Rick, here's a little bit of history: Monarch Station 3 was originally Station 4, before they moved further south on Olive Blvd. into what is now the admin building. This is when they were still known as the Chesterfield FPD. They ran that as a full-fledge fire station for about 4 or 5 years, first with the Sutphen Deluge pumper and then the quint that is 2242 now, along with the ambulance.
So then the old Station 3 was closed when 4s closed and moved down the street and the old Station 4 became the new Station 3. The new Station 1 had been opened on Baxter Road and there was such a gap in coverage between 1s and 4s that the district decided to build a new Station 4 further south, on Olive Blvd. at White Road, and leave what had been the Station 4 building open strictly as the admin building. At that time there had been a lot of political turmoil going on in the district that received plenty of media coverage.
The old Station 3 was on Woods Mill Road (Hwy. 141) in front of Parkway Central Middle and High Schools. I'm not sure if the building is still there anymore. I haven't been out that way in several years. It was a small building but could fit 2 rigs in the bay. It had a double-wide bay door and not 2 single bay doors.
The old Chesterfield Station 1 is not too far south of Monarch Station 4 there on Olive Blvd. and is, I think, called Chesterfield Montissori School. When the new Station 1 was built on Baxter Road south of Chesterfield Mall, the district was still called Chesterfield FPD.
As far as Brentwood's new Quantum that they're supposed to get next June, I'm guessing that they like Richmond Heights' newer Quantum cab so much that they decided that that's what they wanted as well. I would prefer an Arrow XT or Velocity myself. The Dash CF looks nice on the outside but I'm not crazy about the small engine cowling in the rear of the cab that divides the area in two.
So then the old Station 3 was closed when 4s closed and moved down the street and the old Station 4 became the new Station 3. The new Station 1 had been opened on Baxter Road and there was such a gap in coverage between 1s and 4s that the district decided to build a new Station 4 further south, on Olive Blvd. at White Road, and leave what had been the Station 4 building open strictly as the admin building. At that time there had been a lot of political turmoil going on in the district that received plenty of media coverage.
The old Station 3 was on Woods Mill Road (Hwy. 141) in front of Parkway Central Middle and High Schools. I'm not sure if the building is still there anymore. I haven't been out that way in several years. It was a small building but could fit 2 rigs in the bay. It had a double-wide bay door and not 2 single bay doors.
The old Chesterfield Station 1 is not too far south of Monarch Station 4 there on Olive Blvd. and is, I think, called Chesterfield Montissori School. When the new Station 1 was built on Baxter Road south of Chesterfield Mall, the district was still called Chesterfield FPD.
As far as Brentwood's new Quantum that they're supposed to get next June, I'm guessing that they like Richmond Heights' newer Quantum cab so much that they decided that that's what they wanted as well. I would prefer an Arrow XT or Velocity myself. The Dash CF looks nice on the outside but I'm not crazy about the small engine cowling in the rear of the cab that divides the area in two.
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