It seemed a little too convenient in 2008 when the career guys from the vol. depts were moved downtown and Engines 8 & 9 were organized, that there just happened to be two HME's readily available since Engines 5 & 6 had their HME engines recently replaced with 2007 and 2008 HME quints.
SF&R had been operating 3 Sutphen trucks, one of those, Truck 2 and the newest at a 2001 was a mini tower demo made as an emergency purchase when their aerial fleet as in bad shape. They had Sutphen remove the bucket and operated it as a straight stick but it was way too short to be effective so it was replaced in 2006 with an HME RK Aerials ladder truck.
SF&R had been operating 3 Sutphen trucks, one of those, Truck 2 and the newest at a 2001 was a mini tower demo made as an emergency purchase when their aerial fleet as in bad shape. They had Sutphen remove the bucket and operated it as a straight stick but it was way too short to be effective so it was replaced in 2006 with an HME RK Aerials ladder truck.
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