The Plainfield Volunteer Firefighters Association recently acquired a
3,300 gallon tanker, one of the largest tankers in the Hilltowns, for
the Town of Plainfield. The 1984 tanker was originally used by a fire
department in Pennsylvania, and has been well maintained. Members of
the fire department have made the few necessary repairs to put it in
service, and it has already responded on fire calls. PVFA used $15,000
raised from several years of its fundraising efforts (annual donations
and Chicken Barbecue, for example). The departments old tanker was
rusting badly, and was at risk of dumping its 2,000 gallons of water
inside the fire station at any time. The replacement became available
and PVFA jumped at the chance to purchase it. The new tanker has a
stainless steel tank, three electrically controlled dump valves, dual
wheel axles, and a Detroit diesel engine. With only a few houses in
the center of town served by fire hydrants, shuttling water to fire
scenes by tanker is a crucial step in fighting most fires in
Plainfield. This new tanker will get more water to a fire more
quickly, which can make an important difference in firefighters'
ability to stop a house fire before it spreads too far. |
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