
Silver City Original Fire Station 1901.

Silver City Volunteer Firefighters, Vintage Staged photo from the 1970's.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department.

Ground monitor deployed at the School House Fire.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters, May 2018.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department Engine 34. E34 is a 4 wheel drive Type I fire engine.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, Brush 34. B34 is a 4 wheel drive Type III brush engine.
Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, Squad 34. S34 is a 4 wheel drive rescue. It carries all of our rescue tools. Extrication tools, Swift water rescue, low angle rescue, Lighting and medical emergency equipment.
Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, Parade 34. P34 once served the town of Silver City. Now it used for events and parades.

Silver City Volunteer Firefighters receiving a donation.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters are competing in a fight event at the Nevada State Firefighters Association Conference in Virginia City, Nevada.

Calstar Helicopter landing in town to transport a patient to Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

Silver City Volunteer Firefighters at a memorial ceremony.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, Engine 34 leading the row of fire apparatus from other Fire Agencies from the area for one of our memorial ceremonies.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department Memorial Plaque.
Station 34 Chiefs vehicle (not really, racecar entry with our station number). Silver City Volunteer Firefighters on standby at the Virginia City Hill Climb closed course race event.
Engine 34 getting some new supply line, large diameter hose (LDH). 800 feet to be exact.

We received new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). The new Scott SCBA's harnesses break down to be properly cleaned after every fire, to help prevent fire related diseases.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighter doing some Swift Water Rescue training down at the Carson River.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighter listening in on our yearly wildland fire refresher training critique.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters listening in on our yearly wildland fire refresher training critique.
Silver City Volunteer Fire Department Apparatus.

Summer storms. Lighting strikes start a lot fires in rural areas. When storms roll in, we standby just in case.
Training night! We train so we are proficient. Tonights training is low angle rescue. We have a lot of steep hillsides in our area and when seconds count, we're prepared.

Training day! We train with other fire stations within our fire district, as well as other neighboring fire departments.
Engine 34 on standby at the starting line for the Virginia City Hill Climb closed course race.
Fast cars on curvy roads. Sometimes, the cars are a little to fast for road conditions. Yes, that is a Ferrari.
Engine 34 on scene of a structure fire in Silver City.

Engine 34 and Squad 34 on scene of a vehicle over the side of the road.
A vehicle that is over the side of the road.

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department on scene of a motor vehicle accident, with Careflight coming in for a landing to transport the patient to Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

Station maintenance, cleaning the apparatus bay floor. Letting the units get a little bit of the Nevada sunshine.

Training night, Engine 34 and Brush 34 getting ready to head out for some training.
Engine 34 pump testing. Testing the apparatus fire pump to make sure it stays within it's required gallons per minute (GPM) for pumping water at emergency scenes.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters doing some wild-land fire training.

Maintenance night, we test all of our equipment to make sure it's fire ready. Silver City Volunteer Firefighter is testing and operating the light mast we use to light up an emergency scene.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighter critiquing our wildland fire refresher training.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters, along with other Firefighters from other fire stations within our fire district, doing some structural firefighting training at the Training Facility in Carson City Nevada.

Structure protection at the Linehan Wildland Fire in Moundhouse Nevada.

Silver City Volunteer Probationary Firefighters learning about our hydraulic extrication equipment on Squad 34.

Silver City Volunteer Firefighters out doing hydrant maintenance. Clearing away brush and making sure the hydrant caps are operational.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters doing a wildland mobile attack training on Brush 34. Mobile attack allows firefighters the capability to knock down flames as the Brush unit follows behind the firefighters.
Progressive hose lay for Wildland firefighting. Progressive hose lays allow us to continuously extend our hose lay from the stationary engine or brush truck.

Wildland progressive hose lay extending from the bumper line of Engine 34.

Hazardous Materials training, preparing for decontamination set up.
Squad 34, Amakus hydraulic extrication equipment (Spreaders, Cutters and Ram).
Brush 34, scouting the assigned area for the Fourth Of July Fire works show in Virginia City Nevada.
Silver City Volunteer Firefighters that complete the State Of Nevada Firefighter II course receive a leather shield for their fire helmet. This symbolizes the hard work and dedication that firefighter has given to the fire district.
Engine 34 all chained up for the winter weather.

Organizing Utility 34.

Lights on for remembrance.

Annual wildland firefighting training. Firefighters practice the fire shelter deployment under gusty wind conditions.

Standby for the Virginia City Hill Climb.

Father and son training side by side, encouraging the younger generation to volunteer.

Type III brush truck, Brush 34.

Nevada Day Parade celebrating Nevadas statehood.

Engine 34 chained up. Some of the roads in our community do not get plowed, so we prepare for the worst road conditions possible.

Volunteer Firefighter receiving a retirement award from the district chief after serving 31 years to the Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, his community and the fire district.