Thursday, December 24, 2015

December 2015 CT Fire Truck News



Ashford: A Spartan/ERV 1500/1000 pumper tanker (delivered & in service)

Avon: Two Spartan/Gowans Knight pumpers being built with an early 2016 delivery expected.

Bethany: Funds have been approved for a new engine.

Bolton: Voters approved a bond that will include the purchase of a new pumper tanker which should be ordered in early 2016.

Litchfield: The Bantam Fire Company has placed an order with US Tanker on a Freightliner 114 SD chassis for a new pumper tanker 1500/2500.

New Haven: One of the former Emergency Units in the city has been converted to a rehab truck which responds on multiple alarms or major/long time incidents. Always amazed at the various rigs the NHFD shops produce.

New Haven: The Maintenance Department took delivery of two Chevy Silverado utility work trucks.

New Haven: Pierce was awarded the bid for two pumpers which will be assigned to Engine Co. 6 and Engine Co. 10.

North Branford: Rescue 1 was awarded the bid to replace Rescue 22 in Northford. It will be a walk-around heavy rescue on a Spartan Chassis and delivery should be Summer 2016.

North Branford: Construction has begun on the fire training center which is slated to open in 2016.

North Branford: The new tanker #3 will arrive just after the first of the year. It is a Kenworth/US Tanker 1500/3000 and will be assigned to station #3.

Trumbull: The Nichols Fire Department will be taking delivery of a Spartan/Gowans Knight 1500/750/100F rescue pumper in early 2016.

UCONN Storrs: A Rosenbauer Tower Ladder and engine have been ordered with a mid-2016 delivery expected. They also just got a Dodge/Lifeline ambulance.

Washington: Gowans Knight was awarded the bid to build an engine to replace Engine 5. It will be on a Spartan Metro Star chassis and be 1500/750. They also refurbished the light duty rescue and put the body on a new cab and chassis.

West Hartford: West Hartford ordered a new KME pumper. This will be the third KME pumper in the department in recent years. 

Dayville and East Hampton are going to be getting new Pierce Ascendant ladder trucks sometime next year.

Bantam has just signed a contract for a new Tanker. The truck will be replacing a 1986 GMC/4 Guys-1000 GPM/1800 Gal. Elliptical Tanker. The new truck will be a Freightliner 114SD/US Tanker 1500 GPM/2500 Gal. Square side tanker.

Allingtown's new ladder should be ready early to mid February.

North Branford has purchased a Spartan/Rescue 1 Walk Around Heavy Rescue. Twin to the current Rescue 1. Delivery is in Summer 2016.

(Sorry for not posting since March)

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