From the Bedford Park FD Facebook page:
Bedford Park is proud to present our newest apparatus. Quint 704 is nearing completion and is scheduled to be delivered in a few weeks from Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton Wisconsin.
Pierce photo
Pierce photo
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Pierce photo
thanks Chris
#1 by michael m on January 31, 2019 - 11:55 AM
Looks nice, hope it holds up for them!
#2 by Jim on January 29, 2019 - 7:15 PM
This is what it will look like:
Station 1 Quint 704 and Ambulance 701
Station 2 Engine 710, Ambulance 703 and Battalion 7
Station 3 Tower 709
All fire suppression has a minimum of 3 personnel and each ambulance has 2.
Minimum staffing is 14 per day.
The Snorkel is reserve at Station 1
#3 by Tom Foley on January 29, 2019 - 5:36 PM
Sounds like the current engine 704 will be sold if 711 goes to reserve?
That makes new quint 704 first due out of station 1.
Strictly from a “Joe taxpayer” perspective, I think they are or would be quite useful for most suburban departments. Especially those that don’t man or even have a truck. Provides many engine and rescue capabilities (properly equipped) and the added benefit of an aerial stream. And generally not a ton more cost than an engine.
For Bedford with already having a truck and a ladder, I would love to know the thought and consideration for the change from an engine to a quint. Pleasant view seems to make running their truck and quint, generally first due, quite effective.
Cool to see the variety in a single dept.
#4 by Rich on January 29, 2019 - 5:28 PM
So there going to have some type of truck at all stations? Sounds like good move.
#5 by Jim on January 29, 2019 - 4:56 PM
This will go in service at Station 1. Engine 711 will become reserve.
#6 by Rich on January 29, 2019 - 2:25 PM
Is this a replacement or addition to the fleet?