Squad 31
Squad 31 serves as the Silver Spring Community Fire Company's primary apparatus for vehicle and technical rescue calls. Squads combine the functionality of a structural fire fighting pumper and a rescue truck. Squad 31 has been primarily set up to handle vehicle accidents and vehicle fires carrying a full compliment of hydraulic rescue tools, stabilization equipment and a large quantity of Class B foam used on flammable liquid fires. Squads can also serve as a back up to a structural fire fighting pumper and can also be used as support for regular fire ground operations much like a rescue.
Vehicle Specifications
2016 E-One Cyclone Custom EMAX Rescue Pumper
Pump Type: 1500 GPM pump, 750 gallon poly tank, 10 gallon Class A foam tank and 20 gallon Class B foam tank both with direct foam injection into the pump.
Hose: 2x 200 foot 1-3/4 inch crosslays, 2x 200 foot 2-1/2 inch crosslays, 1 300 foot 1-3/4 inch rearlay, pre-connected rear blitzfire line, 400 feet of 3 inch, and 1200 feet of 5 inch.
Seats: 6 Firefighters with 6 SCBA's
Hydraulic System: E-One HRT Hydraulic system with pre-connected 30 inch Amkus spreaders, Amkus Heavy Duty O-Cutter off the front bumper and a 24 inch Amkus spreader, and an Amkus Speedway Cutter off the side. It carries an additional 4 hydraulic rams of varying sizes, as well as an Amkus portable pump allowing for 2 tool connections.
Additional Accessories: 4 bank cascade system with 2 bottle space saver fill station - 4x paratech struts with associated heads and extensions and assorted cribbing - Floor jack, bottle jacks, sidewinder jacks, farm jacks and a compliment of air bags for lifting - Carries assorted equipment for EMS, basic technical rescue and basic haz-mat incidents
