ENGINE COMPANY

Company 1, known as the "Dependable" Engine Company, was formed at the inception of the Mattituck Fire Department in 1907. The old Engine 861 was a pumper truck is a 1985 Ladder Towers International, the only class A pumper of theirs put into service ever. It carried 1,000 gallons of water in its tank. It is powered by a Caterpillar 450 Turbo Diesel Engine and drives on an automatic Allison Transmission.

It was equipped with a 2 ½ deck gun. In addition, the truck has a 35' ladder, a roof ladder, and an attic ladder. The engine was equipped to fight interior fires, carrying 7 SCBA packs, spare air bottles, hand held radios and flash lights, as well as axes, entry tools, and other tools of the trade for forcing open doors and ceilings to search for victims or fire extension.

The truck had (2) 200 ft 1¾" speedlays with 1¾" nozzles with a max output of 200 gpm on the dial. The engine also had 1,000 ft of 2½" supply line, with 150' set aside having a 2 ½" nozzle attached to be used as a hand line when a higher volume of water is needed. The truck also carries suction hose to draft from wells, bodies of water like pools or ponds, or to receive water from hydrants.

The Truck was always a workhorse for the Mattituck Fire Department with over 20 years of service. 

In Memory of Harry Charkow. Harry was a WWII Veteran, Ex-Capt. of the Company and NYS Fireman of the year 1973. He received this prestigious award for rescuing a 14 year old boy from an overturned burning vehicle. 

Engine Company 8-6-3 also known as "The Original Bulldog Company"is a class A attack pumper. The company began in 1957 when Mattituck Fire District purchased a new GMC pumper for the department. It stayed in service for fifteen years and in 1972 it was handed off to 866 when 863 took delivery of a new 1972 Ford pumper. 863 made good use of this pumper for twenty-two years when it was replaced by the latest truck, a 1994 KME custom pumper.

DUTIES AND EQUIPMENT
1994 KME Custom Class A Attack Pumper
Primary attack truck and Haz Mat Operations
6 Man enclosed cab
Top mount pump panel
1000 Gallon water tank
5000 watt generator
Smoke ejector fan
Aux. Lights
Thermo spy heat detector
K Tool
650FT. 5" hose
800FT. 2 ½ " hose
5 Scott Air Packs with one hour bottles
12" Chain Saw
36' Extension Ladder 

Mattituck Fire Department's newest Engine Company, 8-6-6, also known as "Rags", was established in the mid-sixties by a group of senior fire department members, comprised mostly of past Chiefs. One of the old time members "Crash Cooper" used to refer to the members of this newly formed engine company as a bunch of old rags, which is how Engine 8-6-6 received its nick name.

The first engine, formally Mattituck Engine 8-6-2, having the honor of being called Mattituck Engine 8-6-6 was a 1946 Ward-LaFrance, which was turned over to the members of company 866 in 1968 and although the engine was getting along in years it was still an outstanding piece of equipment. The next piece of apparatus, formally Mattituck Engine 863, was a 1957 GMC, and was given to the company in the Fall of 1972. In 1982, 14 years after being established, the engine company known as "Rags" was to receive its first new engine, a 1982 GMC Ranger. This new engine brought along with it a revived sense of pride for the members of Company 8-6-6, many years of hard work finally paying off with a new fire engine. The GMC Ranger went through many years of fighting fires, including one of Long Island's greatest conflagrations the 1995 wild fires. This particular Engine served the Company for almost twenty years and was retired in 2002.

Today "Rags" is the pride of the Mattituck fleet, Mattituck's newest engine, a new KME Urban Interface Pumper, was put into service in

January 2002. Company 8-6-6 with this modern piece of fire apparatus

and its members, now a fine mix of seasoned veteran firefighters and a number of new recruits, 8-6-6 has the ability to stand out amongst all of the Mattituck Companies and live true to its motto "First in Last Out".

Today "Rags" is the pride of the Mattituck fleet, Mattituck's newest engine, a new KME Urban Interface Pumper, was put into service in January 2002. Company 8-6-6 with this modern piece of fire apparatus and its members, now a fine mix of seasoned veteran firefighters and a number of new recruits, 8-6-6 has the ability to stand out amongst all of the Mattituck Companies and live true to its motto "First in Last Out".