New Castle Station 1 (Headquarters)
Station 1 is home to New Castle PD, New Castle FD, 911 Dispatch, New Castle ATV/Water Rescue Team and New Castle EMS. The New Castle Planning Committee has approved the demolition and reconstruction of the new headquarters to be built by late winter of 2012. The new headquarters will be built with state of the art dispatching system which will be able to monitor, receive and transmit during severe weather conditions. The dispatch system will also be able to trunk communications across the state of Tennessee which will enable First Responder to communicate with each other no matter where they are in the state.
Station 1 Apparatus
Chief 15
Chief 15 is a 2012 Ford F-550 SuperDuty. This will be the main response vehicle for the station chief or assistant chief. This truck will also be used to haul the boat, ATV, or HazMat trailer when QRV 15 is Out of Service.
Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) 15
QRV 15 is a 2012 Ford F-550 SuperDuty. This will be the main response vehicle hauling the boat, ATV, or HazMat trailer. QRV 15 will also be responsible for traffic control during highway accidents.
ATV 15-1 and 15-2
ATV 15-1 and 15-2 are 2012 Polaris Side-By-Side ATVs. These ATVs will be used during search and rescue, brush fires and other miscellaneous calls where other vehicles are unable to get to.
Engine 15
Engine 15 is a 2012 E-One eMax. Engine 15 will be first due at all incidents and is equipped to handle basic life support. Click for more information.
Boat 15
Boat 15 will be used during all Water/Dive Rescue calls. Boat 15 has been delivered but is currently in the shop awaiting radios and decals.
Future Apparatus
Tanker 15
Tanker 15 is a 2012 E-One Typhoon X tandem axel tanker and will serve as a dual purpose apparatus as a Rescue-Tanker. Tanker 15 will respond to all calls second due. This tanker has a 3000 gallon tank. The tanker also has a rear dump spout. Tanker 15 will also be able to carry miscellaneous equipment such as extra hoses, nozzles, and vehicle extrication equipment. Tanker 15 is expected to arrive in late August 2012.
Tower 15
Tower 15 is a 2012 E-One Typhoon X 75' Midmount Ladder. Tower 15 is expected to arrive early to mid July 2012 from "A Build for the Cure" Charity.
Medic 15
Medic 15 is a 2012 Horton Ambulance. Medic 15 will provide both ALS and BLS and will respond to all calls. Medic 15 will respond with 3 Medics (1 EMT and 2 Paramedics). Medic 15 is expected to arrive in early to late Fall 2012.
HazMat 15
HazMat 15 is a 2012 Hackney Emergency Vehicle trailer. HazMat 15 is equipped to respond to all types of HazMat responses. HazMat trailer is expected to arrive late Fall 2012.
Brush 15
Brush 15 is a 2012 Oshkosh Stinger Q4 with an F-550 chassis. Brush 15 will respond to all brush/wildland fires and to any first responder calls where Medic 15 is OOS. Brush 15 is expected to arrive sometime in late August early September.