Delaware Fire Company Utilizes Rescue Engine Concept

The Claymont Fire Company, located in New Castle County, Delaware, utilizes a Pierce rescue pumper as their rescue company. 

Rescue engine 13 is this 2015 Pierce Arrow XT cab with a rescue pumper body. Rescue 13 is first due to motor vehicle accidents, trench, collapse, and high-angle rescues. Rescue 13 also responds to fires as an engine or rescue company as needed. Rescue 13 carries a wide array of equipment such as chainsaws, rotary saws, search rope, portable ground ladders (28’ extension, 16; straight, 8’ attic), struts, cribbing, 2 cutters, 2 spreaders, 2 rams, 2 Hurst portable pumps, airbags ((x2 3.2 x1 11.4, x1 15, x2 21.8, x2 27.6 tons), and other fire/rescue tools. 

Rescue 13’s hose complement:

—Front Bumper—

150' of 1.75" Key Hose BIG-10

—Crosslays—

Two 200' 1.75" Key Hose BIG-10 with Elhart Brass Chief XD 150 @ 50 with ⅞ Smoothbore nozzles

—Rear Hosebed—

250' of 2" Mercedes Textiles KrakenEXO SUPER II with an Elhart Brass Chief XD ⅛ Smoothbore Stream Shaper nozzle

1250' Snap Tite National 4."

400' Mercedes Textiles Kraken EXO 2.5" with an Elhart Brass Chief XD ⅛ Smoothbore Stream Shaper nozzle