Engine 1 is typically the first SHVFD apparatus on scene, it is a 2023 E-One Custom Cab-over Engine with a 1250gpm Hale pump with SAM controls providing smart and easy to use controls. E2 carries 1250 gallons of water and carries tools for motor vehicle crashes and clearing storm damage
Engine 1 served as our front-line apparatus for nearly 16 years. 2007 HME/V-Tech pumper E1 carries 1000 gallons of water, with a 1250gpm pump.
Water "1" (aka "The Tanker") is the life-line of the department. Water one is a mid-2000's International and carries 2300 gallons of water on board. W1 carries a portable pond, portable pumps, and our large diameter hose.
Squad 3 is the latest addition to our department (replacing Utility 3). Squad 3 is the first due apparatus for South Hero First Response Unit. On the Fireground Squad 3 carries additional members to the scene, resupplies air bottles to the scene and carries our wildland tools for brush and grass fires.
Engine 2 (Formerly Engine 1) is a 1993 International fire Engine. Engine 2 in it's final years has trained countless people how to pump at a scene, used by the fire school, and was our truck for the Holiday Light Parade.
Fire boat 1 was purchased and fabricated in 2019, the landing craft design allows us to launch at a variety of sites around the county and pull up to shore of islands. Equipped with twin mercury 115hp four stroke motors, and an enclosed cab.
Fire boat 1 was transferred to Isle La Motte Volunteer Fire Department in 2023. The boat came to us from the Coast Guard, and within the Fire Service was affectionately known as "the Titanic.