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Lapaz - North Township The Town of Lapaz is located 20 miles south of South Bend along US-31 in northern Marshall County. Organized in the 1930's, LVFD now includes 23 volunteer members who respond to 300 runs each year. Seven apparatus respond from two stations to provide Fire, Rescue and Medical First-Responder protection to 56 square miles including the Town of Lapaz and North Township. |
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Lapaz Fire Station - US31 just north of US6 |
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| Engine 640 - 2000 Freightliner FL-80/Ferrara Pumper/Tanker #H-1605 - 1250gpm/3000gal | ||
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| Engine 640 - 2000 Freightliner FL-80/Ferrara Pumper/Tanker #H-1605 - 1250gpm/3000gal | ||
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| Tanker 653 - 2000 Freightliner FL-80/Ferrara Pumper/Tanker #H-1606 - 1250gpm/3000gal No your're not seeing double. Lapaz' frontline pumper/tankers are identical except for the pump panels. The department wanted to keep the length of the tanker a little shorter. If one of these apparatus is down, the other will run in it's place. Both rigs responds on mutual aid tanker shuttles to assist nearby departments. During these incidents Engine 640 will dump it's tank and return to quarters while the tanker will stay. |
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| Tanker 653 - 2000 Freightliner FL-80/Ferrara Pumper/Tanker #H-1606 - 1250gpm/3000gal | ||
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| Rescue 660 - 2002 Freightliner FL70/Spencer | ||
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| Brush 674 - 2006 Ford F-350/90's S&S - 300gpm/275gal Now that's Good Luck! The skid on this rig was won at an open house S&S held back in the late 90's |
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| Brush 675 - 1988 Chevy K30/1989 Hoosier - 275gpm/250gal | ||
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| Union/North Ambulance Service - Mobile 2 - 1998 Ford E350/Marque While separate from the fire department, the Union/North Ambulance Service keeps a BLS at the Lapaz Station in the southern part of their response area. Additional units are housed along with their full-time staff at the department's Lakeville Ambulance Station. |
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Special thanks to Chief Chad Robertson for his help in arranging the apparatus for these pictures |
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