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Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-17-2014
Indeed. I was looking at a map of Nevada and the city runs east and west from 1st Street to 19th Street, and north and south from A Avenue to T Avenue. 19 blocks by 20 blocks or so?
Of course, I would imagine rural departments were combined with "city" departments, thus the distinction. Marion, IA, a good-sized city next to Cedar Rapids, also has rural and city trucks.
Iowa Rigs - Roto-Ray - 09-18-2014
I haven't a clue if this is the case here, but I've seen a variety of fire departments that have rigs that are funded through different budgets (town money, city money, county money), and those rigs are supposed to first-in to the areas which funded them. Perhaps the "rural" rigs were funded through some local rural co-op money? Just a thought....
Iowa Rigs - Will - 09-18-2014
Quote:I haven't a clue if this is the case here, but I've seen a variety of fire departments that have rigs that are funded through different budgets (town money, city money, county money), and those rigs are supposed to first-in to the areas which funded them. Perhaps the "rural" rigs were funded through some local rural co-op money? Just a thought....This is how my dept is in S.E. Iowa. The city paid for our gear, station, 2 engines, the tower, heavy rescue , command vehicle stuff like that. We have a county fire board that is over the townships that we cover. They paid for 1 engine, 2 brush trucks, 2 tankers and the gator. They contract with the city for fire protection. We can take any truck to any call but we do have 1 engine that is our first out for rural fires and 1 that is first out for city fires.
Iowa Rigs - npfd801 - 09-18-2014
Quote:This is how my dept is in S.E. Iowa. The city paid for our gear, station, 2 engines, the tower, heavy rescue , command vehicle stuff like that. We have a county fire board that is over the townships that we cover. They paid for 1 engine, 2 brush trucks, 2 tankers and the gator. They contract with the city for fire protection. We can take any truck to any call but we do have 1 engine that is our first out for rural fires and 1 that is first out for city fires.There's a fair amount of this in Illinois too. A city department is contracted by a rural fire district for the manning and so forth, and there are city and rural rigs paid for by the separate entities.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
The first town east of Nevada is Colo, IA. Colo has built or rebuilt most of their fleet and run six apparatus out of their station. Engine 104.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Tanker 404.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Tanker 504.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Grass rig 604. This one is scheduled to be replaced next year.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Rescue 804.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
And finally engine 904.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
A few group shots. 104 and 804.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
104, 804 and 904.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
504 and 804.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Some group shots.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Middle group shot, looking east.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-19-2014
Last one. The chief was so tickled someone was willing to take group photos for the department it was a joy to share them.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-23-2014
Moving east from Colo, the next town is State Center. Attack 6.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-23-2014
Attack 6.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-23-2014
Pumper 7. This one is a Heiman refurb.
Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 09-23-2014
Rescue truck.