[quote name='amcare38' post='286057' date='Mar 2 2009, 11:18 ']Is Engine 407 (Training Academy) an actual responding engine company or is the engine dedicated to training?[/quote]
Engine 407 has been re-deployed from the Fire Academy where is was used as an instructional piece for the recruits to Engine Company 401 in McLean. E401 had been operating a 1997 Pierece Lance that was having chronic mechanical problems due to its age and heavy usage. E401 was purchased by the McLean VFD and operated by the career staff at Fire Station 1. E407 took over as E401 this past Tuesday. If memory serves me, the 97 Lance was 1500 gpm/750 gwt and 40 gal AFFF; The 2007 Dash replacing it should be 1500 gpm, 750 gwt and 40 gal Foam concentrate.
Engine 407 has been re-deployed from the Fire Academy where is was used as an instructional piece for the recruits to Engine Company 401 in McLean. E401 had been operating a 1997 Pierece Lance that was having chronic mechanical problems due to its age and heavy usage. E401 was purchased by the McLean VFD and operated by the career staff at Fire Station 1. E407 took over as E401 this past Tuesday. If memory serves me, the 97 Lance was 1500 gpm/750 gwt and 40 gal AFFF; The 2007 Dash replacing it should be 1500 gpm, 750 gwt and 40 gal Foam concentrate.
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