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Brooklyn The Town of Brooklyn is located 25 miles southwest of Indianapolis along IN-67 in central Morgan County along. First organized in the 1940's, this all-volunteer department now includes 30 members who respond to 375 runs each year from 2 stations. BVFD provides Fire and Rescue protection to nearly 2,000 residents and 36 square miles in the Town of Brooklyn and Clay Township. |
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| Station 1 - S. Main and E. Mill Streets - Downtown Brooklyn This firehouse has housed the department since it started in the 1940's. An addition was made in 2003. Station 1 is now home to Engine, Ladder, Tanker and Squad 41 and Engine 43. |
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Engine 41 - 2003 Freightliner/Ferrara Rescue Pumper (H-2487) - 1500gpm/1500gal |
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| Ladder 41 - 1984 Sutphen 75' Mid-mount split-basket Tower Ladder (HS-1934) - 1500gpm/350gal Ladder 41 previously served nearby Plainfield as Truck 121. |
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| Ladder 41 - 1984 Sutphen 75' Mid-mount split-basket Tower Ladder (HS-1934) - 1500gpm/350gal Ladder 41 is a rare aerial device that is unique in Indiana. Sutphen made a very limited number of this split-bucket Tower Ladders. |
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| Ladder 41 - 1984 Sutphen 75' Mid-mount split-basket Tower Ladder (HS-1934) - 1500gpm/350gal | ||
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| Squad 41 - 1994 Ford Super-Duty/1995 McCoy Miller Light Rescue Squad 41 previously carried all of the department's extrication tools prior to the arrival of the current Engine 31. It is now the second-due for auto accidents and responds as the department's primary unit for a EMS calls in the township. |
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| Tanker 41 - 2000 Freightliner FL80/2001 S&S/1991 US Tanks - 500gpm/1500gal This apparatus was a custom remount by S&S of Fairmount, IN. |
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| Truck 41 - 1994 Ford F-350/2008 CET - 150gpm/250gal | ||
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| Engine 43 - 1978 Hendrickson/1979 Pierce (#7210-D) - 1500gpm/1000gal This apparatus was purchased from Eggertsville, NY in 1993. It now serves as the second-due and reserve pumper at BVFD. |
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| Former Engine 43 - Spartan Maxivision/Boyer - 1250gpm/1000gal | ||
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| Station 42 - Beech Grove Drive & Robb Hill Road This firehouse protects the western part of Clay Township and is home to Engine, Tanker and Truck 42. |
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| Engine 42 - 2006 GMC C5500/KME Rescue Pumper (#6537) - 1250gpm/1000gal | ||
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| Tanker 42 - 1999 Freightliner FL80/S&S/1980's local - 250gpm/1500gal | ||
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| Truck 42 - 2000 Dodge Ram 2500/Knaphiede/Fontaine - HP/250gal Truck 42 serves as the first-due for both medical responses and brush/grass fires. |
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| Special thanks to Chief Mike McCool for providing department background and history and to the many members of BVFD who helped arrange the apparatus for these pictures. |
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