Stirling Pumper near side in 2011

Stirling Pumper is the brigade’s urban response vehicle. It is equipped to allow fire fighters to deal with the urban based incidents like structure fires, vehicle fires, vehicle accidents and other rescue situations.

Stirling Pumper is the brigade’s primary pumping appliance (hence the name). It carries around 2000 litres of water, as well as hundreds of metres of hose. The pump is a 750GPM Rosebaur 2 stage pump.

The equipment carried on pumper includes:

• Breathing Apparatus (4 sets and spare cylinders)
• Rubber hose (Hose Reel – 90M on each side)
• 25 mm layflat hose
• 38 mm layflat hose
• 64 mm layflat hose
• 64 mm filler length hose
• Standpipe and key
• Suction hose (both 64mm and 100mm)
• A & B class Foam (Including Alcohol resistant foam)
• Extinguishers (Powder, Foam and CO2)
• First Aid kit
  

  Stirling Pumper (Pumper - Rescue)

• GRN Radios
• VHF and GRN handheld radios
• Rescue Rope
• Stop / Slow bats
• Safety vests
• Traffic Cones
• Salvage Sheets
• Halligan tool
• Ceiling pike
• Trauma Teddy
• Absorbant material (for oil spills etc)
• Petrol driven Positive Pressure Ventilation fan
• Petrol powered leaf blower
• Lighting
• Generator
• Gas detector (Micro5 PID)
• Temperature detector

The rescue equipment carried includes:

Hydraulics Locker

• Lukas P 620 SG Hydraulic Pump (to power hydraulic tools)
• Lukas S 510 Hydraulic Cutters
• Lukas SP 310 Hydraulic Spreaders (Jaws of life)
• 2x Lukas R 420 Hydraulic Rams
• Milwaukee 28v Sawzall reciprocating saw
• Stabilisation equipment
  • Wood Blocks/Wedges/Cribbing/Wheel chocks
  • Hurst H-24 Warthog Stabilisation Kit
  • FARA Side Stabilisation Device
  • Airshore Rams
• 3 x Hurst High Pressure Airbags
• Assorted hand, and air driven tools
• Stihl Chainsaw
• Stihl TS 400 petrol powered disc cutter
• Bullbar-mounted electric winch
• Assorted spinal boards and first aid equipment
• Stokes litter

History

Stirling Pumper as first delivered in 2001

Stirling pumper started it’s life as an all purpose Pumper-Hazmat appliance.  It was stowed with urban fire stowage (breathing apparatus, hose, lighting & ventilation equipment), Hamzat stowage (chemical resistant splash suits, sampling kits, absorbents), and a rapid intervention rescue kit (Hydraulic combination rescue tool).  The pump was a 750 GPM single stage volume pump, and the tank capacity was 1800 litres.

Stirling Pumper after it's first refirb

Due to ongoing mechanical issues with the plumbing and foam system, Stirling Pumper went through several refurbishments and extensive repairs before being finally overhauled to merge with (and replace) the old Stirling Rescue appliance and become the Rescue Pumper it is today.