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Apparatus

Battalion-1
Battalion 1 is used by the shift commander to coordinate scenes that have more than a single engine company response. A command area in the rear of the vehicle allows the shift commander a location to access a radio with headphones to monitor radio transmissions, an accountability system to track on-scene units, and a host of other items.Bat-1 SUV Shift commander's vehicle
Engine-1
Placed into service in January 2014, Engine-1 is a Sutphen 75' ladder truck and it has approximately 500 gallons of on-board water and 30 gallons of foam solution. Responding from the Summer Street station #1, it carries a crew of three to respond to all sorts of incidents. The response are for its first due area is the downtown area and surrounding sub-divisions on the West side of town.Engine 1
Engine-2
Engine-2 is a 1999 engine that responds from the Asheville Highway station with a crew of three to answer a variety of calls. Located in the department's oldest station, it covers areas of residential and commercial locations including the Farmers' Co-Op and the old Takoma Hospital. Engine-2 is a 1,250 gallon per minute pump and carries 1,000 gallons of water. Engine 2
Engine-3
Engine-3 is a 1997 ladder truck responds from the East AJ Hwy station #3 to a variety of calls with several types of commercial, industrial, and residential locations. Engine-3 has a crew of three to handle these incidents with a 1,500 gallon per minute pump and a 50' ladder. Engine 3
Engine-4
Engine-4 is a 2018 engine that responds from the Mt. Bethel Station #4 with a crew of three. The station is in the middle of a residential neighborhood and has a few schools and businesses in its jurisdiction. Engine-4 has a 1,500 gallon per minute pump and carries 1,000 gallons of water. Engine 4
HAZMAT-1
HAZMAT-1 responds from the Asheville Hwy station #2 to hazardous material incidents inside the city and Greene County as well. This unit is staffed by on-duty firefighters as a call is reported. Either the engine will follow or members will take the engine completely out of service to respond.
HAZMAT-2
HAZMAT-2 responds from the East AJ Hwy station #3 to hazardous material incidents inside the city and Greene County as well. This unit is staffed by on-duty firefighters as a call is reported. Either the engine will follow or members will take the engine completely out of service to respond.