Wednesday, September 18, 2013

September 2013 CT Fire Trucks News n' Things UPDATED

September 2013:

 From connfire.com
 

 Simsbury: Four Guys and Simsbury Fire will be entering in negotiations for twin pumper trucks.

Mansfield: Bids have closed and will be awarding a bid fairly soon for a new engine tanker.  The new ambulance has been delivered.

Wequetequock: The Wequetequock Fire Department will be taking delivery of a KME rescue pumper in November.

Pawcatuck: Pawcatuck Fire is currently spec'ing out a new engine.

Old Mystic: Old Mystic has put in a bid for Goshen Fire Department in Waterford engine that was just replaced to be a spare truck.

Center Groton Fire: The Center Groton Fire Department will be taking delivery of a Dodge Ram with a Marion walk around rescue body by April 2014.

West Stafford: The West Stafford Fire Department will be taking delivery of a Dodge Ram / Reading utility style body for the rescue truck before the end of the month.

Brookfield: The Brookfield Fire Department has on order a new ambulance, FMO vehicle and EMS fly car.

Bridgeport: Engine 1 and Rescue 5 should be delivered within the next few weeks.

Stratford: Stratford's Sutphen 75' Mid Mount Quint for Engine 2, should be delivered within the next few weeks.

Milford: Milford is currently spec'ing a new pumper to replace Engine 5.

Bridgeport: Engine 1 and Rescue 5 should both be completed and delivered from Pierce in September. Both are Pierce Arrow XT apparatus.

Kent: The Kent Fire Department placed an order with Firematic for a BRAT on a Ford Chassis which should be delivered early next year. They will also have a new ambulance before the end of the year. There is a group searching for a used aerial truck as well.

Washington: The Washington Fire Department is currently in the spec'ing stages for a new pumper truck.

North Branford: The North Branford Fire Department ambulance will be back in town tonight (8/27) from being refurbished and the second one will go out in about a week or so.

Ansonia: Ansonia Rescue Medical Services took delivery of two ambulances this week. One is refurbished on a Freightliner chassis and the other is brand new on a Ford chassis.


 Danbury: The Danbury Fire Department has a new F-250 pick-up and Ford Expedition being prepared for service for the Asst Chief and SRV vehicle.  They are also getting ready to order a mid mount aerial truck.

Meriden: The Meriden Fire Department Seagrave Tiller is in Windsor Locks at Fleetmasters getting outfitted for service.

Canton: Canton Fire should be taking delivery in October of two 4-Guys on Spartan Metro Star chassis 750GWT 1500GPM.

Somers: The Somers Fire Department took delivery of a Squad 146 and Squad 246 which are a pair of 4-Guys on Spartan Gladiator chassis rescue pumpers 1000GWT 1500GPM 30FOAM.

New Milford: The new Gaylordsville pumper I posted about a few months ago is a 4-Guys mounted on an International 4x4 chassis 500GWT 1500GPM w/ a large hose bed.

Beacon Falls: The Beacon Falls Fire Department has been given the approval for funding for an aerial truck.

Milford: Car 4 will be assigned a 2013 Ford Expedition which is currently being outfitted for service.

New Haven:  Pierce has been awarded the bid for Engine 5, Engine 9 and Engine 11.  They will be built on a Arrow XT chassis.  E9 and E11 will be identical to E4 minus a few details such as a slightly longer cab.  E5 will be longer as it will have a 500GWT/500FOAM/1500GPM.

Derby: The Derby Fire Department has taken delivery of a Ford Pick-Up truck which is being outfitted as the brush truck.

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