Hamtramck Fire Department, MI received its new truck. The Sutphen aerial replaces one that was 40 years old. They received a grant to assit with paying for it. They have been busy training and placing their equipment in the new truck. For the full story from hamtramckreview.com click here.
The community can thank the department for some skillful grant writing which snagged a little over $700,000 from the federal government. Just like the old truck, the ladder on this rig will reach the top of the Senior Plaza building. The ladder is actually 10 feet longer.
This is the second new truck the department received, again thanks to good grant writing and the largesse of the federal government. The first grant was worth $200,000, and if you add it all up, Hamtramck’s Fire Department is looking like a million bucks these days.
Dog Missing From Fire Truck: It belongs on a 1946 antique fire truck in Pensacola, Florida, and firefighters want it back. Pensacola Police say the chrome bulldog has been missing since November, and the area around where the dog sat is damaged. The truck had been inside Fire Station 4 since October. It’s valued at $350. Anyone with information about the bulldog’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective on Shannan Fortenberry at 850-435–1978 or the Pensacola Police Department at 850-435-1900. The full press release can be found here.
American LaFrance and Code 3 Collectibles Continue Partnership: According to FireHouse.com, the two have renewed the licensing agreement so the collectibles will remain available. A new addition, the “Pink Ribbon” Engine will honor female firefighters and the proceeds will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. More information can be found on FireHouse.com here.
“The Fire Apparatus Manufacturing Industry in North America” is a new report out by Research and Markets. Among the findings:
Since 9/11, federal grants helped boost apparatus manufacturing
The need for rescue tools drives design innovation
Power-saving options are pushing green initiatives
VIDEO: The 2010 Metal-Fab Tanker was built for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Watch the video & take the tour.
New Pumper In Ohio: Erie Township took delivery of a brand new Sutphen. Catharine Hadley with the Port Clinton News Herald reports the truck holds 1,000 gallons of water and can pump 1,500 gpm. It cost $357,000. The department’s previous newest truck, from 1990, will become the back up. Read more about the truck here.
FUNDING:
Paying It Off: Making payments on the new $900,000 Pierce will be easier for Great Falls, Montana. (VIDEO ABOVE) The city received a $720,000 grant from Homeland Security which will be used to help pay off the truck the purchased last spring. Read KFBB’s full story here.
Goodbye 1973! A federal grant has helped Antioch, Illinois, fund a new pumper-tanker. The $285,000 grant requires matching funds. The new truck, to be built and delivered by 2013, will have a 750 gallon tank and be able to pump 1,500 gpm. The Lake County News-Sun has more here.
Taking It From The Streets: In order for the New Haven Fire Department to receive funding for a new truck, the city had to reallocate some funds from road paving projects. Thomas MacMillan writes in the New Haven Independent the fire department will now be able to pay for a new truck to replace one that’s 15-years-old and an ambulance that was in a crash last October. The full story can be found here.
The Ridgefield, New Jersey, Fire Department welcomed its newest apparatus, Ladder 1. The Sutphen SL75 arrived Wednesday. What was the department’s very first piece of equipment when it was founded in 1895? A hand-made hose cart. More on the department can be found here.
To see pictures from Ridgefield’s facebook page on the making of Ladder 1, click here. Check out Sutphen’s brochure of the SL75 here.
Laconia, New Hampshire has taken delivery of a 1991 Sutphen pumper from Command Fire Apparatus. Laconia Fire Department protects an urban area that has a population of 20,000 residents and a summer population of around 40,000 people. The department also protects a 72 square mile lake. They run with 2 people on an engine and 1 on the ladder. They are a paid department and heavily rely on off duty recalls. They run an average of 3500 calls a year which include EMS and fire calls. The Laconia Fire Department currently operates 4 Engines, 2 Ladders, 3 Ambulances, 1 Dive Rescue, 2 Utility Units, 3 Boats, 4 Administration Vehicles and 1 Forestry Unit. Chief Ken Erickson commands a staff of 38. One of the busiest times of the year is the week before Father’s Day they have bike week. 350,000 bikers visit this community! This pumper will be replacing a 1980 Mack reserve engine. We thank Chief Erickson and the Laconia Fire Department and know that this pumper will serve their residents well. Be safe and thank you!
