[quote name='KDWMAEMT' timestamp='1357756219' post='507157']
My guess here is that whomever is running their facebook account doesnt know much about whats going on. Thats not to say they are wrong, but several reliable sources and people "in the know" have reported that the contrat had been awarded and awarded to KME. That INCLUDES the folks at FAJ whom are VERY reliable and correct 99% of 100% of the time. There is no law or reason that states KME has to say anything to anyone. Youd think they would, but they dont have to. I know that every time I pick up Fire Apparatus Magazine, I read the new orders section and learn about new apparatus orders that I had NO IDEA about, and I live in an area where most orders both upcoming and placed, are reported in SEVERAL places before the ink drys on the contract. Heck, I contacted KME about if they were coming out with a 2013 calendar for sale on their store website. They told me next week....8 weeks ago.
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There is more evidence of the 2013 KME calendar than there is of them getting the contract for FDNY. My contact at KME told me that he saw the calendar last week, but it had not yet been released. He wasn't sure when it would be, either. Not sure what the holdup is......
On the FDNY contract, my contact has not heard anything definite. KME does not currently build a split-tilt cab, which the contract calls for. They also have not built a FDNY-style body, but I do know they are working on one. It's possible that they may be building a prototype, with the rest of the contract awarded after its acceptance.
My guess here is that whomever is running their facebook account doesnt know much about whats going on. Thats not to say they are wrong, but several reliable sources and people "in the know" have reported that the contrat had been awarded and awarded to KME. That INCLUDES the folks at FAJ whom are VERY reliable and correct 99% of 100% of the time. There is no law or reason that states KME has to say anything to anyone. Youd think they would, but they dont have to. I know that every time I pick up Fire Apparatus Magazine, I read the new orders section and learn about new apparatus orders that I had NO IDEA about, and I live in an area where most orders both upcoming and placed, are reported in SEVERAL places before the ink drys on the contract. Heck, I contacted KME about if they were coming out with a 2013 calendar for sale on their store website. They told me next week....8 weeks ago.
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There is more evidence of the 2013 KME calendar than there is of them getting the contract for FDNY. My contact at KME told me that he saw the calendar last week, but it had not yet been released. He wasn't sure when it would be, either. Not sure what the holdup is......
On the FDNY contract, my contact has not heard anything definite. KME does not currently build a split-tilt cab, which the contract calls for. They also have not built a FDNY-style body, but I do know they are working on one. It's possible that they may be building a prototype, with the rest of the contract awarded after its acceptance.
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