W-55 (Waterford 55 ???) from the Cohanzie Fire Co. in Waterford operated this 1983 Pierce-Arrow with 1500 gpm-pump, no tank, an 100' LTI tower. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
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Tower 1 in Bristol operated a 1977 Duplex R-400 with Oren bodywork, 300 gpm-pump, 200 gwt, and 85' LTI tower. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer colelction.
Mark, do you was assigned to this truck ? Juergen
Ladder 1 in Torrington was a 1980 Duplex R-400, also with bodywork from Oren and 85' LTI tower. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Ladder 65 in Old Mystic was a 1988 Duplex D-350 with LTI bodywork, 1500 gpm/ 400 water, and 75' ladder. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Finally for today, Truck 1 in Naugatuck was a 1992 Simon-Duplex D-350 with 110' LTI rearmount ladder. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection.
Southington Rescue 2, or the Special Resources Unit. One of many prime movers given to various CT fire departments for hauling mass casuality and haz-mat decon trailers:
Essex Truck 1, the Palm Beach Express, so named since the truck formerly served Palm Beach, Florida:
Watertown Ladders 1 & 2 are both still in service as far as I know.
[quote name='IzzyEng4' timestamp='1314498300' post='454684']
Watertown Ladders 1 & 2 are both still in service as far as I know. [/quote] As of this summer - they are starting to think about how to replace them with out killing the tax payers seeing as they are both about the same age. One thought that was tossed out while we were visiting down there was to replace ladder 2 and rehab the tower.
Ed Harvey
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Ladder 2 in Watertown once operated this 1975 Duplex R-400 with Oren bodywork and 85' LTI tower. Mark A.Redman photo - Juergen Kiefer collection. [/quote] Served a stint in Sharon, CT is presently rotting away in a front yard in Great Barrington, MA after was used once to do some stone repair on an estate building.
Ed Harvey
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