STATION 9 PHOTOS

Station Location: 3101 Sycamore Street

Station Call Letters: KXL461

Units in Quarters:  Engine 9 and Brush 9

History of Station 9

The history of Station 9 is very short, as the station has remained at the same location since it was originally constructed.  The station officially opened and received its certificate of occupancy from the city of Boise in November, 1971.



Station 9  Run Totals
Type of Call 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007
Engine 9 Total 1039 1095 1034 1104 1021 1064 1344
Brush 9 Total 47 0 81 38 33 58 52
Station 9 Totals 1086 1095 1115 1142 1054 1122 1396


For 2007:
Engine 9 placed seventh in the number of calls answered in 2007.
Brush 9 was the sixth busiest support unit with 52 calls.
For fire station activity, Station 9 placed eighth with 1399 total calls.


Engine9

ENGINE 9: 1997 Simon-Duplex/Boise Mobile Manufacturing


Specifications:
Simon-Duplex Front Tilting Type Chassis
Detroit Diesel 6V-92 Engine - 350 hp
Allison HT-740 Transmission
212 inch wheelbase
158 inch cab to axle
35,000 lb to GVW rating
50 gallon fuel tank
Emergency Light Package
2-110 volt 500 watt extendable scene lights
1500 gpm mid-ship pumping system
Top mounted pump control panel
1000 gallon "UPF-Poly Tank" with lifetime warranty
4-2.5 inch pump panel discharges
2-2.5 inch rear discharges pump panel controlled
3 inch pump panel controlled monitor
2-6 inch pump panel suction connection
1-2.5 inch gated pump panel suction
Relief valve
Priming system
Required engine warning guages, lights, and alarms
3-1.5 inch or 1.75 inch speedlay preconnect hose compartments with 200 foot capacity
2 Hard suction trays for 6 inch suction hose
4 NFPA approved folding steps above rear step and 2 at each side pump panel
Maximum compartmentation--Rescue type sides both sides with Tail board comparment included
Standard rear body diamond plate protection package
Standard removable rear step
24 foot extension ladder
14 foot roof ladder
2 Pike poles and mounting tubes
2 shovels for brush/grass fires
12 foot folding attic ladder
Bundled 150' of 1.5" hose
Bundled 150' of 2.5" hose for second response in hi-rise mode
Elkhart stinger, portable 5" hydrant with 4 1.5 inch outlets, 2 bundles of soft suction 5" hose
5" front suction intake
5" rear discharge
4 30 min. Scott SCBA air tanks, 2 60 min. Scott SCBA air tanks
2 5 gal. AFFF foam containers
Hi-rise packs with door stops
Hazmat kit: gloves, absorbent pads, masks.
Medical supplies: trauma kit, suction kit, automatic defribrillator, stuffed animals, blankets.

BRUSH 9: 1986 Navistar International Chassis/Boise Mobile Equipment Brush Unit

Year: 1986
Builder: Manufacturer unknown, but believed to have been built by BME for the BLM.
Pump: 18 hp Briggs & Strattion gasoline powered engine with a 150 maximum psi rating.
Tank: 700 gallon (had formerly had a 500 gallon tank and a 200 gallon foam tank)
Foam capabilities: Foam canisters
Emergency lighting by Federal Signal Corporation
 

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