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ENGINE 1

2007 Seagrave Maruader II

  • 1500 GPM Waterous Single Stage Pump
  • 750 gallon Low Profile Tank

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WAGON 1

2014 Seagrave Maruader II

  • 2000 GPM Waterous Single Stage Pump
  • 1000 gallon Low Profile Tank
  • Cummins ISX 500hp diesel

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TANKER 1

2020 Pierce Enforcer

  • 2000 GPM Waterous Single Stage Pump
  • 2000 gallon Low Profile Tank
  • Detroit Diesel DD13 525 hp
  • 9' 1" Overall Height

 

LADDER 1

2007 Seagrave Marauder II Tractor Drawn Aerial

  • Detroit 515hp Series 60 Diesel Motor
  • Allison EV4000 Transmission
  • Onan 15KW Generator

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RESCUE 1

2015 Pierce Arrow XT

  •  231.50" Wheelbase, 61,500lbs Gross Weight
  • Detroit DD13 / 500 hp Diesel Engine
  • Allison EVS 400P, 6speed Automatic Transmission
  • Warning Package: Federal 2QB and Powercall sirens, Whelen LED Lighting

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BRUSH 1A

2009 Ford F450

  • 6.7 Powerstroke Diesel
  • Whelen LED Package
  • Hale High Pressure Pump
  • 300 Gallon Poly Water Tank

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UTILITY 1

2016 Chevrolet 3500 HD

  • Primarily used for EMS calls
  • Contains BLS equipment

SUPPORT 1

2018 Chevrolet 3500 HD

  • Primarily used to pull the remote access vehicle
  • Also, used to plow snow in the winter
  • Carries drone equipment for searches

COMMAND 1

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe

  • Chief's vehicle

NEW BRUSH 1

2021 Ford F550

  • 6.7 Powerstroke Diesel
  • Ground Sweeps
  • Akron Front Bumper Monitor
  • 300 Gallon Water Tank
  • 30 Gallon Foam Tank
  • 1600 Feet Of 1 Inch Forestry Line
  • 200 Feet Of Booster Line
  • 3 Sections Of Hard Sleeve
  • Hale High Pressure Pump

REMOTE ACCESS UNIT

POLARIS RANGER 900 DIESEL - 2013

  • Wildland Warehouse L Shaped 50 Gallon Poly Tank
  • Wick 80 4 cycle 100 psi pump
  • 100' of 3/4" booster hose
  • 1000' of 1" wildland hose

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Antique Apparatus

1958 GMC

1958 GMC/Truck Builders Corporation 

  • Sold in the early '70s to Montvale VFD
  • Re-acquired in 2015 and restored by the Bedford Fire Department

1988 Pierce Dash

1988 Pierce Dash

  • 1250 gpm pump with a 500-gallon water tank
  • Kept at training center as a reserve piece

1927 Pumper

Seagrave Model 760 Triple Combination Pumper - 1927

  • First motorized fire truck with a pump
  • Taken out of service in the 60's
  • Restored in 1988 for 100th Anniversary

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Past Apparatus

BRUSH 1A

FORD F550 - 2006

  • 2006 Ford/Slagles F-550
  • 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel
  • Whelen LED Package
  • Hale High Pressure Pump

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1988 100' TDA

Seagrave TDA 1988

  • Originally purchased by the City of Richmond Bureau of Fire
  • Purchased by the City of Bedford in 1998
  • Replaced in 2007. Sold to Cornelius, NC

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WAGON 1

HME/M & W 2002

  • 10" raised roof with six man cab
  • Dertroit Series 60 470 hp diesel engine
  • Allison 5speed automatic transmission
  • Top mount Waterous 1250gpm two stage pump

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SUPPORT 1

Ford F350 - 1989

  • 1989 Ford F-350 4x4
  • 460 V8 motor
  • Automatic Transmission
  • Whelen Emergency Lighting

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UTILITY 1

2005

  • 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 2500
  • Whelen Emergency Lighting
  • Powercall Electronic Siren
  • BLS Equipment

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COMMAND 1

Dodge Charger - 2011

  • 5.7L V8 Hemi
  • 5 Speed Automatic Transmission
  • Whelen LED Lighting Package
  • Tactron Incident Command Station
  • Mobile Data Terminal
  • AED/EMS Equipment

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Hose Reel

Hubbs - 1890

  • One of first hose reels purchased for the newly formed BFD
  • Still owned by the fire department and on display at the Bedford Welcome Center

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1915 Truck

Jefferies - 1915

  • First motorized piece of apparatus for the BFD
  • No water or pump; carried hand tools and ladders

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1939 Engine

Chevrolet/Oren - 1939

  • Sold to Big Island Volunteer Fire Department in 1951

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1951 Ford F7 Engine

Ford F7 Big Job 1951

  • Ford F7 chassis
  • American Fire Apparatus body
  • Purchased by Bedford County with agreement to give 1939 Chevrolet to newly formed Big Island Volunteer Fire Department

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1953 Ford F7 Engine

Ford F7 Big Job 1953

  • Ford F7 chassis/American Fire Apparatus body

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1953 Station Wagon

Chevrolet 1953

  • First of many station wagons used to carry extra manpower

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1960 Tanker

Dodge/Oren 1960

  • Oren Job # 500-B-1693
  • 500gpm/1000 Gallons
  • Sold to Saunders Vol. Fire Department

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1963 Salvage Truck

GMC 1963

  • Utilized as a dry Squad until replaced in 1989

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1965 Engine

Dodge/Oren 1965

  • Sold to Saunders Vol. Fire Department

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1968 Engine

Ford/Oren - 1968

  • (1969) totaled in Otterville Road accident.
  • No pictures known to exist; photo of Clifton Forge's engine which were simular

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1969 Engine

Chevrolet/Oren 1969

  • Oren Job # 2763
  • 750gpm/500 gallons

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1971 Tanker

Chevrolet/Oren 1971

  • Oren Job# 3062
  • 300gpm/1000 gallons
  • Sold at auction to private party

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1982 Heavy Rescue

International/Saulsbury 1982

  • Originally sold to Burtonsville, MD
  • BFD's first heavy rescue with extrication equipment
  • Sold to Boonsboro, Virginia

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1985 Brush Truck

Chevrolet/Grumman 1985

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1988 Engine

Pierce 1988

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1991 Pumper

Ford / Pierce 1991

  • Re-assigned to Company 7 (Huddleston) in 2007

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  • MVC- Centerville Road & Forest Road Time ago 16 Hours via Twitter for iPhone
  • MVC-460 & Smith street Tractor Trailer carrying logs overturned, fuel spill. Unknown injures of driver. Hazmat Incident #BFD Time ago 22 Hours via Twitter for iPhone
  • Fire Alarm- 700 Block of Grove Street Time ago 1 Day via Twitter for iPhone

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Bedford Fire Department

13 hours ago

Bedford Fire Department

A little TLC today between calls for todays crew on our 1988 Pierce Dash. This truck was retired in 2008 and is now housed at our training site and assists with Firefighter I and Firefighter II classes through out the year. #Pride ...

A little TLC today between calls for todays crew on our 1988 Pierce Dash. This truck was retired in 2008 and is now housed at our training site and assists with Firefighter I and Firefighter II classes through out the year. #PrideImage attachment
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You ain't lived til you go under the underpass below the fire house in the jump seat with a half a tank of water. I swear my feet rose up a foot when it twisted .

First American Fire Truck I ever rode , still looks brand new

Still a good looking truck

I remember a meny of winters riding on the back of that truck

Good looking trk

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Bedford Fire Department

21 hours ago

Bedford Fire Department

7:47AM - Company 1 along with Hazmat and Ambulance 14 was advised of a tractor trailer over turned on route 43 near the intersection of Smith Street in the Town of Bedford. E1 arrived on scene to find one log truck on its side with fluids leaking. The driver had self extricated himself with minor injuries prior to arrival. Be advised that this area of route 43 near the Town limits will be closed for several hours until the scene is clear. ...

7:47AM - Company 1 along with Hazmat and Ambulance 14 was advised of a tractor trailer over turned on route 43 near the intersection of Smith Street in the Town of Bedford. E1 arrived on scene to find one log truck on its side with fluids leaking. The driver had self extricated himself with minor injuries prior to arrival. Be advised that this area of route 43 near the Town limits will be closed for several hours until the scene is clear.Image attachment
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Significant progress in the clean up already. I thought it was a small earthquake. Glad everyones okay.

This happens far more frequently than we hear about

that’s a big old mess

Those log trucks can be so dangerous .. one log moves, the balance changes

Praying for the driver glad he's okay

Prayers to the driver but that is some final destination type of stuff right there

Prayers for all

Tammy Powell I see now why I couldn’t get through.😞

What company was this? My family has a truck like this

Sammi Renee 👀👀

🙏🙏🙏

Kyle Hafner

Prayers for the driver!!

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Good thing he’s okay!

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Ginger Saunders Anderson

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Michelle Spinner

Jessica Roach Long

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Bedford Fire Department

6 days ago

Bedford Fire Department

4:56PM - Engine 1 and Rescue 1 responded to a reported vehicle fire at a construction site off of Oakwood Street in the Town. Fire was quickly extinguished with no reported injuries. ...

4:56PM - Engine 1 and Rescue 1 responded to a reported vehicle fire at a construction site off of Oakwood Street in the Town. Fire was quickly extinguished with no reported injuries.Image attachment
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Bedford Fire Department

1 week ago

Bedford Fire Department

Ladder 1 fully staffed responding to possible first due residential structure fire last night. #100’OfPrideGoingCountyWide ...

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A legend.

Is THE MATT SCOTT on that rig??

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Bedford Fire Department

4 weeks ago

Bedford Fire Department

#TBT - The BFD is widely known through out the country for producing some of the best year end videos. These videos are released at the end of every year to recap some of the incidents during that time. The 2005 video was the very first we created. ...

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Bedford, VA 24523

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