Jarrettsville Vol. Fire Co.
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Harford County Company 7
Established in 1929, sixty active volunteers provide Fire, Rescue and Advanced Life Support EMS protection to a 69 square mile first due area as well as mutual aid to Baltimore County (Maryland) and York County (Pennsylvania).
Harford County Company 7
Following the company's founding in 1929, their original firehouse was built in 1933. Their second firehouse was constructed in 1953 with a sub-station added in the Black Horse area in 1983. The present day headquarters station was dedicated in 1991
and includes six bays including two drive-through and a repair facility.
Engine 712 - 2003 Spartan/4-Guys 1250 gpm/1200 gal.
One of twin engines (Station 2 operates Engine 711), this rig responds first due for mutual aid, second due for rescues and third due for structure fires. Seating six, it is equipped with 1-3/4” and 2-1/2” attack lines, 300’ of 3” pre-connected to a Blitzfire monitor, 1,200’ of 5” LDH supply line and Amkus extrication tools.
Engine 714 - 2000 Spartan/Saulsbury 1250 gpm/1200 gal.
Seating six, this rig responds first due for structure and miscellaneous fires as well as investigations. It’s hose load mirrors that of Engine 712 with the only exception being 1,000’ of 5” LDH supply line.
Supply 781 ("Super Sucker") - 2001 International 4x4/4-Guys 1500 gpm/300 gal.
Equipped with front, side and rear intakes, this rig serves primarily as the water supply piece in the totally non-hydranted area as well as responding first due during inclement weather due to its’ four wheel drive capability. Accordingly, it is equipped with 1,600’ of 5” LDH supply line, 54’ of 6” hard suction hose as well as 3” hard suction hose to facilitate water supply operations. In keeping with my motto of “Every Fire Truck Has A Story”, this rig has an interesting one - when the company
bid this unit out, only two vendors came forward including 4-Guys Fire Trucks (with whom they had a long standing relationship) who ultimately built this unit. The other apparatus manufacturer told Jarrettsville what they wanted could not be built, however,
4-Guys built exactly what they wanted. Oddly enough, the other builder actually visited Jarrettsville to view the unit just to see how 4-Guys was able to accomplish what they could not!
Brush 742 - 2003 Ford F-350 4x4/CET 150gal.
Featuring four wheel drive, it is equipped with brush fire equipment, 1” and 1-3/4” attack lines, four 3”x10’ hard suction sleeves and an 8,000 lb. portable Ramsey® winch.
Rescue 751 - 2009 Spartan/4-Guys 1250 gpm/915 gal.
Responding first due on auto accidents and rescues as well as second due on structure fires, this rig is equipped for vehicle extrication, water and high-angle rescue as well as engine and truck company operations. Having previously operated rescue engines, this well thought out rig was planned for nearly two years to maximize use of storage space and functionality. Equipped with a 1250 GPM pump, 915 gallon water tank and a full complement of rescue, engine and truck company tools,
this rig is the first apparatus equipped for rescue operations that is not overweight (as was all its’ predecessors).
Seating six, the cab features a large EMS compartment while the 24’ tandem axle walk-around rescue body is equipped with a 30kw hydraulic generator, 12,000 watts of fixed quartz lighting, a 9,000 watt light tower with wireless remote and two 200’ electric reels.
The front bumper features a 100' 1-3/4" pre-connect, 100' electric and hydraulic lines (powering a pre-connected combi-tool), a high pressure air line (supplied by a 20cfm air compressor) and a 12,000 pound rated winch. Topside coffin compartments carry water
rescue and high-angle rescue equipment as well as absorbent that dispenses through a hopper mounted in the officer’s side rear compartment.
For extrication, it features a 5-tool Amkus® Ultimate System (with wireless remote control) which powers the front reel and two 200’ reels on each side (with pre-connected 32” spreaders and cutters). Engine company equipment consists of two 6” hard sleeve suctions,
pre-connected 1-3/4” and 2-1/2” attack lines, 300’ of 3” and 1,000’ of 5” supply line. Truck company equipment consists of 130’ of ground ladders (the ladder complement equivalent of a quad making this in essence a "rescue-quad") as well as saws, portable lighting, cord reels, and salvage covers.
Air 761 (Retired) - 1995 Freightliner/American Fire & Rescue
Having primarily responded as a cascade unit for refilling SCBA, this rig was able to be utilized as a command post and provided equipment support for technical rescue. It featured a Winco 25KW PTO generator powering two electric cord reels, a 25’ 6,000 watt light tower and numerous other portable cord reels and lighting. For cascade operations, it was equipped with four 6,000 psi cylinders with a Sierra® booster pump and a three-bottle fill station.
The interior of the walk-in area was set up to operate as a command post. In addition, it carried a second set of rope and water rescue gear.