Here are some photos I took of my Fire Departments new Ladder Truck (It is actually a "Quint", not a "Truck") on October 8, 2020. We took the vehicle out of the District (with permission) up to Poughkeepsie at the Shadows Marina and restaurant on the Hudson River. I have been a member of my Department since 1972.

The bridge in the background is the Mid-Hudson Bridge, also known by its official name, The Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge.

The vehicle was manufactured by Pierce Fire Apparatus in Wisconsin, and is built on their Ascendant chassis, which enables building on a single axle. It has a vertical height of 107 feet with a horizontal reach of 100 feet. A 1500gpm pump feeds the pre-piped waterway. The rear hose bed carries 300 feet of 3" hose and 1000 feet of 5" hose. There are two 1 3/4" hand lines and a 2 1/2" hand line in a mattydale lay behind the crew compartment, which can be pulled off either side of the vehicle as needed. There is also a full array of other fire fighting equipment such a saws, hand tools, Scott Air packs, rescue tools, etc. on the vehicle.

The reason it is called a Quint and not a Truck, is that it is a dual purpose apparatus, meaning it has a pump, water tank, and hose of an Engine, and aerial device (ladder), and ground ladders of a Truck... thus a Quintuple or Quint for short, which combines the five functions of two different types of fire apparatus.

I hope you like the images.

Here are some photos I took of my Fire Departments new Ladder Truck (It is actually a "Quint", not a "Truck") on October 8, 2020. We took the vehicle out of the District (with permission) up to Poughkeepsie at the Shadows Marina and restaurant on the Hudson River. I have been a member of my Department since 1972.

The bridge in the background is the Mid-Hudson Bridge, also known by its official name, The Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge.

The vehicle was manufactured by Pierce Fire Apparatus in Wisconsin, and is built on their Ascendant chassis, which enables building on a single axle. It has a vertical height of 107 feet with a horizontal reach of 100 feet. A 1500gpm pump feeds the pre-piped waterway. The rear hose bed carries 300 feet of 3" hose and 1000 feet of 5" hose. There are two 1 3/4" hand lines and a 2 1/2" hand line in a mattydale lay behind the crew compartment, which can be pulled off either side of the vehicle as needed. There is also a full array of other fire fighting equipment such a saws, hand tools, Scott Air packs, rescue tools, etc. on the vehicle.

The reason it is called a Quint and not a Truck, is that it is a dual purpose apparatus, meaning it has a pump, water tank, and hose of an Engine, and aerial device (ladder), and ground ladders of a Truck... thus a Quintuple or Quint for short, which combines the five functions of two different types of fire apparatus.

I hope you like the images.

Now retired, but worked for a refinery near New Orleans. We had a similar vehicle with a 2000 gpm (draft) but otherwise similarly stocked. We took this to a "Wetlands Park" celebration on the banks of Lake Ponchatrain west of New Orlean and gave bucket rides to the school kids there for the day. Mostly only took them up to about 40 ft above ground. As we set up, I did take the bucket all the way up to about 100 ft for the "view from above.

We only did exterior industrial. You guys that go inside are crazy, but crazy HEROS for sure. My only claim to fame was that I took my 1081 training at Texas A&M fire school when I was 69. Retired at 76, still part of the fire team. the brotherhood of the team was astonding, as I'm sure is the case with all departments, volunteer or full time.

Thanks to all that serve and have a great day.... John

Here are some photos I took of my Fire Departments new Ladder Truck (It is actually a "Quint", not a "Truck") on October 8, 2020. We took the vehicle out of the District (with permission) up to Poughkeepsie at the Shadows Marina and restaurant on the Hudson River. I have been a member of my Department since 1972.

The bridge in the background is the Mid-Hudson Bridge, also known by its official name, The Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge.

The vehicle was manufactured by Pierce Fire Apparatus in Wisconsin, and is built on their Ascendant chassis, which enables building on a single axle. It has a vertical height of 107 feet with a horizontal reach of 100 feet. A 1500gpm pump feeds the pre-piped waterway. The rear hose bed carries 300 feet of 3" hose and 1000 feet of 5" hose. There are two 1 3/4" hand lines and a 2 1/2" hand line in a mattydale lay behind the crew compartment, which can be pulled off either side of the vehicle as needed. There is also a full array of other fire fighting equipment such a saws, hand tools, Scott Air packs, rescue tools, etc. on the vehicle.

The reason it is called a Quint and not a Truck, is that it is a dual purpose apparatus, meaning it has a pump, water tank, and hose of an Engine, and aerial device (ladder), and ground ladders of a Truck... thus a Quintuple or Quint for short, which combines the five functions of two different types of fire apparatus.

I hope you like the images.

Being a former city fire chief in Wisconsin I am very familiar with Pierce fire apparatus. Pierce is owned by Oshkosh Trucks, one of the largest manufacturers of military trucks. Pierce apparatus is considered innovative and top quality. One characteristic I noticed about eastern fire departments, they really like to light up their apparatus. The advent of color LED lighting has enhanced that feature demonstrated by your photos. On one visit to the Pierce plant they had just handed off a new truck to a department from New Jersey. I was told the truck had a urinal in it. The engine company the truck was going to was one of the busiest in the US and that truck would seldom be shut-down for more than a few hours a day.