Retired Apparatus
Placed in Service: November 2016
Chassis: 1995 Dodge 3500 4×4
Pump/Tank: 300 GPM / 225 gal slide-in brush fire tank with 100′ hose reel
Equipment:
D.E.E.P. Mark III forestry pump
1000′ of 1½″ forestry hose
9000 lb winch
Additional Role: Secondary tow vehicle for the Norfolk Emergency Management Trailer
Refurbishment: Completed in-house by NVFD members
Service History:
Served as a brush truck for NVFD for 7 years (2016–2023)
Chassis retired on November 7, 2023 and transferred to Norfolk DPW
Total service with NVFD: 29 years
Chassis: 1999 Freightliner FL-80
Tank Capacity: 3,000 gal
Pumps:
300 GPM PTO transfer pump
300 GPM gas portable pump
Additional Equipment:
(2) 1,500 gal drop tanks
10″ Quick Dump
4‑ and 8‑wheel locking differentials
Service History:
Served NVFD for 23 years
Retired: December 2022
Chassis: 1985 Pierce/GMC 4×4
Tank Capacity / Pump: 500 gal / 1,000 GPM
Hose: 2,000′ of 4″ LDH
Service History:
Served NVFD for 32 years
Retired: October 2017
Current Status: Now privately owned
Chassis: 1995 Dodge 3500 4×4
Role / Equipment:
1st Responder vehicle with BLS equipment
9000 lb winch
Haz-Mat equipment
High Angle Rope Rescue
Cold Water Rescue
Service History:
Removed from Service: July 3, 2016
Legacy: Cab and chassis were refurbished in-house by NVFD members into Brush 50 in November 2016
Chassis: 1989 Ford F-350 4×4
Pump / Tank: 225 gal / 300 GPM skid unit
Hose: 1,000′ forestry hose
Service History:
Retired: November 2016
Chassis: 1981 International (manual, 2-speed rear end)
Tank Capacity / Pump: 3,000 gal / 300 GPM gas transfer pump
Service History:
Served NVFD from 1987
Retired: 1999
Chassis / Model: 1976 Oren, Detroit Series 60
Role / Equipment:
2nd Due Attack Truck
5-man cab
1,000 GPM 2-stage pump
1,000 gal tank
Front 5″ suction
Vehicle extrication equipment
1,200′ of 4″ LDH
(2) 1¾″ cross lays
(1) 2½″ rear preconnect
Service History:
Retired by NVFD: July 17, 2009
Destination: Departed for Roatán, Honduras on November 16, 2009 at 9 PM
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.
Chassis: 1974 Ford Van
Equipment: Air packs, spare air cylinders
Service History:
Served NVFD for many years
Retired: 1995
Chassis / Model: 1963 American LaFrance
Tank / Pump: 1,000 gal / 750 GPM
Service History:
Served NVFD for 32 years
Retired: 1995
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1953 Dodge
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1932 Studebaker
1929 Seagrave
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