TOP DEPARTMENT INCREASES PROTECTIVE CAPABILITY

BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT PLACES NEW TRUCK IN SERVICE

(August 1, 2005 / Greenville, SC) The Boiling Springs Fire District, Upstate South Carolina’s only ISO Class 1 department, today unveiled its new truck to protect residential and commercial interests located within the district that covers Greenville County’s east side.

Built by American LaFrance, the Ladson, SC-based subsidiary of Freightliner, Boiling Springs Fire District’s new Eagle pumper truck is capable of disbursing 1500 gallons of water per minute while carrying 1000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of polypropylene fire suppression foam in on-board storage tanks.

With seating for five firefighters and an engineer, this first response 430 horsepower truck also carries a full battery of equipment including extrication apparatus, a 6000 watt generator, and a thermal imaging camera.

According to Gerald Luker, chief of Boiling Springs Fire Department, the Eagle pumper truck is housed with a large Eagle platform truck at the department’s headquarters on Pelham RoadSouth Batesville Road, respectively. and joins 2001 and 2003 Eagle pumper trucks at the district’s stations on Hudson and

“After receiving our Class 1 rating which saves our residents and businesses on insurance costs, we want to continue expanding our department’s capabilities. Our district’s safety is our foremost mission, and I’m proud that we can continue to accomplish our mission while our commissioners further their fiscal responsibility by keeping millage rates at a minimum," Chief Luker said.

The Boiling Springs Fire District’s millage dropped from 30 mils in 1980 to 21.2 mils following Greenville County’s last property reassessment.

For complete truck specifications and a photograph of the new equipment, please visit American LaFrance (http://www.americanlafrance.com/interior.asp?n=21&p=4&s=21&nd=2&x=204). To request a high resolution photo of the new truck, please e-mail Taft Matney at taft@taftmatney.com or call 864/505-8866.

About the Boiling Springs Fire District

Established in 1968 and located on Greenville County’s Eastside, the Boiling Springs Fire District covers 15 square miles and serves over 26,000 residents. Governed by five commissioners recommended by county council and appointed by the governor, the Boiling Springs Fire District is a special purpose district responsible for addressing specific concerns and local issues among commercial and residential interests through 38 paid personnel and 20 volunteers operating out of 3 fire stations. The district’s equipment battery includes 8 fire engines, 2 aerial ladder trucks, and a rescue vehicle. The Boiling Springs Fire District is South Carolina’s only ISO Class 1 fire department with a combination of paid and volunteer fire fighters.

To make inquiries regarding this release, please contact Taft Matney by phone (864/505-8866), by fax (864/297-3871), or by e-mail (taft@taftmatney.com).

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