From the SST Emergency Products Facebook page:
A huge thank you to the Board of Trustees, Chief, Deputy Chief and all the Members of the Coal City Fire Protection District on the purchase of your 2020 Seagrave Marauder II 2000 / 1000 Rescue Pumper. We realize the trust you have put in SST and Seagrave and we are humbled. Thank you again.
#1 by Pappa on December 12, 2019 - 11:44 PM
946 will be a reserve only.
#2 by Sebastian on December 12, 2019 - 7:22 PM
Pappa, is 946 going into reserve? Or are they still running it front line along with the ladder?
#3 by Mike Hellmuth on December 12, 2019 - 6:04 PM
Coal city another new seagrave customer(pierce department) nice!!1
#4 by Pappa on December 12, 2019 - 2:24 PM
It will be a quint. And of course it will be gray and red. We are keeping 946 as a spare. The new quint 945 will run frontline out of station 1.
#5 by harry on December 12, 2019 - 1:45 PM
cmk420 I said what a quint is for a reason
pappa see ty for that it shows I was right in the first place I knew Elmwood pk would go pierce and I am glad is it going to be painted like the other rigs
#6 by Pappa on December 12, 2019 - 1:35 PM
Pierce ascendant 107ft . The village board just approved it.
#7 by Mike C on December 12, 2019 - 6:41 AM
I’m definitely looking forward to seeing an orange Seagrave. More importantly, I’m curious to know what kind of features will be on the engine.
#8 by Cmk420 on December 11, 2019 - 11:45 PM
Harry–Those of us, that are in the fire service, know what a quint is, but thank you for clarifying.
#9 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 10:33 PM
pappa is it going to be the pierce ascendant 107 foot or 110 foot single or double axle
#10 by Pappa on December 11, 2019 - 9:22 PM
Elmwood Park is going with a single axle pierce.
#11 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 7:20 PM
mike very true every vehicle has its own purpose and while I like single axle trucks but it is what the dept likes and needs and a tower does have some advantages out there like it can be used to control a brush fire from above is long as cc remains orange that is awesome
#12 by Mike on December 11, 2019 - 7:05 PM
Harry it’s more then just that. What is the overall staffing, how many apparatus in each house, water supply etc. we’ve seen a decline in manpower over the last 30 years and what that does is drive up apparatus cost. First we have trucks, squads and engines. Today we have quints and heavy rescue pumpers, but prices are outrageous now. Apparatus are to big, to heavy and cost a lot to maintain also. When someone gets a new rig it’s always nice to give our opinion but at the end of the day our opinion doesn’t really matter. It’s what works for them…allegedly.
#13 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 5:26 PM
mike because if u have a dept that does not have a lot of money and if the engine is out of service then the truck can be used if a fire breaks out I am not saying a truck should have a 1000 gallon water tank but at least 300
#14 by Mike C on December 11, 2019 - 5:19 PM
Harry is the last person I want educating me.
I’m calling for a ban on Harry on this site. His lack of knowledge brings a negative impact and counter-productive dialogue to this site.
#15 by Mike on December 11, 2019 - 4:38 PM
Harry Chicago is getting a pierce because as rich said it’s probably being bought by OEMC not F2M. Chicago had looked at single axle trucks and while there were benefits there were also negatives, less braking, less payload, you don’t get a heavy duty ladder you get a 250 pound tip load.
Elmhurst i think is going to combine an engine and truck, tell me how that’s good?
Single axle trucks have a great purpose but so do other apparatus. The departments that spec and buy them are usually doing this because they feel that’s what’s best for the department and the people they serve.
#16 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 4:29 PM
mike c also like everyone on here said Chicago would never buy pierce again and yet the new command is going to have the pierce emblem even if it is a freightliner it is still being built partly by pierce
#17 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 4:27 PM
mike c and yet a lot of depts. are already ditching double axle rm for single axles like schiller park il because then they can run it for the purpose of a truck or engine or also known as a quint and a single axle takes up less space in the station Elmhurst is another going sa rm yes there is a lot of depts. like Chicago nyc la that wont but smaller depts. a lot are look elk grove village did also I bet Elmwood pk will and pk ridge if u look and do your homework I would be willing to bet u are wrong looking all over the us but considering this is there first new fire rig since 2006 so I cant imagine they will get anything soon
#18 by Mike C on December 11, 2019 - 4:01 PM
Again, Harry you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Unless Coal City utilizes a dry truck, the Seagrave Patriot on a single axle will not accommodate them.
A tandem is not a waste of money. Departments that carry a lot of tools/equipment will STRONGLY benefit from a tandem.
There are a lot of limitations on the Pierce Ascendant single axle.
I’m not saying Coal City won’t buy a single axle. I’m just saying you’re wrong when you state that a tandem is a waste of money.
#19 by harry on December 11, 2019 - 1:17 PM
well to be honest the trend is more single axle ladder lately inless u are getting a tower It seems very wasteful for a dept to spend the extra money on a tandem axle and a single axle will be cheaper too
#20 by Mike C on December 11, 2019 - 1:06 PM
I’m curious too. Why a single axle aerial for Coal City, Harry?
#21 by Brian on December 11, 2019 - 9:56 AM
Harry, why would they need a single axle aerial? Just curious as to why you think that
#22 by harry on December 10, 2019 - 8:06 PM
I hope if they get a new ladder and if they stick with seagrave maybe they will buy a seagrave hundred foot rm single axle
#23 by harry on December 10, 2019 - 8:02 PM
well at least it will be orange hopefully