Denver Metro Fire Apparatus

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Castlewood Engine 36 & Tender 36, the Tender was yellow from its past life as a Castle Pines Fire Department Tender. SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   

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Rigs parked outside of Louvires Fire Station 122 - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   



Fire Station 123 which was torn down and replaced by what is now the current Station 40 - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   

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Louvires Ambulance - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   



Louvires Unit 3, later became SCAT 121 - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   

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Louvires Unit 7, later became Squad 123 - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   



Louvires Unit 1, I'm not sure what became of the rig. - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   

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Louvires Chief's Suburban - SMFRA Photo archives, unknown photographer

   



Brush 121 - 1984 Ford F-350 / Reading with a 250 gallon tank. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Engine 121 - 1996 Freightliner FL80 / Pierce 1,000 gal tank, 1,250 gpm. This rig became South Metro Engine 40 and was then placed in reserve status and sold. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Louvires Brush 122 - 1971 Ford F-250 4x4 with a 250 gallon water tank. This truck was retired and sold to a South Metro Captain who still drives it today. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Louvires Engine 122 - 1990 Ford / Smeal with a 1,000 gallon tank & 1,250 gpm pump. This Engine was placed into reserve status after the South Metro merger and then sold. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Tender 122 - 1984 White / Applied Engineering with a 3,000 gallon tank and 500 gpm pump. This unit is still in service in the Louviers area as South Metro Tender 40. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Engine 123 - 1993 Ford / Smeal 1,000 gal tank, 1,250 gpm pump. This unit was also placed into reserve status at South Metro and quickly sold. The firefighers called these the "phone booths" and didn't like riding in them. Rick Davis Photo

   

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Squad 123 operated this 1996 International / SVI. After the merger is stayed at Station 40 for a while as a medium duty rescue. It was then placed in reserve status as a Haz-Mat & Rescue Squad until Parker merged. It now serves as South Metro Rescue 41. Rick Davis Photo

   

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A couple more photos of Engine & Squad 123 - Unknown photographer

   



   

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Tender 123 - 1980 Chevrolety C70 / Kersten with a 2,000 gallon tank. South Metro briefly placed this in service as Station 33 before it was sold to the Franktown Fire District where it's currenlty in service as Tender 182. Rick Daivs Photo

   

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An interesting photo of Engine's 122 & 123 butt to butt - Unknown Photographer

   



This photo was also in the Louvires archives, their rigs are in this huge group of mostly Jefferson County appratus. This photo was taken in the south parking lot of Red Rocks but I have no idea what the event was for. Unknown photographer

   

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Last one for this upload... Engine 122 on a mutual aid with Roxborough Rescue 101 in the Village.

   

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Louvires Brush 122 - 1971 Ford F-250 4x4 with a 250 gallon water tank. This truck was retired and sold to a South Metro Captain who still drives it today. Rick Davis Photo



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That's awesome.

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Any idea why the LTI ladder was called a Squrt as opposed to a Quint, looks like a 75'?

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Any idea why the LTI ladder was called a Squrt as opposed to a Quint, looks like a 75'?

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I'm not sure really, they called it that when it was delivered in the mid 80's and I'm guessing that Quint wasn't in the local fire vocabulary at the time. I think eventually it was called a Quint since it had basically the same specs as the 75' Pierce. I'll ask around and try to find more details.

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I'm not sure really, they called it that when it was delivered in the mid 80's and I'm guessing that Quint wasn't in the local fire vocabulary at the time. I think eventually it was called a Quint since it had basically the same specs as the 75' Pierce. I'll ask around and try to find more details.

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Just seems odd, all the other Squrts were much smaller devices, LFR, EFD, Lakewood/Bancroft, Denver were all 55's. I don't think anyone was running a 65' or 75' at the time.

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Squrt 38 - SMFRA Archives, unknown photographer





Squrt 38 ladder board with Taz



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Don't leave that at the Hospital!