1961 Engine. It had a 750 gallon tank, a 1000 GPM 2 Stage FMC Volume Pump, and a John Bean High Pressure pump. A winco gasoline generator was plumbed to the engines gas tank. This unit was traded in on the 1995 Spartan/Darley,and is in service in Eastern Ohio.
Click to Enlarge This piece of equipment is a 1967 Ford FMC "John Bean." It had a 1000 gallon tank, 500 GPM 2 Stage FMC Volume pump, and a John Bean High Pressure Fog pump. It was purchased new by the Association. In 1982 it was refurbished by Steeldraulics, Lancaster, PA. High side compartments were added to the driver's side, a rack to carry a fold-a tank was added over the hose bed, and a jet dump was added. This unit was later replaced by the 1990 Mack, and was sold to a private individual in the Summerville area.
Click to Enlarge In 1961 the Association purchased a new 1961 John Bean Pumper. It had a 500 gallon tank, and a John Bean High Pressure pump. It was replaced in 1976, and sold to department in the Southern united States. This picture was taken after the Corsica Parade in 1968.
Click to Enlarge The second fire engine purchased was a Chevrolet Hardie High Pressure unit. It was purchased second handed, and had been an Air Force unit. This unit was replaced by in 1961 and was sold to the Markle Fire Department in the Westmoreland-Armstrong County area. This department was a member of the defunct "Rainbow Control," where all fire apparatus was painted to match their assigned color for their station. This unit was repainted gray. It was originally red in color.
Click to Enlarge The first engine owned by the Summerville Volunteer Firemen's Association was a 1946 Ford American LaFrance. Here it is with several of the firefighter's from it's day. They are in front of the old Summerville Borough Building, which served as the first fire station. If anyone has any corrections or additions to the names, please let us know.
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