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[quote name='Ladder 68' post='323799' date='Jul 23 2009, 21:42 ']What is the difference in numbers? The 50 series are water supply rigs? What are the other number breakdowns?

Thanks in advance.[/quote]Each of the six battalions has three additional pumpers, one in each of three categories: 50-series, 60-series, and 70-series. The 50-series wagons are each equipped with 2000’- feet of Large Diameter Hose and are designated as Water Supply Engines; the 60-series are Ready Reserve Wagons, fully equipped with hose, tools, SCBA’s and radios; the 70-series are reserve wagons that may not be fully equipped. They are assigned as follows:

Battalion 1 has Engines 51, 61 and 71,

Battalion 2 has Engines 52, 62 and 72,

Battalion 3 has Engines 53, 63 and 73

Battalion 4 has Engines 54, 64 and 74,

Battalion 5 has Engines 55, 65 and 75,

Battalion 6 has Engines 56, 66 and 76



E-65 (S-120), 2000 E\-One Cyclone II, xE-21, xxE-13, 2008 photo, fatal fire on Harvard St. NW