Monday, September 28, 2009
162 & 864 Wet Down
On Saturday Engine 162 and Grafton's Engine 864 were ceremonially put into service at Firemen's Park. The event was hosted by the Thiensville FD.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Harvest Fest
The weekend was relatively slow at the Clubhouse. A few house keeping items got done and a lot of sports were watched. The weekend however was ended with a fatal traffic crash at the intersection of Wauwatosa Rd. and Sherman Rd.. More on the crash can be seen on the local news websites. Overall it was quiet.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
A thing called ERV
Well with school starting and the beginning of the football season summer can be declared over. So it's a good time to look back and ponder on what got accomplished at the Clubhouse this summer. For starters many calls have been run out of the station 51 this year about 20 of those came during the summer maybe more. Engine 162 was put together and put into service in four weeks. Engine 163 spent 13 hours in Cudahy
AND... ERV was completed.
The Emergency Response Vehicle was conceived out of the jealousy of Thiensvilles Kuboda. Now some may say that's a little harsh but it is true. Once we all saw Thiensvilles rig we wanted our own. So after many years (about 2) of trying to get a Kuboda just as a joke a deputy Chief found a used Cushman first responder vehicle on craigslist and proposed the idea. However, this idea was taken further then a joke and the price was right $1600. So the membership voted to purchase and effectively resurrect this golf cart for no more then $5000. To get the cart running $700 in batteries was purchased. After spending the beginning of June with the antiques and begin run around the Headquarters complex ERV was taken to Station 2. On the 28th of June the tear down of ERV began. Everything was taken off to be repainted or replaced. Remind you this was Strawberry Fest weekend, the same weekend 162 was put together. After a few weeks of sitting and parts being shipped to different locations the work began again. The frame was grounded, converted, and painted. The picture below shows the finished frame. Around this time we decided to pick an arbitrary date for ERV to be finished which was August 25th.
Once the frame was done the body was ready to go on after being painted professionally.
AND... ERV was completed.
The Emergency Response Vehicle was conceived out of the jealousy of Thiensvilles Kuboda. Now some may say that's a little harsh but it is true. Once we all saw Thiensvilles rig we wanted our own. So after many years (about 2) of trying to get a Kuboda just as a joke a deputy Chief found a used Cushman first responder vehicle on craigslist and proposed the idea. However, this idea was taken further then a joke and the price was right $1600. So the membership voted to purchase and effectively resurrect this golf cart for no more then $5000. To get the cart running $700 in batteries was purchased. After spending the beginning of June with the antiques and begin run around the Headquarters complex ERV was taken to Station 2. On the 28th of June the tear down of ERV began. Everything was taken off to be repainted or replaced. Remind you this was Strawberry Fest weekend, the same weekend 162 was put together. After a few weeks of sitting and parts being shipped to different locations the work began again. The frame was grounded, converted, and painted. The picture below shows the finished frame. Around this time we decided to pick an arbitrary date for ERV to be finished which was August 25th.
Once the frame was done the body was ready to go on after being painted professionally.Picture taken on August 3.
Once the body was on reassembly went quickly. The front was put back on along with the metal rear bumper and metal deck. After the deck and front were put on the windshield and roof columns were reattached. Then the roof and roof rack was mounted. The custom seats came in and were mounted. The stainless steel was polished and mounted with the headlights. The large cabinet and the extinguisher was then mounted next. The front bumper came in and the was mounted after that. By this time the vehicle looked like this.(August 23) 
The ERV was taken back to the headquarter complex and shown to the membership at the September business meeting. It's first assignment was on September 11th at the varsity football game. At the game it was actually use for what it was designed to be used for to carry someone injured off the field.
Facts:
Once the body was on reassembly went quickly. The front was put back on along with the metal rear bumper and metal deck. After the deck and front were put on the windshield and roof columns were reattached. Then the roof and roof rack was mounted. The custom seats came in and were mounted. The stainless steel was polished and mounted with the headlights. The large cabinet and the extinguisher was then mounted next. The front bumper came in and the was mounted after that. By this time the vehicle looked like this.(August 23) This was the major part of the project but a few things were missing. Like most of the lights. After a few nights of wiring and lifetimes worth of profanities ERV lit up like a paperclip stuck into a wall plug. Picture on August 25th.
At this point the major part of the work was gone and only a few minor things need to be done. On the 26th and 27th the cart was lettered. A few days later the last of the things that could be done were done and we declared ERV done. (September 2nd) 
The picture below is the whiteboard which gave us inspiration to get done on time along with a few compliments by the higher powers.
The ERV was taken back to the headquarter complex and shown to the membership at the September business meeting. It's first assignment was on September 11th at the varsity football game. At the game it was actually use for what it was designed to be used for to carry someone injured off the field.
Facts:
Formerly of Delphi
Scheduled to be finished in the winter (HA!)
Top Speed: 2 MPH uphill; 10 MPH Flat; 15 downhill
Seats 3 and 1 laying
Hours working on it: 200+ with ease through the efforts of many
Cost to taxpayer: $0
Primary functions:
Take patients from areas inaccessible to the rescue squads to an accessible location.
Examples: Strawberry Fest, Forth of July, Football games, Harvest Fest, Interurban Trail
As a side note to all those that believed nothing ever got done at Station N0. 2 or bad things were happening there let this summer prove that the Clubhouse Gang busy doing meaningful work and are not causing trouble.
(sorry for any grammer mistakes but it's late)
Monday, September 7, 2009
Fire in Northwest
A report of a garage fire was called to dispatch Monday night. First responding units arrived on scene to find smoke coming out of the building. The fire was quickly extinguished after crews arrived. The house and garage were cleared of smoke.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Barn Fire
Image by Fox 6The CFD was call to Newberg today for a barn fire. Engine 161 and 164 responded.
In other news the ERV is 95% complete. Only a few things have to be put on and it will be done.
August has been a relatively slow month compared to July for the CFD. There has been an increase in calls out of Station 2. The total out of Station 2 for the year is 49 calls.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
In the News
A lot of things have gone on since the last post.
Engine 162- The engine was put into service on the 23rd of July after a majority of the drivers were qualified on it and delivery class was held. The entire process of getting the new truck was completed in about 9 months. The old engine was sold to Denmark, WI and left Cedarburg on the 24th of July.
Cushman- The body was painted and the chassis was prepped for paint. Once everything is painted the assembly should be quick.
Training- A Mass Casualty Incident training was held on the 25th of July at CHS. Multiple departments participated and a lot was learned from it.
Touch-A-Truck- An event was held at Wayne's Drive-in for little kids to see different municiple vehicles and the Clubhouse Gang joined in by bringing Engine 163.
Oh I almost forgot......
We got another structure FIRE.
The call came at 3:00 PM on Monday July 20th. A neighbor reported it since they had smelt something burning and found smoke coming from the house next door. The first crews quickly arrived on scene but were behind from the get go with a strong wind out of the east and a lack of water. Luckly nobody was in the house at the time and a dog was saved. The fire could not have come at a worse time since we were down an engine. Old 162 had already been bought by Denmark and the nobody had pumped the new Engine 162.
The rest of the week should be interesting it is the Ozaukee County Fair this week.
Engine 162- The engine was put into service on the 23rd of July after a majority of the drivers were qualified on it and delivery class was held. The entire process of getting the new truck was completed in about 9 months. The old engine was sold to Denmark, WI and left Cedarburg on the 24th of July.
Cushman- The body was painted and the chassis was prepped for paint. Once everything is painted the assembly should be quick.
Training- A Mass Casualty Incident training was held on the 25th of July at CHS. Multiple departments participated and a lot was learned from it.
Touch-A-Truck- An event was held at Wayne's Drive-in for little kids to see different municiple vehicles and the Clubhouse Gang joined in by bringing Engine 163.
Oh I almost forgot......
We got another structure FIRE.
The call came at 3:00 PM on Monday July 20th. A neighbor reported it since they had smelt something burning and found smoke coming from the house next door. The first crews quickly arrived on scene but were behind from the get go with a strong wind out of the east and a lack of water. Luckly nobody was in the house at the time and a dog was saved. The fire could not have come at a worse time since we were down an engine. Old 162 had already been bought by Denmark and the nobody had pumped the new Engine 162.
The rest of the week should be interesting it is the Ozaukee County Fair this week.
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