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[usonian55077]

That looks like an amazing station on the inside, is this career?

 

Trav!

Mound is one of the departments that protect the highly affluent areas around legendary Lake Minnetonka (basically "The Hamptons" of Minnesota).  Other departments in the area include Wayzata, Excelsior, and Long Lake.  They have some unique challenges in protecting extremely large, wooden homes without nearby hydrants but right on the lake.  If ever there were departments to learn from techniques in lakefront firefighting, these would be the ones to look to.

[usonian55077]

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Nice shots!  This is the epitome of a classic 1970's-1990's Minnesota Fire Engine:  a 4 door Ford L-Series pumper with General Safety, CustomFire, or Luverne bodywork.  You could look in the fire hall of any MN city during this era and find some variation of this bad boy.  Sadly, they're being retired now & disappearing... they're not as glamorous, but just as emblematic of the region as Crowns were to CA or Macks to FDNY.

[grubber33270]

Minneapolis Engine 2: (Former Engine 5)  2008 Pierce Arrow XT, 2000 GPM, 750 Gallon Tank

 

[grubber33270]

Minneapolis Ladder 11: 2004 Pierce Dash, 95' MM, 300 Gal Tank, 2000GPM, Stationed Downtown With Engine 6.

 



 

[grubber33270]

Minneapolis Engine 6: 2009 Pierce Arrow XT, 2000 GPM, 750 Gallon Tank.

 



 

[grubber33270]

Minneapolis Engine 1: 2012 FL M2 112/Rosenbauer, 500 Gal Tank, 1500 GPM.

 

[DaveYoung]

Great shots! Really like the E1 shot with the classic station as the background.

[JRoth]

Minneapolis Engine 1: 2012 FL M2 112/Rosenbauer, 500 Gal Tank, 1500 GPM.

 

Are they going away from the custom cabs and back to commercial cabs?

[jshippey]

What is Engine 5 running with now in Minneapolis? Is Quint 2 still in service?

[firesafe91]

What is Engine 5 running with now in Minneapolis? Is Quint 2 still in service?

Engine 5 is running a Freightliner/Rosenbauer (twin to E1). Station 2 runs with a Pierce Arrow XT (x-E5) as shown above. The former quint is now a spare ladder.

[jshippey]

Thanks!

[grubber33270]

Are they going away from the custom cabs and back to commercial cabs?

 

They Currently have 8 of these with 3 more coming in this year. so 11 of the 19 Engine companies will have these Freightliners. I think they like these a little better, easier to get down an alley with this puppy.

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Minneapolis Engine 6: 2009 Pierce Arrow XT, 2000 GPM, 750 Gallon Tank.

 


 

Great photos. Those XT pumpers are tough-looking rigs. I'm not sure about the tower, though. I'm surprised the front wheels don't come off the ground with all that weight hanging off the back.

[R1SmokeEater]

 

They Currently have 8 of these with 3 more coming in this year. so 11 of the 19 Engine companies will have these Freightliners. I think they like these a little better, easier to get down an alley with this puppy.

If they spec'd the same body etc on a custom chassis, they could be the same.....no?

[firesafe91]

If they spec'd the same body etc on a custom chassis, they could be the same.....no?

I'm certain you could get a similar short wheelbase rig on a custom chassis. I think this body would look nice on a Rosenbauer Commander chassis.

 

The city buys the Freightliner chassis as part of a larger order for other city vehicles and then sends the chassis to Rosenbauer to have the rig completed. This ensures commonality from a maintenance and spare parts standpoint with the rest of the city fleet. Steve Skaar may have some addtional insight...

 

From what I have seen, these look to be some really well speced rigs. As Josh indicated, they are very easy to get into the alleys and narrow streets piled high with snow on both sides. 

 

Speaking of snow, I see that the Minneapolis area is potentially supposed to get another shot of "plowable" snow on Wednesday night. Glad I'm in sweating it out in Turkey this week instead of shovelling snow in Minnesota!

 

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