St. Louis Metro

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[quote name='derry86' post='135814' date='Aug 1 2007, 14:32 ']Phil,



Can you explain the numbering system on the trucks you just posted. Seems to be a rhyme and reason to everything.



Rob[/quote]

The St. Louis Metro has a metro numbering system. St. Louis County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County use the 4 digit numbering. St. Louis City and the City of Brentwood are the only departments that do not follow this numbering. The first 2 numbers represent the department. The 3rd is station number. The 4th is type of apparatus.

0-Engine

1-Second Out engine

2-Ladder Co.

3-Tanker

4-Rescue/engine

5- Quint

6-Rescue Co./Squad

7-Medics

8-utility/brush

9-utility/brush/marine



An Example is:

Metro West 3354.

33- Metro West

5- Station 5

4- Rescue Engine



Also, no department in the area has more than 7 stations. 8 or 9 in the station slot represents reserve units. Its a very nice system. So departments number their quints as truck co. Im not sure why on that. I hope I made all of this make sense. If you have another question about just ask.