Silverado Fire Station(s) - Firehouses on Waymarking.com

This Station House in a two-fer - both County and Nation Forestry trucks and engines and fire fighters are here.

The County showed off their NEW Type 3 Wildland Engine - She's a monster!! They say the County has eleven with four more on the way. All of the Forestry Engines are Type Three.

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"Type 3. The California Department of Forestry made these units popular, and the design is now used by many other departments. The minimum specs include pumps with ratings of 150 gpm at 250 psi, 500-gallon or larger tanks, 500 feet of 1½-inch hose plus 500 feet of 1-inch hose and a crew of two. The higher pump pressure ratings are designed for use with long hoselays in steep terrain..."

Foxhound noted: We had parked in this lot last year to "Bag the Peak" and see the Purple Poodle-dog Bush (we touched it and we lived) among other flowers and fire-ecology things.

Paid or Volunteer: Paid EMS Involvement: yes Has 911 Dispatch: yes Has Emergency Call Box: yes Has Emergency Siren: yes Has Fire Pole: no Number of Firetrucks: 5 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 27172 Silverado Canyon Rd Silverado, CA USA 92676 Rating: Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed

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