Denver Metro Fire Apparatus

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Just seems odd, all the other Squrts were much smaller devices, LFR, EFD, Lakewood/Bancroft, Denver were all 55's. I don't think anyone was running a 65' or 75' at the time.

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I asked around and the chiefs are telling me the term "quint" wasn't used until 1992 / 1993 when the 75' Pierce Lance went in service. At that point both the Pierce and the LTI 75' were designated as Q35 & Q34. S37 which was truely a Telesqurt kept the Squrt designation. Even then, only the south departments (Castlewood, Parker & Castle Rock) adopted the term Quint. The Metro Chief's didn't buy off on it which is probably still why Denver, Westminster, Thornton, Brighton, North Metro etc. all label their Quints as Trucks.

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I asked around and the chiefs are telling me the term "quint" wasn't used until 1992 / 1993 when the 75' Pierce Lance went in service. At that point both the Pierce and the LTI 75' were designated as Q35 & Q34. S37 which was truely a Telesqurt kept the Squrt designation. Even then, only the south departments (Castlewood, Parker & Castle Rock) adopted the term Quint. The Metro Chief's didn't buy off on it which is probably still why Denver, Westminster, Thornton, Brighton, North Metro etc. all label their Quints as Trucks.

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Fair enough...are all SMFR's trucks now referred to as Quints, I know they were truck/ladder when they first went in to service? Never thought about it till now, but Englewood's truck was technically a quint, and L18 is a quint...different strokes I guess.



As a side note, there was a point where DFD referred to their Squrts as Quints.

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I got to try out my new slide scanner today on some old Parker Fire District (and a few other) slides. First up...



Engine 71 - 1986 Pemfab / Boardman 500 gal tank,1250 gpm

   

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Engine 71

   

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Truck 71 - 1984 E\-One Hurricane with a 80′ aerial, 500 gallon water tank & 1,500 gpm pump

   

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Rescue 71 - No specs on this one

   

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Engine 72 - 1984 Sutphen Deluge with a 1500 gallon tank & 1500 gpm

   

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Engine 72 - Shown with a 1992 refurb by SuperVac

   

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Brush 71 - 1984 Chevrolet C30 / Kois Bros 4x4 100 gal water tank, 5 gallon foam tank, 250 gpm. This unit was sold and is now in service as Franktown Brush 184

   

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Brush 72 - [color="#800000"]1973 Dodge 300 4×4 with a 250 gallon water tank[/color]

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Engine 73 - 1984 American La France with a 750 gallon water tank and 1,500 gpm pump.

   

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Engine 73 - 1988 Mack CF Darley 1000 gal / 1250 gpm

   

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Brush 73 - Dodge Ram 4x4, no other specs

   

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CAFS Tender 73 - 1986 Peterbuilt / SVI with a 3,000 water tank and CAFS

   

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Engine 74 running 71's former 1986 Pemfab / Boardman

   

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Engine 74 - 1981 ALF Century with 1992 SVI refurb

   

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Brush 74 - 1980 Chevrolet C30 / Pierce 400 gal / 250 gpm

   

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Brush 74 - 1995 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 with a 400 gal water tank, 10 gal foam tank, 100 gpm pump. Now in service as SMFRA Brush 37

   

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Brush 3 - No specs

   

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Aurora Rescue Squad 8