Old FDNY rigs with new homes

[mcleck]

I believe its somewhere in FDNY policy of contract that appratus gets removed from service after 10 years. However, those seagraves that were just hitting 9 and 10 years of service at 9/11, when much of the reserve fleet was salvaged and place back into service to replace those destroyed.



At the same time, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants gave many of those departments who had previously purchased and rehabbed old FDNY rigs, the opportunity to buy new.



As prices of new rigs continue to climb, and the economy remains questionable, and those FDNY rigs purchased post-9/11 hit 10 years of age, I think you'll begin to see more stuff coming out of NYC, get a rehab and a fresh coat of paint, and go back to work in small towns.