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SANFORD — The community’s big new fire truck — called a quint because it replaces both a ladder and an engine — arrived in Sanford just over a week ago. Fire Department staff are training ...
Green Township Fire & EMS recently placed into service at the Dent fire station a Quint fire truck, ... It replaces a 2002 model aerial tower truck that was equipped with a 110-foot ladder.
The state of the build process for LDFM"S newest quint fire apparatus on Feb. 9, 2024. Patience and fire trucks don’t exactly go hand-in-hand — when you need one, you are not too excited about ...
WILLMAR -- The Willmar Fire Department has received its new quint-type ladder and pumper truck that Fire Chief Gary Hendrickson describes as a one-stop tool box for firefighters.
The dispute involves acquisition of two so-called “quint” fire trucks that get their name by combining five functions into one. Both a ladder truck and a pumper, they have fire hoses, aerial ...
The city of Grand Island is growing, and a number of multistory buildings have been constructed in recent years. Because of this, the Grand Island Fire Department has purchased a new quint truck ...
The Franklin Park Village Board recently approved funds to purchase a new truck for the fire department’s fleet. In October, Fire Chief William Brehm went to the board with a proposal to reti… ...
In both instances, the town hired Firematic Supply Co. out of East Yaphank, N.Y., to supply the trucks, with the "quint" truck costing $1.75 million and the pumper costing $1.4 million.
The firefighters union president is asking that the department's largest truck, in the shop for repairs, not be returned to duty because its malfunctions endanger firefighters and residents ...
Apparently, a commercial truck was carrying the load of haybales. That's when a fire suddenly broke out. The department says its 'Quint 22' was called in to help put out the flames.