Marblehead, Meet Your New $1.2M Quint Ladder Truck
Wondering what the town's new $1.2 million quint ladder truck will look like? Here are some pictures of the Fire Department's new apparatus.
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Here's a closer look at the Marblehead Fire Department's new $1.2 million quint ladder truck.
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Here are the first pictures of the Marblehead Fire Department's new state-of-the-art quint ladder truck, which is expected to pull into the station on Pleasant Street before the end of the month.
Marblehead Fire Chief Jason Gilliland was nice enough to send along the photographs attached to this post, which were taken on a recent trip to the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wisc.
When the new apparatus arrives, the department's worn-out 1987 Mack Pumper will be taken out of service.
The name "quint" means five, and refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial ladder and ground ladders.
What do you think of the new ladder truck? Did you support the decision to buy it?
Let us know in the comments section below.
MJB
9:51 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
That Fire Truck is quite impressive.
Ray DePaula
10:45 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Shes a beauty. Yes I supported the vote for her.
clay murray
3:23 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Our Fire Fighters deserve the best equipment available to help them protect our community no matter what the cost of money it takes.Fire Fighters put their lives on the line everyday for us,thank you Fire Fighters.
Michael Cintolo
3:56 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Nice truck, but no, I voted against the money as we shouldn't have had to raise taxes to pay for it. No way the town couldn't have cobbled together (by planning ahead) $1.2 million over a couple of years and purchased it, rather than effectively sur-taxing the people