Mack Fire Apparatus

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the shop number was of a 1979. that was when they called the rig the year that the money was appropriated in the budget. if a group of rigs was budgeted in 1979, they were called 1979's even though they were not built until 1980. the 2 1985 Mack MC rescues were called 1985's because the money was allocated in the 1985 budget, but they were not actually built and delivered in 1987. the group of 80 American La France pumpers were allocated in the 1980 budget, but the first one was not actually delivered until 1981. the 10 green Macks had shop numbers for 1981, but they were not built and delivered until 1982, the money was allocated and the rigs ordered in 1981. the 6 HP Macks that the city called 1983's were not built until June 1984. and so on... this practice is no longer done and for the most part the shop numbers now are indicative of the year the rig was delivered.