Bedford Fire Department

Bedford, VA

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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 1

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

2020 Ford F550

  • 6.7 Powerstroke Diesel
  • Currently in production at Skeeter Brush Trucks

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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1989 Tanker

Ford/Pierce 1989

  • Sold to Victoria Vol. Fire & Rescue in 2013

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1989 Tanker

Ford/Pierce 1989

  • Sold to Victoria Vol. Fire & Rescue in 2013

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1991 Pumper

Ford / Pierce 1991

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

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Bedford Fire Department
315 Bedford Avenue
Bedford, VA 24523

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