| EWELL FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT |
| THE EWELL FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT WAS FOUNDED ON JANUARY 8, 1993. THE PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 17 SQUARE MILES WITH A POPULATION OF 3,800 RESIDENTS. THE CITIZENS IN THIS AREA OPTED OUT OF PAYING CITY TAXES WHICH RESULTED IN THEM LOSING PRIMARY FIRE AND EMS COVERAGE FROM MIDLEGO. THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OPERATES AS A VOLUNTEER PAID-ON-CALL STATUS. CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENT OPERATES WITH A STAFF OF 15 FIREFIGHTERS. THESE FIREFIGHTERS ARE ALL CERTIFIED FROM A 160 HOUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER/ FIRST RESPONDER COURSE OFFERED BY THE STATE. THERE ARE ALSO 5 PARAMEDICS AND 3 EMT'S WHO ARE ALSO FIREFIGHTERS IN MIDLEGO AND VOLUNTEER ON THEIR OFF DAYS. CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENT HAS 2 ENGINES A 2005 KME ON AN INTERNATIONAL 4200 CHASSIS WITH A 1000 GALLON TANK AND 1250 GPM HALE PUMP AND A 2006 SEAGRAVE MARAUDERER WITH A 1000 GALLON TANK AND 1500 GPM PUMP. THE KME ENGINE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT AND THE SEAGRAVE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH ST. LEGO SURPLUS AS A USED DEMO ENGINE. ALL ENGINES ARE SET UP AS AN ALS/BLS ENGINE COMPANIES, THE MEDICS HAVING THE ONLY KEYS TO THE ALS COMPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OPERATES A BRUSH UNIT WITH A 500 GALLON TANK 350 GPM PUMP AND A CAFS SYSTEM IT ALSO HAS AN AIR CASCADE SYSTEM AND GROUND SWEEP NOZZLES ON THE BUMPER. THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS ON AN AUTOMATIC AIDE TO ALL STRUCTURE FIRES IN EWELL WITH 1 ENGINE & TRUCK COMPANY INITIALLY. EWELL ALSO BACKS MIDLEGO ON ALL STATION FILL-INS DURING MAJOR INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS RESPOND INTO MIDLEGO BY CAD ON A CLOSEST UNIT DISPATCH SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL, FIRE, AUTO ACCIDENT, OR FIRE ALARM. BOTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP DUE TO THIS AND OPERATE UNDER THE SAME SOP's, SHARE THE SAME RADIO FREQUENCIES AND DISPATCH CENTER. |
| ENGINE 1 IS EQUIPPED WITH A CLEAN AIR EXHAUST SYSTEM TO KEEP THE FUMES OUT OF THE STATION AND ENGINE BAY. |
| LEFT: ENGINE 2 SEAGRAVE MARAUDERER 1000 GAL. 1500 GPM PUMP RIGHT: BRUSH 1 FORD F-450 500 GAL. 350 GPM PUMP CAFS AIR CASCADE |
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