Denver Metro Fire Apparatus

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[quote name='Toneslider12' post='264254' date='Dec 4 2008, 19:38 ']West Metro Medic 10, one of two heavy duty chassis the department is trying out for medic units. 2008 International / Lifeline

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A quick history lesson here: Lakewood FPD did run Red/White medium duty ambulances prior to the Lakewood/Bancroft CFA merger in 1992. Ambulances 91 (491) and 92 (492) ran 1985/86 Chevrolet C-50/Cayel Craft Type I's for several years, but they were replaced by what I would call the "typical" Bancroft ambulances (Yellow/White Ford E-350/Cayel Craft Type III) in the early 90's. Bancroft never ran medium duties, to my recollection.



Since Bancroft never had a truck company, they always had rescues and couple of engines with telesqurts (Bancroft's last Chief (LBCFA's first Chief) didn't think truck/ladder companies were necessary in that district, or so I've been told). As a result, right after the Lakewood/Bancroft Fire Authority was formed in '92, Lakewood's Truck 94/494 (Lime green 1974 (or was it a '73?) ALF Pacemaker 100' RM) was taken out of service, and one of the Chevy/Cayel Craft's was converted into a rescue squad and ran out of Station 3 (93/493) for a couple of years (Rescue 10 (46/446) was also running the '79 Ford F-700/Pierce medium rescue at that time), before LBCFA got the 1993 Pierce Lance tower that is now in reserve. I think the other was simply disposed of in the mid-90's.



If anyone has photos of any of those rigs, please post them. I only have black and white photos in the Lakewood Fire Dept 50 year, 1937-1987 history book.



Cheers!