Retired Apparatus Served In The Jamesport Fire Department

This 1964 Pierce served the Jamesport Fire Department from 1984 - 2012. Throughout it's life, it belonged to Utility Company No. 2 and had the call sign of 6-1-2. This engine carried 1000 Gallons of water and had a four man open crew cab with a driver and officer seating as well. One of the last few alarms this engine was used for was the Manorville/Ridge Wildfires in 2012, as well as the Eastport Mulch Fires in 2012. This engine was called for a numerous amounts of mutual aid requests due to the amount of water it carried in it's tank. Serving in the Jamesport Fire Department well, it was later sold to Crooked Ladder Brewing Company for advertising and other marketing purposes.
This Engine also belonged to Utility Company Engine Co. 2, and proudly served the Jamesport Fire Department from 1959-1984. One of the earlier engines the Jamesport Fire Department has seen in it's fleet. For nearly 30 years of service, this International has been to numerous amounts of car accidents, structure fires and other emergencies.
Engine 6-1-1 which served this department in the "Ever Ready" Hose Company from the early 1980's to the early 2000's before being replaced by our current 2001 KME Engine. This engine was a sister to 6-1-2 and 6-1-3. This engine carried multiple ladders for ventilation and roof operatons, as well as a hose reel on top of the apparatus with a deck gun mounted. This engine also carried a few cross lays which made it easier to access the hose on either side of the engine. Also on this engine, was a front intake which made it easy to fill the engine up with water from the hydrant in tight, narrow roadways.
Engine Company 3 maintained this engine. Equipped with large diameter hose for a supply line, two hose reels for either side of the engine for easy access and fire extinguishment operations, deck gun for bigger operations, as well as a variety of hand tools and different sized portable ladders, Company 3 was ready for any emergency they were called upon. Known as the Pumper Company, this rig has been through a lot and seen a lot of fire.
The only engine ever in the history of the Jamesport Fire Department having the color yellow belonged to the Ever Ready Hose Company. As you can see, this engine has the bright yellow/green color to make it more visible to bystanders while responding to alarms. Purchased in 1974 from Bean, this engine had the newest and most up to date equipment in the firefighting world. Still to this day, we have had no other colored vehicle like this. While the Jamesport Fire Department has since separated from using this color scheme, there are still some departments on Long Island that use this color for it's apparatus.
6-1-12 was Jamesport's High Water Evacuation Truck/Brush Truck. This truck was proudly maintained by the Jamesport Fire Department Rescue Squad. This truck had a 500 gallon tank on the back which was used for brush fires, off-road rubbish fires both in the Jamesport Fire District as well as also assisting our neighboring departments. This truck also was used to rescue people who were either flooded in or trapped in their homes during hurricane season or some instances blizzards that made roads impasJamesport Fire Department Rescue Squad Firefighters, Dave McKillop and Scott McKillop rescued a woman during this storm where she became trapped as her home quickly became partially submerged underwater.
American LaFrance was the manufacturer for this engine that belonged to Company 3. This engine has the more traditional look of what people think of when they say "Fire Truck". This engine had its pump panel on the side of the engine, rather than the traditional on top style. This truck was used up until the early 2000's where it was replaced by the current 6-1-3 Pierce engine which was purchased from the Flanders Fire Department, which is still in service today.