Sunday, July 28, 2013

July 2013 CT Fire Truck News n' Things UPDATED

(From connfire.com)

July 2013

East Granby: East Granby Fire has placed an order with 4-Guys for a 3,200 elliptical tanker on a Kenworth chassis.  Delivery should be sometime around February or March of 2014. 

New Haven: Truck 1 will be delivered Sunday, July 21 to the New Haven Fire Dept Maintenance Shops.  It's a 2013 Sutphen 100' MMA.

Shelton: Echo Hose Ambulance now operates one ALS ambulance. 

Cromwell: The Cromwell Fire Department has taken delivery of a 75' Quint built by Pierce. 

Suffield: The Suffield Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2500 gallon pumper tanker built by Pierce. 
 
Ansonia: The first of two ambulances has arrived.   

Beacon Falls: Beacon Hose Co's new ambulance has been delivered. It is a Lifeline on a Dodge chassis. 
 
Glastonbury: Glastonbury purchased a used Smeal Aerial. 

Woodstock: Woodstock Fire has taken delivery of a new Ford/Lifeline ambulance and a used 100' RMA ladder truck to replace the Mack which served Berlin and Brooklyn CT.
  
Sikorsky: The Sikorsky Fire Department will be placing into service a new Ford/AEV Van style ambulance.

West Haven: The West Shore Fire Department has taken delivery of Willimantic's former ambulance which is out being painted and prepared for service.  It will be assigned Car 40 and be a transporting vehicle when there are no commercial ambulances available.  Also, they're specing out a new rescue truck.

West Haven: The City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown should be taking delivery of a new rescue truck which will be a transporting ambulance in the next few weeks.

New Haven:  The bids for E5, E9 and E11 have gone out.  The bid opening will be on August 15 and I will report shortly there after who is awarded what apparatus.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

CT Fire Stations Map

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Monday, July 1, 2013

July 2013 CT Fire Truck News (From www.connfire.com)

July 2013

East Granby: East Granby Fire has placed an order with 4-Guys for a 3,200 gallon elliptical tanker on a Kenworth chassis.  Delivery should be sometime around February or March of 2014. 

Beacon Falls: Beacon Hose Co new ambulance has been delivered.  It is a Lifeline on a Dodge chassis. 

Glastonbury: Glastonbury purchased a used Smeal Aerial. 

Woodstock: Woodstock Fire has taken delivery of a new Ford/Lifeline ambulance and a used 100' RMA. to replace the Mack which served Berlin and Brooklyn CT.
  
Sikorsky: The Sikorsky Fire Department will be placing into service a new Ford/AEV Van style ambulance