Retired Apparatus
1999 Freightliner FL-80
3000 Gal Tank
300 gpm PTO transfer pump
300 gpm gas portable pump
(2) 1500 gal. drop tanks
10″ Quick Dump
4 and 8 Rear Wheel Locking differential
Tanker 100 was retired in December 2022 after 23 years of service to the NVFD
1985 Pierce/GMC 4×4
500gal, 1000gpm, 2000′ of 4″ LDH
Engine 90 was retired in October 2017 after 32 years of service to the NVFD
-1995 Dodge 3500 4X4
– 1st Responder vehicle, BLS equipment
– 9000lb Winch
– Haz-Mat Equipment
– High Angle Rope Rescue
– Cold Water Rescue
Utility 50 was removed from Service July 3, 2016
The Cab and Chassis for Utility 50 was refurbished into Brush 50 in November 2016
1989 F-350 4×4
225g/300gpm skid unit, 1000′ forestry hose
Norfolk Brush 80 was retired from service in November 2016
1981 International
2 speed rear end, Manual
3000 gallon, 300gpm gas transfer pump
Tanker 100 was retired in 1999 after many years of service to the NVFD
Engine 60 left for the Island Roatan, Honduras on November 16, 2009 at 9pm
Engine 60
– 1976 Oren, Detroit Series 60, 2nd Due Attack Truck, 5-man cab, 1000 GPM 2-stage pump, 1000 gal tank, Front 5″ suction, Vehicle Extrication, 1200′ of 4″ LDH, (2) 1 3/4″ cross lays, (1) 2.5″ rear preconnect
Norfolk’s Engine 60 will ‘retire’ to a Caribbean Island
May 26, 2009
BY JIM MOORE
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
NORFOLK — Volunteer firemen are preparing to dispatch a well-loved engine to answer a call for help 1,930 miles away.
Affectionately known as the “senior bus” because it is often driven by the department’s more seasoned members, Engine 60 is about to get a new lease on life on the Caribbean island of Roatan, located off the northern coast of Honduras.
The department will take delivery in July of a brand-new replacement for the 33-year-old Oren engine tank that has logged 26,500 miles on area roads. Engine 60 (there’s a 6 on the truck, but the department multiplies such numbers by 10 for radio purposes), is still certified and fully operational. It is scheduled for replacement on a 30-year cycle that the local department has long maintained, and there is little market for apparatus of this vintage.
The engine might have wound up on the scrap heap but for the International Fire Relief Mission.
The nonprofit organization was founded in 2007 by Ron Gruening and Mark Allen, retired paramedics living in Lindstrom, Minn., who noticed in their vacation travels to remote corners of the world many fire departments that were forced to work with badly outdated or nonexistent equipment.
Gruening said the operation started small, collecting used protective gear and equipment for distribution overseas. The mission has quickly grown, with agencies, businesses and fire companies around the country banding together to help.
What began with a few items stored in their local church is now a $300,000-a-year operation staffed by about a dozen volunteers who have coordinated operations in Ukraine, Bolivia, Peru, New Guinea, and now Roatan, where a retired Florida firefighter is helping inhabitants establish a fire and ambulance service on the island that has caught on as a cruise ship destination.
“It’s making a difference in many communities,” Gruening said, adding the organization’s rapid growth caught everyone by surprise. “We never set out to grow or be big. We never set out to reinvent the wheel. What has surprised me is how quickly our message has been found.”
John Barbagallo, spokesman for the Norfolk department, said Engine 60 has been meticulously maintained, but its age makes it a tough sell. “Even on eBay,” he said.
Volunteers here raised $100,000 in donations to help offset the new engine’s $565,000 price, with the balance covered by the town, which sets aside money each year to purchase new equipment.
Selectmen have approved the donation of Engine 60, and the department is working to find a trucking company willing to bring Engine 60 as far as New Jersey, where it will be picked up by IFRM for the trip to the Port of Miami.
A shipping container packed with protective equipment and other necessities will also be shipped to the fledgling department in Honduras, and Gruening hopes that members of the local department will be able to follow the engine south in November to help train its new owners.
“I don’t think you’ll have too many problems trying to get people to go down to the Caribbean for a week to play with the old truck,” Barbagallo said.
1974 Ford Van
Air packs, Spare air cylinders
Utility 50 was retired in 1995 after many years of service to the NVFD
1963 American LaFrance
1000gal, 750gpm
Engine 40 was retired in 1995 after 32 years of of service to the NVFD
1957 International0
1953 Dodge
1952/53 Army Jeep
1932 Studebaker
1929 Seagrave
Currently located in Massachusetts
– Original Norfolk Fire Apparatus
– Restored & Owned by D. Rothschild, Illinois
“The Badger” Wheeled Chemical Cart
Chemical Extinguisher