The backup unit purchased in January 1982 was acquired from the local Dewitt Fire Department, which had recently decided to replace its old rescue truck, a 1970 van-style unit on a Ford chassis with bodywork by Lyncoach of Oneonta, NY. The SFD Shops were once again put to work, retrofitting the unit with the shelves and brackets it would require to serve as Rescue 1 if and when needed. Here is the unit as purchased from Dewitt:
![[Image: 16033_orig_zpsleowctz9.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/fyreline/16033_orig_zpsleowctz9.jpg)
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And here is the same vehicle as refurbished by the SFD Shops. It was only called upon when Rescue 1's rig was down for service, and it certainly wasn't fancy . . . but it served the purpose in a cost-effective fashion for a number of years, ending up assigned to the HazMat company when the newly-delivered 1997 E\-One rescue relegated the 1977 Saulsbury rig back to reserve status. The Lyncoach apparatus was finally disposed of in the late 1990's, having served its purpose. It was not missed that much - SFD personnel who drove it had little praise for its road manners. Probably the most telling comment was that "It cornered like a rhinocerous on a wet clay bank."
![[Image: Dewitt%20SFD_zpsifk5d7rg.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/fyreline/Dewitt%20SFD_zpsifk5d7rg.jpg)
. . .And here is the same vehicle as refurbished by the SFD Shops. It was only called upon when Rescue 1's rig was down for service, and it certainly wasn't fancy . . . but it served the purpose in a cost-effective fashion for a number of years, ending up assigned to the HazMat company when the newly-delivered 1997 E\-One rescue relegated the 1977 Saulsbury rig back to reserve status. The Lyncoach apparatus was finally disposed of in the late 1990's, having served its purpose. It was not missed that much - SFD personnel who drove it had little praise for its road manners. Probably the most telling comment was that "It cornered like a rhinocerous on a wet clay bank."
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