Friday, December 30, 2016

Fall/Winter 2016 CT Fire Truck News

(from CTFire-EMS.com).


Milford has a new Ferrara rescue engine in production. Also, they're purchasing a Ford F-550 Demo Ambulance.

Westfield has formed a truck committee for the replacement of Engine 5.

East Litchfield is looking to replace their current Engine 25 with a Mini Pumper.

Bristol has ordered a new Pierce Engine. If all goes well, it will be assigned to Engine 2.

Killingworth is in the review stage of bid for a new attack engine. Gowans Knight was the sole bidder. They plan on ordering mid February.

Sharon has an E-One Pumper in production.

Lisbon has purchased Pomfret's Tower 170, a 1999 Sutphen 75' Tower. Once in service, it will be designated as Tower 154. Should be in service in 4-5 Months.

Colebrook Center's new Engine 1 should be delivered in March 2017.

Oxford has put together a Truck Committee to replace Tanker 33 assigned to the Quaker Farms Fire Company.

Brooklyn's Board of Fire Commissioners have supported the following Apparatus Replacement Plan:

- Replacement of East Brooklyn's ET-192 with a Ford F-550 4 Door, 4 Wheel Drive 1500 GPM Pump/300 Gallon Poly Tank during the 2018/2019 Fiscal Year.

-Replacement of Mortlake's ET-190 with new apparatus at no less than 25 years from original purchase.


Bantam (Litchfield) has a new Freightliner tanker done at US Tanker.

Kensington (Berlin) has a new Velocity engine done at Pierce. And Berlin's new ladder truck should be done by April/May.

Farmington has 2 Pierce Enforcer engines in production.

Norfolk has a Pumper bid opening on December 20th at 12 pm. This will replace Engine 90. 

(Sorry for not posting since last December).

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