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Meet Town of Batavia FD's new Engine 24

Posted by Howard Owens on July 4, 2009 - 12:26pm
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Yesterday, I was given a chance to learn all about the latest piece of equipment acquired by the Town of Batavia's volunteer fire department:  A rescue truck that will go into service in about three weeks.

It arrived at the station on Tuesday and cost the department about $460,000.

"This is a 25-year purchase," said Dan Coffey, who with Nate Fix served on the truck purchase committee and researched the needs and specifications for a new fire truck. "A lot of thought went into this purchase. We started planning this in 2005."

The truck already has 3,000 miles on it -- the mileage from Minnesota, where it was assembled, to New York, where a contractor put on many of the finishing touches, and that was by design said Deputy Chief Paul Barrett.  All of those miles got the engine broken in and gave the seller a chance to uncover any potential problems before the department took delivery.

The video contains more information on the truck and its capabilities and purpose.

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Pictured above with the new Engine 24 are four members of the department who happened to be on hand yesterday, Deputy Chief Paul Barrett, firefighter Ryan Scapano, Asst. Chief Randy McIntire and firefighter Doug Smart, Jr., who is home on leave from Iraq.

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The outgoing Engine 24.

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Posted by Mai Knaym on July 4, 2009 - 2:52pm
So, what will happen to the 'outgoing' Engine 24?
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Posted by Howard Owens on July 4, 2009 - 4:16pm
I think it will be sold.
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Posted by Gabor Deutsch on July 4, 2009 - 4:42pm
I am having flashbacks seeing that old equipment.

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