Apparatus Showcase
2024 Chevrolet 2500 ("Utility 60")- In 2019 the department determined that a general purpose truck would be a useful addition to the fleet. A utility and new Chief's car (see below) were approved as twins but COVID caused worldwide supply chain issues. The Chief's car was finally delivered in 2021 but the utility wasn't delivered until 2023. The original twin to the Chief's car was built but the paperwork was "lost" by Chevrolet and so they crushed it! The utility can be used to send additional manpower to incidents, haul equipment, tow any of the department trailers, and allow members to attend trainings.
2022- Chevrolet 2500 ("Car 60")- This unit replaces the 2006 Trailblazer shown below. Car 60 is used as a take home vehicle for senior officers so they can respond directly to scenes and take command, provide rapid medical treatment, or act as additional manpower.
2017- Ford F350 w/ 250 Gallon Danko skid unit (“Squad 60”)- This unit replaced the 1985 Blazer shown below. It operates as the first out truck for medical responses as well as brush/field fires, a duty it trades with Truck 69 every other month.
2015- Smeal/Spartan 400 gallon/100’ foot platform (“Ladder 64”)- Ladder 64 is Yorktown's first aerial device and was specc'd as a quint so it could act as an engine if need be. The department decided an aerial device was needed due to the type of occupancies Yorktown now covers as well as looking forward to developments that are scheduled to be built in the future. It is 2nd out for fires and investigations in areas with hydrants and 4th out for areas without hydrants. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
2006-Seagrave 750 gallon engine (“Engine 61”)- E61 is first out for most fires and investigations in areas with fire hydrants. It also acts as a backup rescue and carries a set of extrication tools. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks)
2004- Ford F550/Stahl 225 gallon brush/medical rig (“Truck 69”) T69 operates as the first out truck for medical responses as well as brush/field fires, a duty it trades with Squad 60 every other month. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
2000- KME Excel 500 gallon rescue/engine (“Rescue 68”)- R68 is the department's primary rescue vehicle and responds mostly to vehicle accidents/fires and special operations incidents. As the unofficial "flagship" for YFD (it was a show truck at FDIC 2001), R68 also acts as our "outreach" apparatus at community events. R68 is also the only truck on the department with a fire bell! It is 4th out on structure fires in hydrated areas, 5th out in non-hydrated areas. (Photo courtesy Indiana Fire Trucks )
2000- GMC/S&S 2,100 gallon tanker (“Tanker 67”)- T67 is one of the department's two tankers. Tankers are used to haul water to areas without fire hydrants. T67 is the 2nd truck out for vehicle or brush fires to supply water to the trucks putting out the fires. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1996- International/KME 1,000 gallon engine (“Engine 63”)- E63 is first out for fires and investigations in non-hydrated areas, 3rd out for hydrated areas. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1996- International/KME 3,000 gallon tanker (“Tanker 66”)- T66 is one of our two tankers and is 2nd out on fires/investigations in non-hydrated areas. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
2008- Scott Mobile Air Unit/trailer (“MAU 60”)- MAU 60 is used on fires to refill the air bottles firefighters wear to prevent smoke inhalation. It can use an air compressor to fill using outside air or use onboard air tanks. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
2019- Polaris ("UTV-60")- UTV-60 was purchased to provide medical support for the numerous events that occur around the town as well as give the department off-road medical capability. It is normally used for medical standby at Yorktown Community Schools athletic events as well as medical support for community events such as the 4th of July Fireworks and 4 for the 4th.
(Not Pictured) 2017- Zodiac ERB380 inflatable boat w/ 25HP Evinrude outboard engine and Special Operations Trailers- The zodiac and trailers are part of YFD's continuing effort to provide special operations coverage to the citizens of Yorktown and our mutual aid partners.
Retired Apparatus
2006- Chevrolet Trailblazer (“Car 60”)- Car 60 carries a full complement of BLS medical equipment and rotates among the senior officers on a monthly basis. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1992- Ford 350/Braun (“Old Tactical 69”)- As a former ambulance, Old T69 was well suited to its former role as first out medical truck. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1987- GMC 1200 gallon tanker (“Tanker 64”)- Lower photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks
1986- Ford C800/FMC (“Old Engine 61”)- Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks
1985- Chevy K30 Blazer ("Old Squad 60”)- Old Squad 60 was on loan from the DNR and was in turn former military. The arrangement from the DNR was that we could have the vehicle for free as long as we maintained the unit. Old Squad 60 was used as a utility truck, manpower carrier, and a backup medical truck until it was replaced by the current Squad 60 in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1980- ¾ ton department built grass truck- military surplus chassis- Jeep?
1979- GMC 7000/Howe 750 gallon engine (“Engine 62”)-This rig was manufactured just down the road at the old Howe Apparatus Factory in Anderson, IN. This would make it one of the last engines made at Howe's Anderson plant, which closed in 1978. It previously served as the department's rescue unit prior to the arrival of Rescue-68. It then served as a reserve apparatus until the arrival of the Seagrave E61 in 2006. (Photo and description courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
*1977- GMC/Department-Built unknown apparatus
1972- Chevrolet/Department-Built Tanker (“Tanker 65”)- YFD firefighters assembled this apparatus in 1972 for under $10,000- at a time when a manufactured apparatus would cost about $22,000! (Lower photo courtesy of Indiana Fire Trucks )
1966- Ford C850/Howe engine (“Town Truck”)- For most of the Yorktown Fire Department's existence, the department covered both the town of Yorktown and Mt. Pleasant Township. The costs for purchasing new apparatus were rotated between the two government entities. In 1966 the Town was responsible for buying the above engine, which was essentially identical to the 1964 Township engine shown below. The call location would dictate which engine responded.
1964- Ford C850/Howe engine (“Township Truck”)- This truck cost $18,000 and replaced the 1946 Dodge below.
*1963 “Panel truck”- Nothing further known
1954- Diamond T/Howe tanker- This truck cost $6,000. As the picture caption states, this brought YFD's motorized fleet up to three total vehicles. This was the first tanker and could carry 1,500 gallons of water.
1946 (chassis 1943?)- 1 ½ ton Dodge COE (Cab-Over-Engine) 400 gallon engine (“Township Truck”)- This was YFD's second ever motorized fire engine. In its former life it was a military fire engine.
1933- 350 gallon Triple A combination Stutz engine (“Town Truck”)- Stutz began as an Indianapolis, IN based company but in the late 1920's the fire engine manufacturing side of Stutz was shuttered. In 1931 a successor company, "New Stutz", was established in Hartford City, IN. It was this company that built the Yorktown Fire Department's first motorized apparatus.
1913- Obenchain-Boyer Chemical Engine, Double Tank 45-Gallon Portable Chemical Fire Engine No. 70 (soda-acid) engine- The Obenchain-Boyer company was located in Logansport, IN. Town notes and newspaper articles suggest that Yorktown considered buying used steam apparatus from Muncie or even Chicago to equip its new fire department, however they settled on a chemical cart very similar to the one shown above, which is part of the Los Angeles Fire Department Museum collection. Soda-acid chemical carts carried a water and soda mixture in the tanks, that then had an acid injected into the mixture. The chemical reaction caused carbon dioxide gas to be produced, which acted as the propellant to pressure the water out of the tank and hose.
