History[]
Vale Fire started in 1897 as a Hook and ladder Company. It continues to this day, now as a combination of the following agencies: Vale Rural Fire District, City of Vale Fire Department, and Vale Ambulance.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 1 - 950 Hope Street, Vale[]
- Ladder 2 - 2022 Rosenbauer Commander (2000/500/75' rear-mount)
- Rescue 2 - 2013 Ford F-550 4x4 walk-around (?/350)
- Ambulance 8 - 2023 Ford F-450 / Demers Type I
- Ambulance 9 - 1995 Ford E-350 / MedTec Type III (Ex-Treasure Valley Paramedics)
- Engine 251 - 2023 Freightliner M2 / Rosenbauer (1500/1800)
- Brush 252 - 1990 International 4300 Type 4 (?/750)
- Brush 253 - 2001 Freightliner FL 70 4x4 / S&S Type 4 (?/750) (Ex-BLM Vale District)
- Brush 254 - 200? Ford F-450 4×4 Type 6 (60/150) (Ex-BLM Vale District)
- Tender 261 - 199? Freightliner (?/4000)
EMS Station 2 - 3036 5th Avenue, Brogan[]
- Rescue 14 - 1995 Ford E-350 / MedTec Type III ambulance (Ex-Adrian Quick Response Unit)
EMS Station 3 - Harper[]
Take Home Vehicles[]
- Command 200 - 2006 Ford F-250 4x4
- EMS Supervisor - 2004 Ford F-150 4x4 (Ex-Parma Rural Fire Protection District (Idaho))
Assignment Unknown[]
- Tender 260 -
- 2010 Ford F-350 / McCoy Miller Type I ambulance (Ex-Canyon County Paramedics)
- 1995 Ford E-350 / MedTec Type III ambulance (Ex-Treasure Valley Paramedics)
- 199? Ford E-350 Type III ambulance (Ex-Nyssa Volunteer Fire Department)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2008 Ford F-350 / MedTec Type I ambulance (Ex-Canyon County Paramedics)
- 200? GMC C4500 Type I ambulance (Ex-?) (Sold to private buyer)
- 1997 Ford F-350 4x4 Type 6 brush (?/300) (Sold to private buyer)
- 1996 Simon-Duplex / BME pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 251) (Ex-Boise Fire Department (Idaho)) (Sold to Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District)
- 1991 Ford L-9000 / Western States pumper (1250 front-mount/1000) (SN#1146) (Ex-Engine 250) (Ex-Woodburn Fire District (Oregon), ex-Monitor Rural Fire Protection District)
- 199? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Sold to Adrian Quick Response Unit)