Squad 2271 is a 2001 Alexis Heavy Rescue built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis. It has a 505HP Caterpillar C-12 engine with a 4WD transmission. Pair that with the OnSpot automatic tire chains and the Ramsey 12,000 pound winch and this truck is capable of going any place that duty calls with a full crew of 6!
S2271 doesn’t carry or pump any water, but it carries anything else we could possibly need in a pinch. A tremendous amount of thought and planning went into the construction of this truck. Rescue operations are something Cornbelt has taken very seriously (since even before Marty Robbins played his show at MSHS to raise money for our first set of Hurst tools)! Equipped with a full set of hand tools, irons and a thermal imager, it serves an important support function at a structure fire. To support its main mission, S2271 is stocked with a full set of Hurst hydraulic tools and rams, Rescue-42 tele-crib struts, a variety of cribbing and an array of 21, 26 and 34 ton lifting airbags. It’s also equipped with ag. rescue equipment, including a steel grain rescue tube, harnesses, ropes and a Stokes rescue basket.
S2271 has a 30’ telescoping light tower bright enough to bring daylight to even the darkest of nights. It is equipped with BLS emergency medical equipment, a mass casualty kit to handle emergencies with many patients and a landing zone kit for AirLife 1. The EagleAir breathing air compressor and cascade system on board can fill SCBA tanks in the field and there is a small refrigerator on board to keep our personnel cool and hydrated on long incidents. Also to assist with rehab is a side mount canopy that can be deployed to create shade.
S2271 is our front line rescue unit, automatically responding to any rescue type incident. It also responds to all structure fires, mutual aid requests and is a MABAS asset available for statewide deployment in the event of a catastrophe.