Newbury Fire Department Apparatus

The primary response apparatus to fires in Newbury are Engines 83-Engine 2 and 83 Engine 3

The response to Medical Emergencies is the Rescue, 83 Rescue 1

83Rescue 1

Newbury Fire Department's rescue truck (83 Rescue 1) a 2004 VTEC/Ford 550 4WD has a 4 person crew cab and walk-in rescue body with considerably more space for rescue equipment than the old truck. It is also equipped with a generator to power four flood lights and a winch which can be mounted on the front or rear of the truck.

In addition to assorted medical equipment, 83 Rescue 1 carries 4 SCBA, fire extinguishers, water rescue suits, portable lights and cable, backboards and stokes, oxygen, defibrillator, Thermal imaging camera, and assorted rescue tools and equipment.

83 Engine 2

83-Engine 2 is a 1988 FMC Spartan Engine with a 1000 gpm pump and 1000 gallon tank which serves as the supply unit.

This truck carries 2,000 feet of 3 inch hose and 300 feet of 1 3/4 inch hose. In addition to fire hose, equipment carried on 83M2 includes 6 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), a 24 ft ladder, 14 ft roof ladder, portable fire extinguishers, foam equipment, portable lights and cable, medical equipment and other assorted tools and equipment.

83 Engine 3

83-Engine 3 is a 2000 Freightliner with 1500 gallon pump and a 1500 gallon tank which serves as the primary attack unit.

This unit carries 1,000 feet of 3 inch hose, 250 feet of 1 3/4 inch hose and 100 feet of 2 1/2 inch foam hose. In addition to fire hose, equipment carried on 83M3 includes 8 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), a 35 ft ladder, 14 ft roof ladder and folding attic ladder, portable fire extinguishers, air bags, exhaust fan, chain saw, portable lights and cable, medical equipment, hydraulic rescue tools and other assorted tools and equipment.

83 Engine 4

83-Engine 4, is a 2010 Valley Ford F550 4 Wheel Drive crew cab truck

The pump is a 250 gallons per minute Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) pump. The triuck has a 300 gallon water tank and 10 gallon foam tank. Hose carried: 100 ft 1” booster reel, 300 ft 1 ¾ “ hose 600 ft 3 hose, 300 ft 4” hose 3 suction hose. The truck also carries: Holmatro rescue tools and rescue equipment, 4 Scott Air Packs and spare bottles, a 24 ft and 14 ft ladders, Medical equipment Portable fire extinguishers, and Assorted tools and equipment

83 Tanker 1

83 Tanker 1, a 2008 Kenworth/Valley tanker, with a 2000 gallon tank and 500 gallon pump.

83 Car 1

The Newbury Fire Department utilizes Car 1, a 2006 Toyota 4-Runner SUV. This former Newbury Police vehicle, as a command vehicle and for transportation to training, meetings and in response as necessary

83 Boat 1

The Newbury Fire Department also operates 83-Boat 1, a 24 ft Winninghoff Star aluminum Fire/Rescue boat on Lake Sunapee. The boat has a new 2010 Darly 500 gpm pumps that can operate from the boat or supply water to the engines on shore. The boat is the only fireboat on the lake and provides mutual aid fire protection and rescue support to the towns of Sunapee and New London. The boat is kept at the department's dock in Newbury Harbor, near the information booth on Route 103, about 1/4 mile from the fire station. It is in service on Lake Sunapee from early May through November.

83 Boat 2, shown here next to Boat 1, is a 17' open boat that can be trailered to other lakes within the town as well as used on Lake Sunapee.

83 Engine 1

Although no longer in front line service, 83-Engine 1, Newbury Fire Department's 1942 Chrevrolet Pumper is still operational and has been fully restored. The pump and hose body on this truck is from the Newbury's original 1927 fire truck