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[quote name='tobydi' post='273598' date='Jan 13 2009, 09:47 ']Matt,



Any truth to STLFD ordering Smeal pumpers and 125' H & L's. If so how many? Where are they going?[/quote]





I havent heard about Smeal getting the nod for the new trucks. I only heard city buying 2. One was to replace H&L6. And the talk was that the other new one was going to the 20's. They wanted it to go to the 12s but I dont think it fit either height wise or with the medic unit which is housed there. It won't be long til we have to replace the other 3 H&L's as well. 1 runs a bunch of fires. The other 2 ran as the 1st out engine as well because they run pumpers from their houses and the pumpers were struck out of service because of manpower. And the hook and ladders ran all the 1st in calls that the pumpers were normally booked in on, such as EMS.



There sounds to be truth that we will not run 30 quints anymore and that we will go back to running regular engines and hook and ladders.





It's just my opinion but they could try to replace several of the engine houses to consolidate equipment. i.e. run a pumper a hook and ladder, move a rescue squad here, a medic unit (be greedy and put a 2nd here too) and a chief.