Saturday, October 13, 2007

COMING TO A FIRE DEPT NEAR YOU



THE JOHN DEER GATORS ARE IN CT AND THE SKID UNITS ARE COMING ON THE 18TH FROM VERMONT. NOW ALL WE NEED IS A TRAILER TO GET IT TO THE CALL, AND ROOM TO PARK IT.

Out with the Old, In with the New... Really!

The Old, A 1995 E-ONE FREIGHTLINER RESCUE, 16 FOOT BOX, 5 MAN CAB, 6-6000 POUND AIR FILL STATION, 30 FOOT LIGHT TOWER.





The New, A 2006 E-ONE TYPHOON CUSTOM CAB, 20 FOOT BOX WITH 4 COFFIN BOXES ON TOP, A 6 MAN CAB, 25 KW OWEN GENERATOR, FOUR 750 WATT QUARTZ SCENE LIGHTS, AND TWO 750 WATT TRIPOD PROTABLE LIGHTS, ONE LIGHT TOWER WITH 6-1000 WATT LIGHTS, TWO 200 FT CORD REELS.




THE NEW TRUCK WILL BE IN HOUSE AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

CAMPER ROLLOVER


THREE CAR MVA AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT 6 AND RT 203. A CAMPER WAS T-BONED BY A PICK UP GOING EAST ON RT 6. IT ROLLED THE CAMPER ON TO A PICK UP WAITING AT THE LIGHT ON THE 203 SIDE.

THE PICK UP THAT T-BONED THE CAMPER.

A HEAVY TOW TRUCK HAD TO UPRIGHT THE CAMPER
OFF THE PICK UP. NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE MVA.