[quote name='TransverseRoad' post='323595' date='Jul 22 2009, 20:06 ']The City of Mercer Island purchased this 1993? Seagrave, possibly from the City of Issaquah, for use as a reserve engine. MIFD's reserve engines were 1984 E\-One Hurricanes. Does anyone have a photo of this rig as a front line company? If so, post away.[/quote]
That is almost certainly a former King County Fire District 10 (now part of Eastside Fire and Rescue) rig. They had a whole slew of different Seagrave rigs over the years until they started buying E-Ones in the late 90's. From about '85 to '93 KCFD 10 bought a bunch of Seagrave engines.
I'm not sure if they bought more than one of these, but here is a photo of what used to run as Engine 82 for Eastside Fire & Rescue at a fire in May of 2001. Taken by my dad. Looks like the Mercer Island rig to me.
That is almost certainly a former King County Fire District 10 (now part of Eastside Fire and Rescue) rig. They had a whole slew of different Seagrave rigs over the years until they started buying E-Ones in the late 90's. From about '85 to '93 KCFD 10 bought a bunch of Seagrave engines.
I'm not sure if they bought more than one of these, but here is a photo of what used to run as Engine 82 for Eastside Fire & Rescue at a fire in May of 2001. Taken by my dad. Looks like the Mercer Island rig to me.