[quote name='Jay Kormann' post='279504' date='Feb 6 2009, 02:47 ']Wasn't there a big diesel exhaust mark on the front of the firehouse above the bay door of this rig? I seem to recall seeing a picture of it.[/quote]
It is plausible - the Sutphen had a vertical exhaust stack. A recent pic of reserve piece S-385 (1995 Seagrave, ex-Truck 9) in front of Truck 3's quarters doesn't show any stains. However, all the houses suffered interior soot from those great Detroit Diesels, which was part of the impetus toward pole closets – a necessary, but visual blight on firehouse aesthetics. 2008 photo.
Kevin Byrne