Church Hill Volunteer Fire Department Announces Plans to Purchase New Tanker

Church Hill, MD – The Board of Directors of the Church Hill Volunteer Fire Department have approved the purchase of a new 2500 gallon Pierce Arrow XT Engine Tanker through Atlantic Emergency Solutions. The new unit will offer increased capability on fire scenes by combining an attack engine concept with the ability to have a large volume of water immediately available for suppression. Engine Tanker 5 will replace a 1999 Kenworth/4-Guys tanker.

Details include:
• 67″ cab w/ 10″ raised roof
• DD13 525 hp Engine
• Front & Side Air Bags
• Command Zone Electrical System
• 191” Short Tanker Body (34’4″ OAL)
• 10′ 2′ OAH
• Waterous 1500 GPM Pump
• Husky 3 Foam System
• Harrison 3.6 KW Generator
• Custom Paint & Graphics

2019 is shaping up to be an exciting time for your professional volunteers of Church Hill. We will keep you updated on the progress of the new Engine Tanker as well as the construction of our new fire station, both anticipated to be completed in late 2019! We thank our community for the continued support.

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~ Church Hill VFC