Los Angeles County Fire Dept

[hp1530]

The only rigs getting the Chicago style paint job are the CAFS engines.

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I know one is already in service at Fire Station 118, The others are going to 24's and I think 126's. I feel sorry for the guys at 126's of they are getting one the Santa Clarita area gets hot in the summer

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[quote name='Monrovia1' post='99398' date='Apr 18 2007, 23:35 ']I know one is already in service at Fire Station 118, The others are going to 24's and I think 126's. I feel sorry for the guys at 126's of they are getting one the Santa Clarita area gets hot in the summer[/quote]



Tim,



I did some searching on lacountyfire.com , and found this post by firemandave.



Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject:





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I just saw a recent training memo that we are getting a total of two more CAFS engines in the new order. Besides already delivered E118 and E24. E82 and E126 are to get the other two CAFS rigs. In all, we are getting a grand total of 96 new engines (4 of which are the CAFS), according to the memo.



So, I imagine that 82's is in service by now.

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[quote name='MemphisE34a' post='99367' date='Apr 18 2007, 20:22 ']Are all future purchases going to the Chicago style paint job?? Also, that pic of E7 above......that a Pirsch?? Sure looks like an 80's model.[/quote]



Engine 7 was assigned this '89 KME, but, it has replaced by one of the new KMEs. The '89 KME is now Reserve Engine 507.

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Foam 10 preparing to go to work

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LACoFD Engine 82

2007 KME 1500/500 CAFS



In service less than a month.

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LACoFD BC 4

[dodger2004]

how many cafs engines will there be in each battalion?

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New KME tiller

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rear end shop

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May be a repost, but here is a better shot of E282. Part of Light Force 82. Manned by an Engineer and 1 FF.



1995 KME 1000/500

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Did KME get the bid for those 96 new engines or it is other companies too?

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[quote name='karl4700' post='100325' date='Apr 22 2007, 17:15 ']Did KME get the bid for those 96 new engines or it is other companies too?[/quote]





Yes, LA County uses a bid process. I don't know what other companies may have bid, but they were the lowest bidder.

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wow great pics. love the 2007 Seagrave E82

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[quote name='casey' post='100042' date='Apr 21 2007, 20:23 ']LACoFD Engine 82

2007 KME 1500/500 CAFS



In service less than a month.[/quote]



Now thats the best looking KME I've ever seen, looks real mean!

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[quote name='bender' post='100338' date='Apr 22 2007, 15:53 ']wow great pics. love the 2007 Seagrave E82[/quote]



Thats a KME

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[quote name='bbstkr' post='100186' date='Apr 21 2007, 22:07 ']



rear end shop[/quote]



Thats a heck of a lot of that chevron striping. And I thought that the new engines striping was a lot

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[quote name='Rescue29Engine23' post='100407' date='Apr 22 2007, 18:16 ']Now thats the best looking KME I've ever seen, looks real mean![/quote]



Thanx, I got lucky in getting the rig. They did not have to pull it out for me. The Department is in the process of rehabbing the station and both engines were parked outside when I pulled up. The crews are staying in the portable trailers seen to the left of the rig. I think that the numbers on the grill add a nice touch to the rig. Engine 82 is only the second rig that I know of that has the numbers on the grill. Engine 73 is the other one.



BTW Tim, Engine 574 ('90 KME) was parked in the driveway to the right of the station and it had regular sized numbers on the front of the rig (No small stencils).