STATION 6 PHOTOS

"The Lion's Den"

Station Location: 6933 Franklin Road

Station Call Letters: KEX211

Units in Quarters:  Engine 6, Truck 6,  Battalion 2

In 1964, the sixth station was built at the corner of Primrose and North Liberty Streets. The total roster for the department now stood at 107. This station saw the only mini-pumper in service in Boise, a Dodge/Pierce Manufacturing unit. The mini-pumper remained in service until the new station on West Franklin Road was built in the late 1980's.

The current structure, located at 6933 West Franklin Road houses an engine company, a truck company, brush rig, and the second battalion chief.

For 2007
            Truck 6 was the busiest of the two truck companies with 1096 runs.
Engine 6 was the third busiest engine company in Boise with its 1881 runs.
Battalion 2 was the busiest battalion chief with its 1373 runs.
Station 6 was the busiest station (finally beating out Station 5) with a total of 4340 run from 3 apparatus.
Engine 6 almost was the engine with the most fire activity, just 2 fires short of the leader, Engine 5.  Engine 6 fought in 592 fires.
Finally, Battalion 2 takes another award with the busiest day on June 22, 2007, with 15 alarms answered.
         

	ENGINE 6 is a 2007 Spartan/Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) 1500 gpm pumper. The chassis is a Spartan Gladiator Classic series chassis with a cab that seats four. There is additional storage for equipment in roll-up cabinets location between the front seats and the back on the outside of the cab.  The body is built by Boise Mobile Equipment. It has a 500 gallon tank and Hale pump. It is powered by a 400 hp Detroit diesel engine, which has been made compliant with the new EPA standards for diesel emissions.  The lighting is packaged by Federal Signal. It was the first of four new Spartan/BME engines to go into service in this order for four new apparatus and the first to go into service.. Other specifications are as follows: Top-mount pump and speedlays 42,500 lb. gross vehicle weight rating Allison EVS automatic transmission Air brakes with Anti-lock (ABS) braking system Aluminum body Rescue style compartments Roll-up doors by ROM Slide-out vertical tool boards Stainless steel pump panel Hale QMAX pump Hale 5.0 foam system 30-gallon foam tank 270-amp Leece Neville alternator
	BATTALION 2:  A 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 4-wheel drive command vehicle
	TRUCK 6: 2002 Pierce built over a 1985 Mack Aerialscope.  The Aerialscope is the original from the Mack, with a repaint job and new lettering.  This is the first Pierce Aerialscope in the United States. Truck 6 is nicknamed "The Lion's Den", with special lettering and logo now on the bucket.  The name is given due to the station being next door to Borah High School, where the Borah Lions play.
	RESERVE ENGINE 6: A 1989 Pierce Dash pumper formerly Engine 9. This engine is used as reserve, but mostly for training.