Built to get you out
Our trucks are equipped to handle almost any road rescue involving passenger and light commercial vehicles — in any weather, at any hour.
Our rescue units
First out in fire-protected areas
Rescue 11 is our first truck out when a fire department is also on scene. It carries several of our bigger, more specialized extrication tools for cutting, spreading and stabilizing vehicles.
Extrication plus fire suppression
Rescue 12 is equipped with a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) for suppressing vehicle fires. It goes to every call where we don't have a fire department backing us up — which, across much of our rural response area, is most of them.
For industrial & commercial incidents
Our heavy rescue unit is being developed to handle larger industrial and commercial vehicle incidents — the logging trucks, tractor-trailers and heavy equipment that share our northern highways.
It's too big for our current two-bay hall, which is one of the reasons a larger permanent home is our top capital priority. Help us build it →
Scene command & flexibility
Our command unit gives officers a mobile base on scene and greater flexibility to move people and gear where they're needed.
Tools of the trade
We keep our toolbox current with the changing ways vehicles are built — new high-strength metals, airbags and electric drivetrains all change how a car has to be cut.
Hydraulic Spreaders
Two arms that close to a narrow tip and force apart vehicle panels — used to pop doors from their hinges and make space.
Hydraulic Cutters
Powerful shears that cut through posts and roof pillars so a roof can be removed or folded back for patient access.
Hydraulic Rams
Push dashboards and steering columns away from trapped occupants to relieve pressure and free legs and feet.
Stabilization Systems
Struts, cribbing and chains lock a vehicle in place — on its wheels, side or roof — before anyone works on it.
Lifting Air Bags
High-pressure bags that lift and reposition vehicles with minimal movement, giving patients the best possible chance.
Saws & Hand Tools
Reciprocating saws, hand saws, come-alongs and chains for the jobs that need a different approach.
Full bunker gear, every call
Our members wear the same structural firefighting gear as fire departments: helmets, coats, pants, gloves and boots rated for heat, sharp metal and broken glass. It's expensive, it wears out, and every member needs a set that fits.
Replacing gear and keeping our tools certified is one of our biggest ongoing costs — and one of the most direct ways donations protect our volunteers.
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