[quote name='JamesNash12' post='183381' date='Jan 24 2008, 16:38 ']i heard the new malden engine 2 is going to occupied the new station in malden/revere when the new station opens
[quote name='JamesNash12' post='183410' date='Jan 24 2008, 17:50 ']thank for the info ed i heard engine 2 so that person was wrong are they closing the maplewood fire station do you know of
jimmy nash
medford auxiliary fire dept.
lighting plant 1 / auxiliary engine 9 [/quote]
Reportedly, they are building a new station at Maplewood and Eastern for Engine 2. Rumor is also that Ladder 1 will once again become Ladder 2 and be put in this house as well.
[quote name='JamesNash12' post='183404' date='Jan 24 2008, 17:39 ']i heard that the wakefield auxiliary fire dept bought a 1980 rescue ford/marion from scarborough maine doe anyone know if they put it in service yet i heard it was in wakefield mass. being worked on so if anyone know about this let me know or post the information ok.........................
[quote name='edburke' post='183412' date='Jan 24 2008, 18:04 ']Reportedly, they are building a new station at Maplewood and Eastern for Engine 2. Rumor is also that Ladder 1 will once again become Ladder 2 and be put in this house as well.[/quote]
i did hear something about that ed but i thought i was hearing things yhat would be good to have a station there but i dont like the idea of changing ladder 1 back to ladder 2 but we will have to see i guess and thanks for the update ed...................
[quote name='creofire' post='183425' date='Jan 24 2008, 19:19 ']Last I heard from a member of the WFD the new Rig is having body work done by a local firm and is being done for free so the process is taking longer[/quote]
thank you for the infomation creofire i was wondering if they got have gotten it down here because we did a joint drill with wakefield auxiliary and stoneham auxiliary and a wafd member said that the piece was still in maine at that time but it going to look good when it done there is a picture of it on firenews.org under the scarborough maine fire site .................................
[quote name='creofire' post='183425' date='Jan 24 2008, 19:19 ']Last I heard from a member of the WFD the new Rig is having body work done by a local firm and is being done for free so the process is taking longer[/quote]
That is 100% true. They found, after buying the rig, that it had extensive rot in many spots throughout the rig. If Im not mistaken, They guys over at Wakefield Sand and Gravel offered to repair the rig at no cost. Because of that, its taking a lot longer because they are only tackling it when they have spare time to do it.
Its been there for a while and I am not sure how much longer it will be there. Next time I see Chief Parr, Ill ask him about it.
[quote name='KDWMAEMT' post='183509' date='Jan 24 2008, 23:14 ']That is 100% true. They found, after buying the rig, that it had extensive rot in many spots throughout the rig. If Im not mistaken, They guys over at Wakefield Sand and Gravel offered to repair the rig at no cost. Because of that, its taking a lot longer because they are only tackling it when they have spare time to do it.
Its been there for a while and I am not sure how much longer it will be there. Next time I see Chief Parr, Ill ask him about it.[/quote]
hey thanks for the update kevin it looked in good shape in the picture but at least they are getting it overhauled for free but can you keep me posted kevin i thought it was in the wakefield city yard at the fire truck place there in wakefield i cant remember the name .........................
FYI-Waltham's new Engine 4 is at Greenwood, and their only spare engine, Engine 9, former Squad 5 was hit in front of Engine 7's quarters yesterday...said to be quite a bit of damage, their spare ladder is also reportedly OOS
E-4 is an E\-One, not sure on the model, it will still have Jaws on it, they will now have 5 sets in the city, Engine 4, Squad 5, Rescue 6, Engine 7 and Ladder 1...as far as Ladder 3, I'm not sure of the whole story, it was running as Ladder 1 I believe and something happened at an incident. If anyone has more info, feel free to post.
thanks for the info on walthame new engine sincity jake i will find out waht happen to the waltham spare ladder as well so i will keep you posted as well
[quote name='JamesNash12' post='183933' date='Jan 26 2008, 12:25 ']thanks for the info on walthame new engine sincity jake i will find out waht happen to the waltham spare ladder as well so i will keep you posted as well
New Waltham engine 4 is a 2007 E\-One Typhoon 1250/750/30F . Does anybody know what happened to the Chelsea Tower it has been OOS for repairs for a while?
[quote name='creofire' post='183975' date='Jan 26 2008, 16:08 ']New Waltham engine 4 is a 2007 E\-One Typhoon 1250/750/30F . Does anybody know what happened to the Chelsea Tower it has been OOS for repairs for a while?[/quote]
Hope it's not the tower's hydraulics again...or worse
[quote name='SinCityJake' post='183854' date='Jan 26 2008, 01:07 ']FYI-Waltham's new Engine 4 is at Greenwood, and their only spare engine, Engine 9, former Squad 5 was hit in front of Engine 7's quarters yesterday...said to be quite a bit of damage, their spare ladder is also reportedly OOS[/quote]
We were covering in waltham a couple of weeks ago and they told us that their spare ladder got to close to some power lines which caused an arch through the truck right into the ground (it never touched wires but got with in 10 feet or so). it blew off a compartment door and thank god the guy running the truck was not hurt. i think they said it was gone and not coming back, there was that much damage to it.
next one of Worcester's newest aerials. A Smeal tower assigned to Ladder 7 and Ladder 3, a Seagrave refurb. An old Worcester boom placed on new cab and chassis