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New Engine-Tanker 84-4 Placed in Service on 9/20/2024

On Friday September, 20^th, 2024 at 0700 hours, Fire Chief Walter Johnson placed our new Engine-Tanker 84-4 in service at our Omar Road Station #2 in Clarksville, Delaware.  This new Engine-Tanker will be our first run fire engine out of our Omar Road station in Clarksville on structural fire type responses as the vast majority of the properties in this area do not have fire hydrants available for firefighting operations. 

The Millville Volunteer Fire Company would like to thank the citizens of the Millville Fire District for their financial support and contributions to our annual Fire Fund Drive and our Community Hero’s Capital Campaign that made this accusation possible.  A special thanks goes out to the Town of Ocean View for providing funds from the 2023 Emergency Services Enhancement Grant in the amount of $80,000.00 that was used to purchase firefighting equipment for our new Engine-Tanker. 

The new Engine-Tanker was manufactured by E-One and was sold by Patriot Fire in Grasonville, Maryland.  The graphics and lettering were completed by Fitch Graphics and Designs in Middleton, Delaware.  Our tool and equipment mounting was completed by Baams Hook and Hose Fire Equipment in Denton, Maryland.

The new Engine-Tanker carries 2500 gallons of water and has a 1500 gpm Hale fire pump.  The new Engine-Tanker is on an E-One Typhoon chassis, has a 525 hp Cummins X-12 motor and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission.  The new Engine-Tanker has a wide variety of pre-connected handlines as well as a top mounted “Stang Gun” master stream.  The new Engine-Tanker carries 1000’ of 5” supply hose.  In addition, the new Engine-Tanker carries a 3000 gallon water dump tank for conducting rural water supply operations. 

The newly completed Engine-Tanker and firefighting equipment cost approximately $900,000.00.  The new Engine Tanker replaces a 21 year old 2003 American LaFrance Engine-Tanker which was sold to Livingston Fire Protection District #2 in Springfield, Louisiana. 

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