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[dcfireman]

[quote name='Tim' post='132034' date='Jul 22 2007, 10:09 ']Makes enough sense.

But what are:

E87 88 89?

50 series- Water Supply Engines

60 series- Reserves

70 series- ??

80 series- ??[/quote]    

Water Supply Task Force - three 50 series and a suburban tanker



The 50 series wagons are water supply engines equipped with all 4” hose. Recently DC had a pressure problem with water mains in upper NE. For that day, the department staffed three 50 series wagons with drivers and sent them to E-12’s quarters as the Water Supply Task Force to augment any response to a fire incident.



The 60 and 70 series wagons are Ready Reserve units, with a full compliment of air masks, tools, hose, and radios. They are for major events in which the off-duty Platoon is recalled.



The others are Regular Reserve pieces to be used when a company’s regular apparatus is out of service for mechanical reasons. When that occurs, the company must “change over”; place its own hose and tools from the regularly assigned piece onto these mostly empty reserves. In Jerry’s post #663, E-12’s wagon was at the shops for an extended period (weeks) and in service with Regular Reserve E-60. The regular reserves are the oldest pieces.