St. Louis Metro

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Shortly after O'Fallon 9112 was delivered in 1989, it was on display at the FFAM (Firefighters Association of Missouri) convention in Wentzville, and equipment on it was actually marked as 306 instead of 9112, because the 4-digit numbering system was still several months away from going into effect, although the truck was numbered as 9112 on the outside as part of its graphics package from E\-One.



BTW, it was numbered as 306 because back then in St. Charles County, if a rig was an aerial device, the last of the three digits of the unit number was a 6.



Here are some memory joggers for the local buffs who might've forgotten:



556 was St. Peters Fire Protection Districts' late 1980s Seagrave Telesqurt.

456 was St. Charles Fire Departments' mid-1980s 55-foot Pierce Arrow quint.

466 was St. Charles Fire Departments' late 1960s (???) Seagrave aerial ladder that was aquired from Wellston (now known as Mid County).

456 was St. Charles Fire Departments' early 1970s (???) Ford C open cab Snorkel before the Pierce arrived to replace it.

506 was St. Charles Fire Protection Districts' late 1950s/early 1960s (???) Seagrave aerial ladder, which was aquired from the Clayton Fire Department back in the mid-1970s.