State Of Conneticut

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After all these years I though I never see a yellow rig in Meriden! LOL

 

Mike, my buddy Big Mike (ctfire) said to me yesterday that Engine 5's E-one has been taken OOS correct?  Do you know what are the plans to replace it?  And I think Engine 4 is also up too..........

 

You mean a yellow-ish rig again.    In 1979 the city purchased a lime yellow ALF Century pumper for E5.  It lasted in that color scheme for five years or so, and was repainted white over red.  The E\-One currently assigned to E5 was purchased in 1996.  It has a major issue with its frame and will likely be taken offically OOS once the repair cost is known.  The reality is that E5 probably should have been replaced in 2011/12, but with budgets being what they are it wasn't.  I know that demonstrators were being sought, but the best answer is to buy a rig that we spec out, and fleet commonality would be a good thing.  There is talk of using E11 from South Meriden VFD as a longer temporary replacement, but all options are on the table at the moment.  E4 would in theory be next, however E2 is a 1999 and in worse shape.  Our new Chief certainly has some apparatus issues to deal with.