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Finally for New Haven, Engine 5 was this special unit. It is a 1987 Sutphen 65', that is equipped with a 1500 gpm-pump. It carries 600 gallons of water and 400 gallons of foam. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
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This truck is still in service as a front line engine. The foam capabilities were specified for the tank farms near the harbor and busy Interstate 95. The aerial was part of the specifications to "keep the taxpayers quiet". The truck covers the Annex and Morris Cove sections of New Haven, with the first due truck, Truck 3, coming from Fair Haven. Due the number of swing, lift and drawbridges T3 has to cross to reach these areas, the East Shore taxpayers complained that there would be an extensive delay for a ladder truck should one of the bridges be open, hence the aerial. The truck has never been used in the quint capacity, however the aerial is another arsenal in the chiefs toolbox, utilizing it in an elevated master stream capability. For those wondering, this rig actually replaced 2 rigs, a 1959 annivesrary series Seagrave pumper and a 1960 anniversary Seagrave foam engine.
Finally for New Haven, Engine 5 was this special unit. It is a 1987 Sutphen 65', that is equipped with a 1500 gpm-pump. It carries 600 gallons of water and 400 gallons of foam. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
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This truck is still in service as a front line engine. The foam capabilities were specified for the tank farms near the harbor and busy Interstate 95. The aerial was part of the specifications to "keep the taxpayers quiet". The truck covers the Annex and Morris Cove sections of New Haven, with the first due truck, Truck 3, coming from Fair Haven. Due the number of swing, lift and drawbridges T3 has to cross to reach these areas, the East Shore taxpayers complained that there would be an extensive delay for a ladder truck should one of the bridges be open, hence the aerial. The truck has never been used in the quint capacity, however the aerial is another arsenal in the chiefs toolbox, utilizing it in an elevated master stream capability. For those wondering, this rig actually replaced 2 rigs, a 1959 annivesrary series Seagrave pumper and a 1960 anniversary Seagrave foam engine.
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