Apparatus
APPARATUS ROSTER
Port Monmouth Fire Company has been home to wide variety of apparatus over the years. Currently the company operates 4 active apparatus, with a fifth unit used for community outreach and parades. Learn more about our current apparatus below.
Quint 160
Quint 160 was purchased in 2017 to help accommodate the raised houses of Port Monmouth and surrounding bay shore area. Unlike 160, traditional ladder trucks do not have a pump and are unable to directly put out a fire. Thus, the term "quint" is used to describe an apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck.
Key Features:
- 2017 KME Panther-Predator
- 79 Ft. AerialCat Ladder
- 400 Gallon Tank
Engine 164
Engine 164 was purchased in 1998 to replace our open cab Seagrave. Larger than all of our previous apparatus, 164 was the reason our building had to be extended with two larger engine bays. Today it is notably still smaller than it's two predecessors and has already passed 20 years of service.
Key Features:
- 1998 Pierce Sabre
- 750 Gallon Tank
- 1500 GPM Pump
Brushtruck 163
Brush Truck 163 was assigned to PMFC, after Navesink Hook & Ladder no longer needed a brush truck due to their newly delivered apparatus. The new addition to the company was welcomed with open arms as the former brush truck was beginning to show it's age.
Key Features:
- 1992 Ford F-350 Custom
- 250 Gallon Tank
"The Fox"
Our 1947 Ahrens Fox is the oldest piece of apparatus in the Middletown Township Fire Department and was in service up until the 1970's. While she is now retired from answering fire calls, she is still used for community outreach, ceremonies and parades.
Key Features:
- 1947 Ahrens Fox Model HT
- 1000 GPM Piston Pump
Fox Facts
- The original proposal submitted by Ahrens Fox was for a completely different model of pumper. For unknown reasons, the proposal was later changed and she was delivered only 8 months after that.
- Before being delivered, the Fox was apparently on display at the International’s Chief Convention Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City. The only record of this can be found in the fire company's meeting minutes a month before she was delivered.
- Sometime in the 1970's or 1980's, the company joined a group of Ahrens Fox enthusiasts , known as the “Flying Foxes”. The group would take their Ahrens Appratus all over the Tri-State area to participate in parades. While you can still find many photos of the Flying Foxes leading parades online, it is not known how many events our Ahrens Fox participated in.
- The Fox has narrowly escaped ruin, twice. In the early 60’s a fire gutted the firehouse, but the Fox was pulled out of the building before being damaged. In October of 2012, the Fox was undergoing maintenance when Hurricane Sandy devastated Port Monmouth. Unable to move, she was left behind and was submerged in 4 ft. of water. The following morning she was cleaned up, went under several months of maintenance and returned to the road in the Spring of 2013.