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Peoria has three dedicated reserve engines + one other that's technically a reserve but not really. When the new E-191 goes into service and 196's gets the ALF, three will be the identical 2004 E\-One/Saulsbury's and one is the 1999 IHC/E-One that is just for CAWRT (Central Arizona Wildland Response Team) responses on task forces. I know that one of the E\-One/Saulsbury's and the IHC/E-One are kept at Station 195, one E\-One/Saulsbury is being used as Engine 199 temporarily (until they get a new rig - more on that in a minute), but I'm not sure of the last one. It has to be at either 192's or 196's. Everywhere else is full.
Peoria got SAFER money this year to hire six new FF's to staff Station 199 (Lake Pleasant) full time. That station has traditionally only been day-manned, but no longer. Currently they are running an Engine, Brush, Fireboat and Ambo out of that station. There was money budgeted for two new brush trucks to replace the 2003 Ford F-550/E-Ones, but Engine 199 needs a rig of it's own, suitable for that area. So, they're going to buy a new Type 1x Interface Engine for Engine 199, then take the pump module off of one of the 2003 Ford/E-Ones and put it on a new chassis (Dodge, I'm hearing rumors of). That way they can get a new rig for E-199 and a rebuilt brush truck. I'll keep up on this and see if I can get a timeline.
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Just for continuity sake, I have two corrections to this posting - Peoria's 1999 IHC/E-One is gone: Blown engine. So, there is no wildland-dedicated pumper any more. If Peoria gets deployed, I guess it will be with one of the E-Bury's and the Tanker. Second, the engine at the Lake (E-199) was only fulltime during the Summer. They're back to daytime only with the Brush truck and Ambulance. The fulltime crew (Engine 199 + Ambulance) will go into service after the first of the year, probably with a reserve E-Bury until the Freightliner/Rosenbauer is delivered next Summer or so.
Peoria has three dedicated reserve engines + one other that's technically a reserve but not really. When the new E-191 goes into service and 196's gets the ALF, three will be the identical 2004 E\-One/Saulsbury's and one is the 1999 IHC/E-One that is just for CAWRT (Central Arizona Wildland Response Team) responses on task forces. I know that one of the E\-One/Saulsbury's and the IHC/E-One are kept at Station 195, one E\-One/Saulsbury is being used as Engine 199 temporarily (until they get a new rig - more on that in a minute), but I'm not sure of the last one. It has to be at either 192's or 196's. Everywhere else is full.
Peoria got SAFER money this year to hire six new FF's to staff Station 199 (Lake Pleasant) full time. That station has traditionally only been day-manned, but no longer. Currently they are running an Engine, Brush, Fireboat and Ambo out of that station. There was money budgeted for two new brush trucks to replace the 2003 Ford F-550/E-Ones, but Engine 199 needs a rig of it's own, suitable for that area. So, they're going to buy a new Type 1x Interface Engine for Engine 199, then take the pump module off of one of the 2003 Ford/E-Ones and put it on a new chassis (Dodge, I'm hearing rumors of). That way they can get a new rig for E-199 and a rebuilt brush truck. I'll keep up on this and see if I can get a timeline.
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Just for continuity sake, I have two corrections to this posting - Peoria's 1999 IHC/E-One is gone: Blown engine. So, there is no wildland-dedicated pumper any more. If Peoria gets deployed, I guess it will be with one of the E-Bury's and the Tanker. Second, the engine at the Lake (E-199) was only fulltime during the Summer. They're back to daytime only with the Brush truck and Ambulance. The fulltime crew (Engine 199 + Ambulance) will go into service after the first of the year, probably with a reserve E-Bury until the Freightliner/Rosenbauer is delivered next Summer or so.
John I.
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Fire/EMS Dispatcher / EMT-B
Fire Apparatus Photographer / Hobbyist
www.fireapparatusphotos.com
www.flickr.com/image7801
Nikon D5600 (retired: Nikon D90) / Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 / Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
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