E-One Fire Apparatus

[MFD76]

KCFD

Reserve Rescue 4



These replaced Pumper 11,12,31 Tiller Trucks 1,9 and Squad 16,28. They were a cost saving measure to save money on pump tests for the engines and aerial certs for the trucks. Pumper 11,12,31 were at double engine houses and Truck 1,9 had trucks around them. The double engine houses and squads were left over from the failed 1977 Fire Improvment Plan. All together the six two person Freightliner Midi/Pumper Squads 10, 27, 28, 41, 38, 16 were removed and made Rescue 7, 16. These Rescues were glorfied man power squads however 1,9,16,7 carried ground ladders that made them city service Truck Companies.



Now three big rescues have been placed in service at Rescue 1,9,31 with six daily staffing and the other Rescues were convered back to Pumpers and Trucks.



Sad that Truck 1 the oldest continuous inservice Truck was lost, we also lost the oldest continuous engine Pumper 2. They both prior to 1977 made up Central Fire Station 2 that at one time was also Fire Headquarters and the Repair Shops.