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220 Engine (220EN)

Year 2019
Make/Model Metro Star/Spartan Pumper
Purpose(s) Fire Suppression/Salvage & Overhaul
Specialized Equipment On board 5000-watt generator
Notes RMES took possession of this new engine in early 2020. It has replaced 120EN as the first due engine for fire calls. It seats up to 5 with 3 SCBA seats. It carries 3600 liter (960 US gallon) of water. Similar to 120EN it also has an hydraulic ladder rack. The pump panel on this engine is on the outside.
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120 Engine (120EN)

Year 2009
Make/Model Kenworth T370/Pierce Contender
Purpose(s) Fire Suppression/Salvage & Overhaul
Specialized Equipment 1500W tower lights & Generator
Notes

120 Engine is RMES's second due engine. It carries 1000 gallons of water, 30 gallons of Class A foam and can pump it at 1050 gallons per minute. The truck has several hundred feet of hose in many sizes, from 38mm (1 1/2 inch) to 125mm (5 inch), to do every job from hand line attack to supplying other fire apparatus. It carries all the ladders, tools, and equipment necessary to fight a fire inside or outside of a building as well.
The truck also carries hydraulic rescue tools and can perform minor extrication at motor vehicle collisions. This truck is unique to the department as it has an enclosed pump panel which means that the operator never has to be out in the elements when operating the truck.

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120 Rescue (120RC)

Year 2012
Make/Model Pierce Encore Rescue / Chassis: Peterbilt 348
Purpose(s) Highway Rescue, Medical First Response, Technical Rescue, Scene Support
Specialized Equipment 12000 lb winch, 7.5kW Night Scan light tower, 15kW engine-driven generator, Genesis hydraulic extrication tools
Notes Busiest truck in the fleet, responding to two-thirds of all incidents and twice as many as any other truck. Has a climate-controlled interior workspace for use as a command post or for housing patients prior to arrival of an ambulance.
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120 Rapid Response Vehicle (120RRV)

Year 2009
Make/Model Dodge RAM 5500 Quad Cab
Purpose(s) Grass & Brush Fire Response/Rescue Support/Scene Safety
Specialized Equipment High & Medium pressure air bags Emergency Warning Signs Floodlight & Generator
Notes

First out truck to grass/brush fires. First out truck to medical response in winter to hard to reach addresses.
Carries 300 US gallon (1100 liter) of water. Carries technical rescue equipment for rope and water rescue.
Carries specialized rescue equipment for vehicle extrication.

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120 Bush Buggy (120BB)

Year 2004
Make/Model Chevrolet Silverado 2500 ¾ ton 4x4 crew cab
Purpose(s) Grass & Brush Fire Response
Specialized Equipment Carries 150 US gallon (560 liter) of water.
Notes 2nd out Bush Buggy. Used as a utility truck in the winter. 2nd truck to medical calls in winter to hard to reach addresses. Donated to RMES by TransCanada Pipelines Limited
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220 Bush Buggy (220BB)

Year 2005
Make/Model Chevrolet Silverado 2500 ¾ ton 4x4 extended cab
Purpose(s) Grass & Brush Fire Response
Specialized Equipment Carries 150 US gallon (560 liter) of water
Notes 2nd/3rd out Bush Buggy. Backup truck for towing trailers. Carries 150 US gallon (560 liter) of water.
Used as a utility truck in the winter. Donated to RMES by TransCanada Pipelines Limited.
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120 Emergency Response Unit (120ERU)

Year 1996
Make/Model GMC 2500 extended cab
Purpose(s) Errands truck
Specialized Equipment None
Notes Donated to RMES in 2004 by TransCanada Pipelines Limited. Used as an errands truck. Used to pick-up hose/equipment etc. post fire calls.
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120 Tender (120TE)

Year 2010
Make/Model Peterbilt 348/Pierce
Purpose(s) Mobile water supply/Fire Suppresion
Specialized Equipment Portable collapsible storage tanks, portable pump
Notes 120 Tender is used to shuttle water to fire scenes. It can carry 2500 gallons of water at one time, and with the 840 gallon per minute fire pump onboard, it can do fire attack in special situations as well. The truck carries two large collapsible tanks which, when unfolded, can hold a total of 5000 gallons of water; other tanks kept at the station and transported to the scene via the Panel can hold another 4500 gallons, which the pumper trucks can then 'draft' or draw out of. The tanker has a large square dump valve on the back of the tank body, so that it can dump its water load quickly.
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120 Utility Terrain Vehicle (120UTV)

Year 2012
Make/Model Polaris Ranger 600 6x6
Purpose(s) Medical Aid Transport, Wildland Firefighting
Specialized Equipment 500 liters water, 18HP portable pump, wildland firefighting hoselines and hand tools, stretcher carrying capability, 4000lb winch
Notes Obtained and donated by the Redwood Meadows Firefighters’ Association to aid in accessing difficult-to-reach patients, most often in the back country. Also able to support fire suppression activities in difficult-to-reach places.
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120 Rescue Support Trailer (120RST)

Year 2012
Make/Model Factory Outlet Trailers, 20 foot (6.1 meter) enclosed cargo trail
Purpose(s) Used to transport 120UTV and specialize back-country rescue equipment (mule, bikes, etc)
Specialized Equipment Portable 8kW generator
Notes Purchased by Redwood Meadows Firefighters’ Association with an Alberta Lotteries Grant.
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120 Squrt (120SQ) RETIRED

Year 1976 (refurb 1998)
Make/Model Hendrickson
Purpose(s) Fire Suppression/Aerial Water Supply/Salvage & Overhaul
Specialized Equipment 54 foot (16m) Squrt water tower
Notes

2015/12/01: This truck has been retired from active duty after serving us for 40 years. She will now be used primarily for training purposes and for the fire cadet camp.

120 Squrt was RMES's second due pumper truck. It carries 710 gallons of water and can pump it at 1250 gallons per minute. Like 120 Engine the truck had several hundred feet of hose in many sizes, from 38mm (1 1/2 inch) to 125mm (5 inch), to do every job from hand line attack to supplying other fire apparatus. It carried all the ladders, tools, and equipment necessary to fight a fire inside or outside of a building as well.
The truck's major piece of equipment is the 'Squrt' water tower, which can raise and rotate just like an aerial ladder without the ladder. At the end is a large nozzle, which can flow 1000 gallons per minute. If necessary, this truck can take (and has taken) the place of an aerial ladder's water tower at a fire scene.

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120 Events And Response Logistics (120EARL)

Year 2018
Make/Model 23' Agassiz dual tandem trailer
Purpose(s) Events and logistics response trailer
Specialized Equipment Self sufficient unit
Notes Used for support during community events. Used for supporting our members during large scale events. Donated to RMES by the Redwood Meadows Firefighters’ Association.
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120 Berm Support 1 & 2 (120BERM1/2)

Year 2015
Make/Model Agassiz
Purpose(s) Used in flood response situations to protect critical infrastructure
Specialized Equipment Each carrying 1.5km of Tiger Dam.
Notes Tiger Dams replace sandbags in protecting property and infrastructure from flood damage. Purchased with grant money after the 2013 floods.

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