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Rahway Special Operations Unit RA-25

September 15, 2026 | NEW JERSEY JOHN MALECKY, Senior Columnist

Photo by John M. MaleckyRahway Special Operations Unit RA-25, 2003 Ford E-450/1992 P.L. Custom Medallion (formerly from Rahway Emergency Squad.)

Photo by John M. MaleckyRight/rear of Rahway's Special Operations Unit. It is used primarily for water rescue.

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LITTLE BIG GUYS

By John M. Malecky November, 2026

The Rahway Fire Department (Union County) has in service this special operations unit (RA-25) which they use primarily for water rescue. It is a 1992 P.L. Custom Medallion body that had been an ambulance. It was remounted unto a 2003 Ford F-450 chassis. Features and equipment include a misting fan, collapsible tent, “noodles” to wrap around a patient, life jackets, throw ropes, cold water rescue suits, plastic helmets, water rescue ice picks, inflatable raft, life rings, rescue tubes, PFD’s, dry suits, life preservers, underwater victim retriever and paddles.

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