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Brookhaven Technical Rescue Task Force
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Setauket Fire Department

2007 American LaFrance with a 10 man walk-through crew rescue design for all technical rescue incidents, FAST operations, extrication and fires. It is housed on the west end of the fire district in Station 3.

Setauket 's RES6CUE and Selden's Heavy Rescue rig at the BTRTF drill on August 17, 2008 in Ronkonkoma.

BTRTF Members Jim Maire of Sound Beach Fire Department, Scott Schneider, Ken Hargreaves, Joey D, Doug Candreva all of the Setauket Fire Department with their RES6CUE at BTRTF drill on August 17, 2008.



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Setauket's Orginal Confined Space Rig; 1979 Ford with 4 wheel drive

The Setauket Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, a founding agency of the BTRTF, is currently using this 1975 American LaFrance/Gershwin Rescue Truck that was replaced by a 1999 E-One Rescue. The Setauket has recently designed a NEW Technical Rescue and will be accepting bids shortly, January 2006.

This rig Responds to MVA’s, Fires as a FAST Unit, and all Technical Rescues. It may be old! But it is capable of handling extrications, confined space rescue, high angle rope rescue. Carrying 2500 feet of ½ inch rescue rope, 16 personnel gear bags with harnesses,jump suits, helmets and USAR boots. The rig also contains Paratech rescue struts and air bags, confined space stokes, back boards, LSP half-back, KED and tri-pod. A multitude of hand tools, mechanics tools and air tools are also carried.