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Many apparatus have served the Bloomsburg community since the inception of the fire service here in 1868. Below is a overview of some pieces and some stories behind them
Many apparatus have served the Bloomsburg community since the inception of the fire service here in 1868. Below is a overview of some pieces and some stories behind them
Hose Carts
Hose Carts
This original hose cart dates back to 1881 from the Winona Fire Co. #3 and is still on display in our entrance way off Market St.
Light 38
Light 38
A 1938 Ford Buffalo that has been retired and is still in running order. The department has kept it and runs it in parades and at public events
Hazmat Unit
Hazmat Unit
The haz-mat unit, used in the 1990's to respond to calls throughout Columbia, Montour, and Luzerne counties, was developed under the leadership of the late Dave Coombs, a former chief in the department
Ladder 42
Ladder 42
Bloomsburg's original ladder truck that was stationed at the Liberty Fire Hall. Prior to this, all ladders used were manual wooden ladders carried on the side of the engines. Ladder 42 went into service in 1980 and served Bloomsburg and the surrounding community for about 20 years. Ladder 42 was then sold to Knoebel's Amusement Park
Air 13
Air 13
These were the apparatus that were stationed at the Friendship Fire Co. at the time of consolidation. The air truck was a converted bread delivery truck that gave the department 30+ years of service after its days of delivering subsistence.
Engine 12 (at left) became Engine 24 and continued to serve the Town until 2016
Engine 24
Engine 24
Engine 24, with its electronic pump throttle, was housed at the Friendship before the consolidation and served the town of Bloomsburg until 2016
Engine 33
Engine 33
Engine 33 was a 1974 Ford from the Winona Fire Co #3. The paint was a unique color because the workers, who were in the middle of a labor battle, had tried to sabotage the delivery and dropped a can of white paint into the then-common green paint source. The town accepted the apparatus as it was and this engine spent many years in service
Engine 22
Engine 22
Engine 22 was housed at Rescue before the consolidation and was very often the first-due piece until its decommissioning in 2013
Marine 37
Marine 37
Original Rescue boat hit a rock during a life-saving rescue and was decommissioned
Engine 23 & Truck 42
Engine 23 & Truck 42
Engine 23 & Truck 42 were decomissioned in 2021 and sold to the fire company in Eli, Minnesota
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