This is the main Structure Pump for Tyro. They continued to turn down a full size Engine and requested a beefed up Brush Buggy for structure fires. The Fire District granted their wish in 2006 with this Brush Buggy.
City of Coffeyville Fire Department Montgomery County, Kansas
IAFF Local 265 Coffeyville is the largest career fire department in Montgomery County with six firemen per shift. Total Strength of 18 and 700 runs per year. They run first-aid when requested by the Hospital Ambulance.
Coffville at one time operated two fire houses in the city. The second fire house was only open for five years 1975ish-1979ish before being closed due to budget cuts and the firemen were reduced through attrition.
Ladder 1
1996
Sutphen
# HS 3161
1500/300
75ft Ladder
(Replaced the 1977 Pierce/ Ford C-8000/ 85ft Snorkel)
Sadly Coffeyville had a fire chief in the mid 1980's that believed in ugly yellow. So in 1985 as many fire department's returned to red or white Coffeyville began to transition to yellow. I visited CFD in 1993 and the fleet was still primarily red and still could be saved. However in the following years yellow took hold. Most of the Firemen would like to see red return. The current Chief has commented the next Real Fire Truck or Engine will most likely be RED. Sadly the damage has been done the the rich department history has been altered.
NOTE: This was the first Yellow machine purchased. This was involved in a very serious accident and was rebuilt. The lady that hit the Engine "stated she did not see it, after all it did not look like a fire engine since it was yellow. Funny stuff like I say RED, White, or Black over RED are the only three colors for Fire Trucks and Engines.
City of Coffeyville Fire Department Montgomery County, Kansas
Engine 12 (Engine 2) Currently Department Wagon
1990
Central States/ Ford Cargo 8000
# Unknown
1250/500
1100ft Haney Hose Reel
This is the most disliked rig in the department. Could it be the sunroof in the cab, the Euro look, or the big reel. The firemen say its a breeze to reverse lay at a fire and to pick up. Overall they really did not have any good things to say. The Chief that switched to Yellow purchased this machine with no input from the men and then left the department.
City of Coffeyville Fire Department Montgomery County, Kansas
Engine 12 (E-2) Currently Department Wagon
1990
Central States/ Ford Cargo 8000
# Unknown
1250/500
1100ft Haney Hose Reel
This is the most disliked rig in the department. Could it be the sunroof in the cab, the Euro look, or the big reel. The firemen say its a breeze to reverse lay at a fire and to pick up. Overall they really did not have any good things to say. The Chief that switched to Yellow purchased this machine with no input from the men and then left the department.
City of Coffeyville Fire Department Montgomery County, Kansas
Truck 13 (Haz-Mat)
2005
Chevrolet 4500
Coffeyville is Kansas State Fire Marshal Haz-Mat Team #13. This is why the machine carries the number 13 and is letter Lucky Number 13. This unit responds all over region 13 for Haz-Mat incidents.
City of Cherryvale, Kansas Fire Department (Montgomery County)
Chief Paul Newton now at Glenpool, OK started the trend of Silver over Red at Cherryvale. They have six career firemen and fifteen volunteer firemen. They respond to 700 alarms a year and provide ALS transport service.
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