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New home for Prospect Heights pumper/squad (more)

Former Prospect Heights FPD Squad 9 is now Jay VFD Squad 9 in the Town of Jay, Vermont

Richard Deuso photo

thanks Drew

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3 Comments

• #1 by Bill Post on September 24, 2020 - 4:05 PM

  

  Squadzilla really looks good. It is nice to see that it’s being put to use and not rusting in peace somewhere.

  What is also interesting is that if you read the link to the previous article about Squad 9, it mentions that a unique 175-foot Bronto-Skylift is at the same department in northern Vermont. As it is a small volunteer fire department, the Bronto is most likely there for ski-lift rescues as it was funded by the local Jay Peak Resort. The 1996 Bronto on a Pierce chassis was bought from the South Padre Island Fire Department. There were only a few Bronto Sky-Lifts that were built that big for the North American Market. The fire department in Calgary, Alberta had one that with a 50-meter or about 165-foot reach.

  The majority of Bronto Sky-Lifts built for North America are 100′, 114′, or 116’models and E-one markets a 135-foot unit. Miami-Dade County purchased a 116-foot model last year on an E-One chassis that is stationed at the Port of Miami.

  The tallest Sky-lift I believe reaches 367 feet and is in Europe or perhaps Asia. They really have to be a special purpose apparatus which is rarely used.

• #2 by rj on September 23, 2020 - 2:00 PM

  

  Interesting that the town that bought it happens to have a squad 9 too

• #3 by crabbymilton on September 23, 2020 - 12:26 PM

  

  Almost 1/4 century and still working. Still looks sharp.

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