Syracuse FD Light Rescue Vehicles

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The next Rescue 2 was another Type 1 delivered in 2000, with a Wheeled Coach body. This unit was sent to New York City in September 2001 with a contingent of Syracuse firefighters following the attack on the World Trade Center. Price tag on the unit was $97,725 and it featured the new dark red Syracuse paint scheme.

 

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in 2002, a re-thinking of the mission of the Rescue Company in general and Rescue 2 specifically led to the Chief of Fire deciding that Rescue 2 would be better served with one of the First Response Vehicles that all of the engine companies were using as Minis. A few small modifications would be made to Rescue 2's particular vehicle to reflect the specialized tools and equipment it carried. As a group of the Ford F-350/ FX fiberglass utility body arrived at the SFD Shops in 2002, one of them became the new Rescue 2:

 

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The 2002 unit was in turn replaced by a newer unit in 2005 . . . and the pattern was set for more frequent replacement at much lower cost. These units, out the door fully equipped, were well under $55,000 each at the time.

 

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. . . and again in 2008.  This pattern would continue until finally, in 2011, it was decided that there was really no need for Rescue 2, as the other Minis all around the city had developed their skills and equipment. This unit would be the final Rescue 2.

 

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