New Haven SOP's call for the first engine to reverse to the nearest plug, leaving the front open for the truck companies. All NHFD engines and both squads carry 500 gallon booster tanks. Once at the hydrant, the driver will steamer the plug to get maximum water supply. NHFD still runs 3" supply line, as has, always will. There is one dedicated truck, an older pumper that was converted by the talented members of the shops that carries LDH, but thats mainly used for pulling off another grid..
New Haven has been runnig white trucks since 1941, and has become an elm city tradition. You will never see red here. Along the lines of historical NHFD facts, at one point all 16 engines and 6 trucks were manufactured by Seagrave, and was one of the last major metropolitan cities in CT to ride tailboad. Those 70th anniversary rigs lasted well into the 1980's in front line service and reserve into the 1990's. Today, outside of 1 sutphen foam pumper quint, which is due for replacement, a Sutphen tower, and 2 Seagrave tillers, the rest of the fleet is all Pierce. Like signal 29 said, NHFD is a very aggressive department when it comes to firefighting, second alarms are often pulled on OMD's while the first in companies are handling rescues, servere exposure problems, when the second builing is lighting off, or very large structures with alot of fire. These guys regularlly handle 70 plus workers per year
New Haven has been runnig white trucks since 1941, and has become an elm city tradition. You will never see red here. Along the lines of historical NHFD facts, at one point all 16 engines and 6 trucks were manufactured by Seagrave, and was one of the last major metropolitan cities in CT to ride tailboad. Those 70th anniversary rigs lasted well into the 1980's in front line service and reserve into the 1990's. Today, outside of 1 sutphen foam pumper quint, which is due for replacement, a Sutphen tower, and 2 Seagrave tillers, the rest of the fleet is all Pierce. Like signal 29 said, NHFD is a very aggressive department when it comes to firefighting, second alarms are often pulled on OMD's while the first in companies are handling rescues, servere exposure problems, when the second builing is lighting off, or very large structures with alot of fire. These guys regularlly handle 70 plus workers per year
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