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Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Engine 15
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Engine 16
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Engine 24 "The icecream truck"
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
HAMER 1
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Rescue
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Truck 15
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-11-2011
Truck 19 with the aerial extended
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-14-2011
X-Squrt 17
Pemfab/Seagrave/Tele-Squrt 65'
unknown Photographer/date
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-14-2011
Whats the story behind Engine 24, was it made for a unique area ?
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-15-2011
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Whats the story behind Engine 24, was it made for a unique area ?
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HME/Central States. I've also heard guys call them Yugos
I believe there were four of these (8, 20, 24, 25) 24 and 25 are still in service, 20's is now at training and 8's was wrecked. Don't think they were/are well liked by the companies and it remains to be seen if the remaining two get replaced in the next round of purchases. They have very high hosebeds, all the valves are electric with the panel being in the rear officers side compartment, and all the weight is in the rear making the rigs kindof tail heavy. I believe the intention was to place these rigs in areas that were congested but that didn't quite pan out as it was intended. On the flip side, they turn on a dime and are pretty quick!
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-15-2011
For what it's worth... A few folks at DFD have said that during the spec process a high ranking chief said he didn't want the new engines to look traditional. Which explains the uncommon pump configuration. The on going joke at Engine 20 was "Junker 20" instead of "Pumper 20" with stories of nuts & bolts falling of the rig on a regular basis.
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-15-2011
Thanks for the info, so the bright idea didn't work, looks a bit cheap and nasty....but at least its something different to the usual Pierce
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - bigjim - 07-15-2011
When those trucks were designed the dealer informed the department of concerns about the short wheelbase and the overall configuration and how they would hold up. The FD proceeded as designed and some of those poor results are because of that. If the crew doesn't like the rear pump panel or the front booster reel, it was the FD specifications that decided those locations, not the builder. The loose bolts on the other hand, well, Locite is wonderful.
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-15-2011
Spec can mean everything, if you can't write a spec, don't blame the builder.
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-22-2011
South Metro Battalion Chief 34
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-22-2011
Littleton Engine 14 takes up after a residential fire
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-22-2011
South Metro Engine 31
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-22-2011
Littleton Squrt 12
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - hoisy71 - 07-22-2011
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HAMER 1
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What exactly does this truch do? is it like a specialty rescue or something?
Denver Metro Fire Apparatus - Guest - 07-22-2011
See these photos
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