Boardman, OH Fire Department

[yfdgricker]

Here is a nice shot of Engine 74.

From the Boardman Fire Department Web Site (http://www.boardmantwp.com/fire)

Engine 74 (704) is a 2004 Sutphen "Quint"

This fire rescue vehicle serves as both a ladder truck and a pumping engine.  It has five major components; an aerial ladder, a pump, a water tank, hose, and ground ladders. Engine 74 offers us the flexibility of having an aerial ladder available immediately if needed for rescue or ventilation operations in addition to operating as a pumping engine.  Engine 74 also has all of the necessary auto extrication equipment to remove a trapped occupant of an auto accident.  It also equipped with a heart defibrillator and responds to emergency medical incidents. This engine responds from Station 74 on all calls as either a first or second line apparatus, depending on the type of call or which side of town the call is on. Cost new: $469,995.00

[pgoogs]

About time we got some local dept's on here!!! lol  I posted in one of the areas about pictures of Mahoning and Trumbull County apparatus.  Maybe it needs placed here?!?!
Paul G.

[wf33ret]

                          I can't believe that no one has posted these. I don't know much about the
                          ( world famous ?) Sutphen turbines, maybe someone will fill us in. In Larry
                          Shapiro's book "Aerial Fire Trucks" he relates: " In 1972 Sutphen installed a
                          gas turbine engine that offered 500 hp with 1800 pounds of tourque in an
                          aerial tower. The unit was sold to Boardman,Ohio, but the engine was pulled
                          after delivery when Ford, the engine's producer, decided that the engines
                          would not go into production because fuel  economy was only 4 miles to the
                          gallon. Other aerials that were in production at the time had the turbines
                          replaced with 12-cylinder diesel engines. Note the front of the Sutphen engine
                          is lettered " Turbine Pumper".



                                              Photographer Unknown - Lloyd Collection            

[wf33ret]

                                                          1979 Ford / Super Vac,Loveland, Col.
                                                           Boardman Fire Dept.
                                                             Boardman, Ohio



                                                        Photographer Unknown

[GA_Dave]

1979 Ford / Loveland
                                                           Boardman Fire Dept.
                                                             Boardman, Ohio

That rig has a Super Vac body, built in Loveland, CO.