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Memphis, TN
Engine 59
2005 E\-One Cyclone
1500/500
s/n 130055
This was one of six identical pumpers delivered to the MFD last year. The other five are at E5, E7, E8, E14, and E36. With the exception of the 1990 Pierce Tele-squrt (E54), these were the first pumpers delivered to Memphis since the twenty 1976 American LaFrance engines with 500-gallon booster tanks. All other front-line engines in Memphis (except E54) have 750-gallon tanks.
There were originally nine of these engines ordered and built, but budget shortfalls caused the city to cancel three of them.
Memphis, TN
Engine 59
2005 E\-One Cyclone
1500/500
s/n 130055
This was one of six identical pumpers delivered to the MFD last year. The other five are at E5, E7, E8, E14, and E36. With the exception of the 1990 Pierce Tele-squrt (E54), these were the first pumpers delivered to Memphis since the twenty 1976 American LaFrance engines with 500-gallon booster tanks. All other front-line engines in Memphis (except E54) have 750-gallon tanks.
There were originally nine of these engines ordered and built, but budget shortfalls caused the city to cancel three of them.