New Castle Fire Department "Let's Roll" The City of New Castle is located 55 miles east of Indianapolis in central Henry County. This full-time department provides Fire and Rescue protection to over 36 square miles and more than 18,000 residents from it's three stations. ALS service is provided by New Castle/Henry County EMS, which includes fire department personnel and respond from Stations 1 and 2. New Castle is best known as home to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. |
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| New Castle Fire Department Station 1 - 229 North Main Street NFD Headquarters is located in downtown New Castle alongside the Municipal Building. This firehouse is home to Ladder 1, Rescues 5 and 6 and Command 9. |
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| Ladder 1 - 2003 American LaFrance Eagle/LTI 75' Quint - 1500gpm Hale pumps/400gal Ladder 1 serves as the city's primary Truck Company and responds to all structure fires in addition to it's own primary response area. |
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| Ladder 1 - 2003 American LaFrance Eagle/LTI 75' Quint - 1500gpm Hale pumps/400gal |
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| Rescue 5 - 1992 Dodge/1993 ProTrac - 200gpm/200gal Rescue 5 serves as the department's Grass Rig. It can also transport supplemental volunteer firefighters when additional support is needed on larger incidents. This body of this rig was built in by ProTrac in Hoagland, Indiana. |
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| Rescue 6 - 2007 Ford F-550/E-One Light Rescue (#132191) NCFD's newest apparatus includes an on-board cascade system as well as room for most of the department's extrication and rescue equipment. |
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| Former Rescue 6 - 1997 Dodge Van - Confined Space and Top Water
Rescue This truck was replaced by a new rescue above in September of 2007. |
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| Station 2 - South 25th and C Avenue Completed in 1970, this single-engine house is currently home to Engine 2. In 2007, Henry County EMS Medic Units moved from sharing New Castle Fire Stations to their own building on I Avenue and Roosevelt. |
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| Engine 2 - 2000 Ferrara Inferno Pumper # H1575 - 1250gpm Hale Pumps/1000gal This former Ferrara Demo unit previously ran from Station 1 but now calls Station 2 home. |
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| Station 3 - 2312 S. Main Street Built in 1963, Station 3 is located near Baker Park and New Castle High School. This firehouse is home to Engines 3 and 4. |
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| Engine 3 - 1998 American LaFrance Eagle/Ferrara Custom
Pumper - 1250gpm Hale pumps/1000gal For a brief time, American LaFrance offered the Eagle Chassis for use with other manufacturer's pumper and rescue bodies as shown here. |
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| Engine 3 - 1998 American LaFrance Eagle /Ferrara Custom
Pumper - 1250gpm Hale pumps/1000gal Each of New Castle's apparatus are staffed by two fire personnel. |
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| Reserve Engine 4 - 1991 KME Quint 55' Telesqurt - 1250gpm/400gal Engine 4 serves as the department's reserve apparatus for the engines and ladder truck. It is currently housed at Station 3. |
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| Command 9 - 2004 Dodge Durango 4x4 - Fire Chief's Vehicle |
| Special Thanks to Former Fire Chief Ron Rigney for
providing NFD history and background and for his assistance in arranging apparatus for these pictures! |
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