S 360, 1971 Sutphen 85'
The city’s first non-tillered truck (but not the first straight frame), this 85’ Sutphen tower was placed into service at Truck 3 in 1971. Ala Chicago’s snorkel squads, Truck 3 ran its own Box Alarm area, all working fires in an extended area, and all 2nd Alarms in the city. From 1976 to 1987 it ran as a normal truck company at Truck 10 and as the special called “Water Tower” to alarms outside of its Box area. It had a whopping 44’ turning radius. I believe this was Sutphen's first custom chassis tower.
Kevin Byrne