Denver Metro Fire Apparatus

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[quote name='Image7801' post='264827' date='Dec 6 2008, 21:18 ']Does anyone have any photos of the Littleton Sutphen or the Castlewood tower?

I know the Englewood Snorkel is shown elsewhere, but haven't ever actually seen the other two rigs up close.[/quote]



Hi John,



The CFD Tower was the first aerial in South Metro's history and was a 1976 Seagrave with an 85' LTI aerial. It was originally painted all white, then the red top was added later. The E\-One Truck 32 I posted earlier was the replacement for the tower.



Credit to the original photographers...

   



   







The Littleton Sutphen has always been very elusive in photos, even the LFD history book has maybe two very poor quality b&w shots of her. I'll look up the details later today but I think it was a 1978 Sutphen with an 85' tower which ran out of old 12's for its entire life. In 1983 the tower went into reserve and the 83 Pierce Arrow 55' Telesqurt ran out of 12's until 1998. Before the Sutphen LFD only had one other Truck Co. which was a late 60's Maxim mid mount 100' straight stick. That rig actually ran out of old 11's which was downtown at Rio Grande & Main, the site it now an RTD Lightrail parking lot.