Excerpts from the journal-topics.com:
After learning the extent of damages to the city’s only ladder truck in the fire at the former Marathon gas station at Northwest Highway and Oakton this summer, the fire department looked for ways to streamline the process of purchasing a replacement truck. Prices are due to go up at the beginning of the year, and this month offered a small window of time to see that 2020 prices would be higher than they wanted to pay.
The old tower ladder was scheduled to be replaced in the next fiscal year because of its age, but that postpones the year-long construction process at least six more months.
The fire truck purchasing cooperative with the Houston-Galveston Area Council in Texas offers members access to detailed specifications from many fire vehicle manufacturers and gives a chance to order directly from the manufacturer.
They determined the costs for the basic truck, and that the customizing would add approximately $200,000 for the equipment and controls.
The department came back to the December Committee of the Whole to ask for a purchase order, not to exceed $1,136,103 for a rear mount ladder truck made by Pierce Manufacturing with an Enforcer cab and chassis. The measure advanced to the Monday, Dec. 16 council meeting where it passed, 6-0.
The fire department will also be applying for grant programs to help cover the costs.
thanks Bill
#1 by Bill Smaha on December 21, 2019 - 2:38 PM
2015 Pierce Enforcer. Cummins engine.
#2 by Neal on December 20, 2019 - 11:26 PM
Does anyone know which engine PRFD went with? Is the the Detroit in it?
#3 by Bill Smaha on December 20, 2019 - 9:37 AM
Staffing model will not change with the new Tower ladder. As staffing permits Rescue 36 is staffed as well as a 3rd ambulance (Ambulance 37).
#4 by Josh on December 19, 2019 - 10:00 PM
Park Ridge – 2020 Pierce Enforcer 110’ RM Ascendant Tower Ladder Quint
#5 by Tarik Cimpo on December 19, 2019 - 9:54 PM
It will be the 110 foot ascendant tower ladder single rear axle.
#6 by Bill Post on December 19, 2019 - 8:39 PM
It sounds to me that the new truck will feature a straight ladder and not a tower ladder. I personally liked the tower ladder as it gives you more versatility than a straight ladder.Perhaps they are just trying to keep the price down.
I assume the new truck will be a quint. As of a few years ago Park Ridge was only running with one engine at Station 35 and the tower at Station 36. On some days they would run an SUV as an EMS first responder out of Station 36 when there was enough manpower so they wouldn’t have to run the tower on EMS calls. That doesn’t include the two ambulances and the battalion chief. I wonder if they are still running things like that or if they plan to put Engine 36 back in service along with the new truck. Will they also run the truck as a quint?
#7 by harry on December 19, 2019 - 3:20 PM
I bet it will be the ascentdent because I personally have not seen in person or pictures of a rm enforcer ladder on a tandem axle but time will tell