Ford C Series Chassis Fire Apparatus

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Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, Md once ran a pair of these 1984 Ford C8000 built by EOne, 1000/500



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We got more than our money's worth out of these two Ford/E-One rigs. We had one of them rehabbed in 1995 by the USCG Yard in Baltimore with the addition of a rear cab enclosure. It proved to not be very practical, as it did not have proper ventilation in the crew compartment and was very hot in summer months and the doors were very narrow making exit from the cab with SCBA a tight fit. This rig was replaced in 1997 with a new E\-One pumper and was sent to another military base. The other 1984 Ford/E-One was rehabbed by the USCG Yard in Baltimore in 1996. Instead of a rear cab enclosure, a canvas "Bimini" top was installed over the jump seat area. On nicer days it could be folded down. It was at this time that the Army was making the move back to red apparatus, so this rig was repainted from slime lime to red. It was used first line until 1997 and then became a reserve rig until 2007 when Ft, Meade recieved a new Seagrave pumper and the 1997 E\-One became the reserve engine. The red Ford/E-One was sent to property disposal and I'm not sure of where it went from there.