APPARATUS

Swarthmore’s Company 14 is proud to present to you information on our apparatus.
The Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association (SF&PA) was organized in 1893 and incorporated in 1908 to fight fires and protect property in the Borough of Swarthmore. The first pieces of apparatus owned by the Association were a horse-drawn pumper and a horse-drawn ladder. The Association purchased its first motorized vehicle in 1914, an American LaFrance pumper, followed by a motorized aerial ladder truck in 1917. In April 1999, a new era for the Association began with the start of Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency medical service. This new service allowed the Association to expand and continue its mission of providing rapid an effective responses to fire and medical emergency needs of the community.
Tower 14
This is a 2001 Pierce aerial apparatus whose pre-piped ladder can extend up to 100 ft and has a 2250 gpm pump; it can carry up to 500 gallons of water and can also deliver Class A foam. It carries 1000 feet of 5-inch supply line as well as 2 preconnects of 1″ 3/4 in. (200 ft long), a 2″ 1/2 in. blitz line and a 100-ft trash line in front. It has 40 ft. of 1″ 3/4 in. in the bucket.