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State Of Conneticut - GA_Dave - 08-25-2013
Nice looking rig, Mike!!!
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Here is Meriden's new Truck 1 all lettered, striped, and nearly ready to go...
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Three generations of Meriden truck one's...
2013 Seagrave Marauder II 100' TDA
1999 E\-One Cyclone II 100' rearmount (to become spare Truck 101)
1988 Olympian/LTI 1500/300 100' tower (to be disposed of)
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
And our Seagraves together...
Truck 1 - 2013 Seagrave Marauder II 100' TDA
Engine 3 - 2010 Seagrave Marauder II 1250/500
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Meriden Reserve Engine 105, as Engine 5 - 1988 Hahn/Ranger 1000/500
(ex-Middletown FD; ex-Connecticut Valley Hospital)
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Meriden Car 3 - 2007 Ford Expedition
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Um, excuse me Mike...I think you're missing a photo of one 1998 E\-One Cyclone II LOL!!!
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-29-2013
Hmmm....who is this?
Do you mean THIS rig? 
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-30-2013
After all these years I though I never see a yellow rig in Meriden! LOL
Mike, my buddy Big Mike (ctfire) said to me yesterday that Engine 5's E\-One has been taken OOS correct? Do you know what are the plans to replace it? And I think Engine 4 is also up too..........
State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-30-2013
Quote:After all these years I though I never see a yellow rig in Meriden! LOL
Mike, my buddy Big Mike (ctfire) said to me yesterday that Engine 5's E-one has been taken OOS correct? Do you know what are the plans to replace it? And I think Engine 4 is also up too..........
You mean a yellow-ish rig again.
In 1979 the city purchased a lime yellow ALF Century pumper for E5. It lasted in that color scheme for five years or so, and was repainted white over red. The E\-One currently assigned to E5 was purchased in 1996. It has a major issue with its frame and will likely be taken offically OOS once the repair cost is known. The reality is that E5 probably should have been replaced in 2011/12, but with budgets being what they are it wasn't. I know that demonstrators were being sought, but the best answer is to buy a rig that we spec out, and fleet commonality would be a good thing. There is talk of using E11 from South Meriden VFD as a longer temporary replacement, but all options are on the table at the moment. E4 would in theory be next, however E2 is a 1999 and in worse shape. Our new Chief certainly has some apparatus issues to deal with.State Of Conneticut - Guest - 09-30-2013
Quote:Hmmm....who is this?Yes..exactly how did you manage to keep the governor out of the shot? He's at the firehouse more than some of the guys who are assigned there....
Meriden_E4.JPG
To echo mike's statements engine 2 is pretty banged up doing 3000 or so runs a year, positive changes on the horizon for the department moving forward....
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
Got to the Connecticut state convention parade for the first time in my life last weekend. It was hosted by South Windsor. A beautiful day and even though the sun was on the "wrong side of the street" and there were so many spectators, I finally got the pics cleaned up a bit. Thank God for Photoshop! Rather than start a new thread, I'll just put a few on here. The rest are in my Smugmug thing.
First up from the host company is Eng 3 - 2011 Sutphen 1500/750.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
And South Windsor's Twr 1 - 2008 American LaFrance 2000/300/100' MM.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
Also from South Windsor, X-Eng 6 - 1966 Maxim 1000/500.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
From the Webster HC of Ansonia is Eng 3 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 1250/500.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
Bethany Eng 82 is a 2009 Spartan/Gowans-Knight 1500/1000/30F.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
Middlefield Eng 1 - 1958 Mack B85 750/500.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
Westfield FD of Middletown Eng 1 - 1954 Ward LaFrance 750/750.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
North Haven Eng 7 - 2012 Spartan/Smeal 1500/750.
State Of Conneticut - taurudak - 10-01-2013
West Ridge FC of North Haven brought this 1951 Mack LS85.