New Kensington, PA Bureau of Fire

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This rig started out with a department in New Jersey (cant remember which one) and has a mural on the side compartments of all of their rigs up to this one.  Then the Seagrave was purchased by Stratford, CT as a stop-gap measure to help with their apparatus problems they were experiencing.  It was placed into service as Engine 2 at the Huntington Ave station and saw quite a fair share of its work.  I had thought this was going to be a spare for Stratford or was for a short time.  Engine 2 now is a Sutphen mid-mount 75' quint similar to the one purchased for Milford, CT.   Also prior Stratford Engine 2 was mid 1980s Pierce Arrow with a 50' telesquirt, this rig was placed into service after Engine 2 was re-opened in the mid-1990s after being closed for about 5 to 7 years.

 

From what we were told, it was a frontline piece for a year or two but has spent most of its time in reserve status.  The new Sutphen 75 footer is replacing a 2002 Pierce Dash rescue pumper as Engine 2.  Here is the Pierce next to the Seagrave a few weeks ago when we inspected it.