PCVFD Welcome
Welcome to Poverty Creek Volunteer Fire Department (PCVFD).
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What makes Poverty Creek VFD so different.
Family-Oriented
PCVFD is a family-oriented volunteer fire department.
No Cell Phone Service for 30 miles
No Cell phone service anywhere on our district or response area.
Isolated Community Fire Department
PCVFD is one the most isolated Community Fire Department in Sierra County. Surrounded be the US Forest Service lands.
Mutual Aid 30 Minutes Away
Closest Mutual Aid from another Fire Department is about 30 Minutes
Poverty Creek Volunteer Fire Department Equipment
Engine 81-Class "A" Engine (Nancy's Truck)
4 Wheel Drive
1,000 Gallon Pumper
1250 Per Gal Pump
140 CFM CAFS System
Engine 82 (Big Green Turd) All Terrain Engine
4 Wheel Drive High Clearance
800 Gallon Tank
125 GPM Pump
Foam Induction
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Retrofit Plans: June 2022
Adding CAFS
Changing the tank from 850 gallons to 1,000 gallons
Unit 89 Rehab / ICP Unit
Rehab Unit for 6 firefighters inside.
Real time monitoring of stress condition of each firefighter (CURRENTLY IN THE DEVELOPING AND TESTING PHASE).
Staging/Check-in
Communication
Brush Truck 85 (Little Green Turd)
4 Wheel Drive
300 Gallon Tank
150 GPM Pump
Auto Foam Injection System
Engine 83 Duce Water tender
4 Wheel Drive
1,000 Gallon Tank
100 GPM Pump
Engine 84 White water tender
800 Gallon Tank
100 GPM Pump
Brush Truck 80 1-Ton
4 Wheel Drive
250 Gallon Tank
100 GPM Pump
Foam Injection System
BT-86 Quick Attack - Ultra High Pressure Truck
Concerns is if the UHP unit will preform at the elevations we fight fires at. This is a new system to the department and intensive testing and training will be required before we put this truck in service. Expect in service date unknown.
4 Wheel Drive
3/4 ton
200 Gallon Tank
20 GPM Ultra High Pressure Pump
Foam Injection System
On Order Phoenix Tactical Tender
4 Wheel Drive
1800 Gallon Tank
1260 GPM Pump
140 cfm CAFS
Foam Injection System
Expected delivery December 2022