Emergency Vehicles

at Estero Fire Rescue

The very rapid population growth of the Estero Fire District required Estero Fire Rescue (EFR) to modernize its fleet of emergency vehicles. Not only were additional vehicles needed to meet the demands of the growing community, these vehicles needed to be state-of -the-art, in order to efficiently deliver the advance life support (ALS) services for which the community was asking. Consequently, the vast majority of emergency calls in Estero are mitigated with the help of vehicles that are practically new by industry standards. EFR still keeps a few of the older vehicles as reserve units. Brush trucks and a tanker round out the fleet.

Engine 42

This full Class A firefighting truck is a 2002 E-1 pumper, holding 750 gallons of water and is capable of pumping 1500 gallons of water per minute when hooked to a hydrant. This is an Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicle, carrying a paramedic and the best life support equipment this side of a hospital.?This engine, along with a nearly identical engine 43, make up the backbone of Estero Fire Rescue's fleet of life saving vehicles.

Engine 43

This truck is also a 2002 E-1 pumper and has the same capabilities as Estero 220 (above). The main difference between the vehicles is that 230 can usually be found at station 3, while 220 resides at station 3. EFR's trucks are numbered location. The first number (4) is the designation for the Estero Fire Distric. The second number is the number of the fire station where the vehicle generally resides when not on emergency calls.

Ladder 44

This 2001 E-1 Quint is Estero Fire Rescue's first aerial truck. It can hoist a water line 75' in the air. The truck carries 500 gallons of water and can pump 1250 gallons per minute when attached to a hydrant. The nozzle at the top of the ladder can be remote controlled from the ground and deliver up to 1000 gallons per minute. This vehicle is called a 'quint' because the aerial ladder adds a fifth capability to the 4 found on a regular pumper.

Ladder 41

Truck 42

This 2002 E-1, 95 foot platform is the flagship of Estero Fire Rescue's fleet of emergency response vehicles. It has all of the capabilities of EFR's other ALS engines, plus it carries heavy equipment for Southwest Florida's Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR), also known as Florida's Task Force Six. The platform can hold up to 500 pounds while delivering a stream of water and hours of breathable air. A maximum of 750 pounds can be lifted by the platform if it is not flowing water, and can be positioned in any direction including straight up or straight out to the side. Truck 42 is an amazingly functional emergency rescue vehicle that also happens to grace the top of each page of this web site.

Brush 44

Brush 43

Tanker 44

The 3,000 gallon Kenworth tanker is a vital piece of equipment for firefighters and a great addition to the arsenal for Estero Fire Rescue.  This is most notable in areas where there limited water resources.  This Kenworth tanker will carries a 600 gallon per minute pump and a folding tank that will allow the vehicle to offload its water supply into a holding tank while it goes to refill.  This holding tank can then be used by engines to draw water for fire suppression.