Sleepy Hollow Fire Department
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Organized May 26th, 1878 the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department serves the Village of Sleepy Hollow (known for the fabled tale of The Headless Horseman). Providing Fire and Rescue protection to a 5.1 mile area encompassing 2.3 square miles of land and 2.8 square miles of waterfront along the Hudson River,
five individual companies operate out of three firehouses.
Engine 87 - 2012 Pierce Velocity 1750 gpm/500 gal.
Assigned to Columbia Hose Co. No. 3 organized May 22nd, 1899 to originally protect the uphill section known as Briggsville, this rig responds from the Central Fire Headquarters station. Seating seven (six with SCBA), it is outfitted with 200' and 250' 1-3/4" pre-connects (color coded to the rig's paint scheme of Orange and Black), a Holmatro® CORE series hydraulic combi-tool (complete with two power ports in the front bumper), air bags, rope rescue gear,
BLS medical equipment and several sets of turn-out gear.
Tower Ladder 38, 2018 Emergency One Quest 100'
Assigned to Pocantico Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 (organized September 24th, 1878), this rig shares quarters in the Central Fire Headquarters station with Columbia Hose Co. 3 and Sleepy Hollow Fire Patrol (the oldest company in the department organized May 26th, 1876). It replaced a 1982 Mack CF/LTI 106' rear mount aerial (former Quakertown and Milford Township, Pennsylvania) that was acquired when the department's former 1995 Sutphen aerial tower developed mechanical issues rendering it out of service.
Engine 86 - 2002 American LaFrance Eagle/RD Murray 2000 gpm/750 gal./30A/30B
Assigned to Union Hose & Engine Co# 2 (organized December 15th, 1887 originally in the quarters of Pocantico Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1), this rig is assigned first due for mutual aid responses. Its' hose complement includes two 1-3/4" pre-connects (200'/250') , a 250' 2-1/2"
pre-connect, a rear 250' 2-1/2" "deadlay" and 1,500' of 5" LDH supply line.