Hey Kenny,
The Bronto has seen ALOT of fire lately......the first day she went into active service there was a multi alarm fire. I have a couple good shots of it operating at a fire on Main Street that I took from Fort Howe hill.......As far as removing the "Q", I have no idea why they did that, as all the new trucks will have either a real Q or a Q2b from now on. They did have some minor warranty work, and some painting to do on the boom and the body, so that might be why the Q was removed.
Times have changed since you rode last.....there is no Engine 5 or Ladder 5, they were replaced with Quint 5 and run as one unit. Engine 8 still remains one of the most active companies in the SJFD, and they operate with a 2006 E\-One Typhoon 1500/970/30A pumper. That is the only active truck running out of 8's now....Tanker 8 is now at #4 as a spare/reserve, and it still houses a couple spares and utility trucks.
On a side note, the old Mack CF/Thibault Aerialscope is now officially gone. She was sitting at a scrapyard for the last 12 or so years, and I got the last photos of it in one piece. She was cut up last year, and the only thing that remains is part of the front outrigger. Its too bad that Rothesay was outbid back in 1995 when the truck was up for auction.......they would have put the money into it and had it refurbished.
The Bronto has seen ALOT of fire lately......the first day she went into active service there was a multi alarm fire. I have a couple good shots of it operating at a fire on Main Street that I took from Fort Howe hill.......As far as removing the "Q", I have no idea why they did that, as all the new trucks will have either a real Q or a Q2b from now on. They did have some minor warranty work, and some painting to do on the boom and the body, so that might be why the Q was removed.
Times have changed since you rode last.....there is no Engine 5 or Ladder 5, they were replaced with Quint 5 and run as one unit. Engine 8 still remains one of the most active companies in the SJFD, and they operate with a 2006 E\-One Typhoon 1500/970/30A pumper. That is the only active truck running out of 8's now....Tanker 8 is now at #4 as a spare/reserve, and it still houses a couple spares and utility trucks.
On a side note, the old Mack CF/Thibault Aerialscope is now officially gone. She was sitting at a scrapyard for the last 12 or so years, and I got the last photos of it in one piece. She was cut up last year, and the only thing that remains is part of the front outrigger. Its too bad that Rothesay was outbid back in 1995 when the truck was up for auction.......they would have put the money into it and had it refurbished.
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