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[rlukas1]

Bellevue still has a Light Force at 3 as well? Thanks for the photo of the engine as well. On the Hughes Fire website I noticed that Bellevue has a couple of Pierce TDA's in construction, probably fairly close to completion.

Yes, Light Force 3 is currently running with a 2002 American LaFrance LTI TDA and a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT shop #4034, one of five that were delivered in Feb 2011.  The two new Velocity TDA's are expected to go in service this summer and a third TDA will be ordered from Pierce in the near future.

[Bryce]

Is Bellevue adding a 3rd truck company or is one of the new Pierce TDAs going to be a spare so they can get rid of the ALF/LTI?

[rlukas1]

Is Bellevue adding a 3rd truck company or is one of the new Pierce TDAs going to be a spare so they can get rid of the ALF/LTI?

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);">I don't know what they are planning to get rid of, but as it was explained to me, they will add the future new third truck at the training center so the FF's and recruits can train on a TDA similar to the front line units. Nice luxury.  I believe the oldest of their current TDA's is the reserve 1992 Simon Duplex LTI. 
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[DaveYoung]

Yes, Light Force 3 is currently running with a 2002 American LaFrance LTI TDA and a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT shop #4034, one of five that were delivered in Feb 2011.  The two new Velocity TDA's are expected to go in service this summer and a third TDA will be ordered from Pierce in the near future.

Thanks for the update. I read through the first 150 pages of the Bellevue Fire Facility Master Plan with recommendations for station replacement, relocation, etc. Short version regarding the ladder trucks- move the current ladders to Stations 4 and 6, which would be new facilities. And add a ladder to a proposed Station 10 which would be located downtown. 

 

It was a pretty good read, although the whole document is 500+ pages. Here's a link- http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/pdf/Fire/BF...r_Plan.pdf

[hp1530]

Does anyone have a apparatus assignment list for Bellevue?

[Guest]

Here is a photo of the 2001 Spartan LTI 100' TDA that Bellevue operates.    

[Guest]

Bellevue also operates this 2002 ALF 100' TDA.

[rlukas1]

Bellevue FD 1992 Simon Duplex Spare TDA Shop # 9384



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[rlukas1]

Does anyone have a apparatus assignment list for Bellevue?

 

Bellevue E1 2011 Pierce Job Number 23856-02  BLV Shop # 3783 with



Battalion 1 2001 Chevy Suburban



 

Bellevue E2 2011 Pierce Job Number 23856-03  BLV Shop # 3997 with



MCI-1, a 2006 International 4400 body work by Braun NW



 

Bellevue LF3 2011 Pierce Job Number 23856-04  BLV Shop # 4034



Light Force 3 with 2002 American LaFrance 100 ft TDA with



R1, 2003 Kenworth\Pierce non-walk thru Medium Rescue Truck  BLV Shop # 3331



 

Bellevue E4 2014 Pierce Job Number 27472-01 or 02 ? BLV Shop # 4166



 

Bellevue E5 2011 Pierce Job Number 23856-05  BLV Shop # 4035



 

Bellevue E6 2011 Pierce Job Number 23856-01  BLV Shop # 3871 with



HAZ-MAT 1



 

Bellevue's Light Force 7 was reactivated at the beginning of January 2015 with



2003 Spartan H&W Emergency Vehicles,
Shop # 3367 along with the 2001 Spartan LTI TDA BLV

Shop # 3311


 

Bellevue E8 is now assigned Shop # 3604, 2006 Pierce Job Number 19210-02,



Former E6 with



Air Unit 1, 2005 International 4400 H&W BLV Shop # 3363



 

Bellevue E9 is now assigned BLV Shop # 3587, 2006 Pierce Job Number 19210-01 



Former E1

[Bryce]

Bellevue FD 1992 Simon Duplex Spare TDA Shop # 9384

Was this taken at Mercer Island Station 91? Unique shot if that's the case.

[rlukas1]

Was this taken at Mercer Island Station 91? Unique shot if that's the case.

 

Yes it was.  They were probably preforming some training at the time.

[hp1530]

Thanks TraverseRoad!

[rlukas1]

SFD crews were conducting pump testing on one of three new 2014 Pierce Arrow XT engines today.  They will be assigned to engines 2, 13 and 31 when acceptance testing is completed.



 

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[rlukas1]

Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority's new 2014 100' Pierce Arrow XT, L46, was in the procession today as part of the LODD memorial service for Tukwila FD Captain Mike McCoy who passed away last week, while attending a training session in Anniston AL. 



 

The tandem rear axle tractor has a wheel base of 185" exactly the same size as Seattle's newer TDA's beginning with L3.



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[rlukas1]

Renton Tower 11 and Kent ladder 74 form a gateway for the procession



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[rlukas1]

Renton ladder 11 is a 2011 E\-One 100 foot tower



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[rlukas1]

Kent ladder 74 is a 2006 Pierce Quantum TDA



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[rlukas1]

Members from four different Pipe and Drum Bands attended



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[rlukas1]

Tukwila FD Battalion 51 car



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[rlukas1]

Tukwila Engine 52, shop number 5519 a 2006 Ferrara



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