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Finally, the antique truck is a 1929 Chevy, which was Morley's first fire truck.  Members hope to overhaul it someday.



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Next up is the unincorporated community of Montpelier in Muscatine County.

 

Montpelier 616 is a 1985 Chevy 70, 1000/1250.



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Montpelier 610/Tower 1 is a 1983 Sutphen/Hale, 100-foot tower. 



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Montpelier 611 is a 2006 Peterbilt/Alexis.



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Grass rig 615 is a 1994 Ford F350XL.



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Group shot.



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Quote:Montpelier 610/Tower 1 is a 1983 Sutphen/Hale, 100-foot tower. 
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Oakville is a small town of about 170 residents in Louisa County.  Oakville runs six rigs. 

 

Rescue 410 is a 2005 International 4300, a former Fox Lake, IL ambulance.



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Pumper 413 is a 1993 Ford L8000 by Towers Apparatus, now Sentinel.  Purchased new, 413 is a 750/1000.



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Front-mount 413.



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Pumper 412 is a 1998 FL80 by Smeal, 1250/1000.



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Tanker 417 is a 2006 Peterbilt/Alexis.  This has a 3000 gal. tank.



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Brush truck 415 also tows the department's Ranger.  The Polaris Ranger is a 2008 6x6, and was donated to the town by a tobacco firm during the 2008 floods. 



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Brush 415 is a 2000 Ford F350 with a home-built skid unit with a 250 gal. tank.  415 was donated by Tri Oak Foods, the food firm in the background of many of these shots.



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Tanker 416 is a 1981 Chevy 70, with a home-built 1680 gal. tank. 



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Group shot in front of Oakville's Community Center/City Hall/Fire Station.



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Back in 2014 I posted this photo of Blairstown's old rescue/rehab truck.  It has now been replaced.



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The new rescue is a 2015 Dodge 5500, with a rescue box purchased from North Liberty.



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New F672.



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This past September one of the fire schools in Iowa was held at Kirkwood Community College.  One of the pumpers on hand was Hiawatha 284, a 1986 Pirsch which was purchased new by the department.  284 has a 750 tank and a 1250 pump.



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