Grand Central's Fire Brigade

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While searching the web, I found a cool article about Metro North's Fire Brigade. It's an old press release, from their 20th anniversity, in 2007. It also includes some cool photos of their rigs.

Grand Central Terminal, a city within the city, with 68 shops and 35 places to eat and three-quarters of a million people passing through each day, also has its own volunteer fire department - the GCT Fire Brigade, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

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The Brigade is equipped with a unique fleet of electric carts customized for firefighting and medical emergencies. There's a fire truck, which is a 200-gallon pumper with 300 feet of hose, a rescue truck, with air packs, forcible entry tools and turnout gear, and an ambulance with a stretcher, three oxygen tanks, defibrillators, a "long board" to immobilize spine, medical gear, a stair chair, and first-aid supplies.