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Conference 7.286::maynard

Title:Maynard -- Center of the Universe
Notice:Welcome to our new digs...
Moderator:PRAGMA::GRIFFIN
Created:Wed Aug 06 1986
Last Modified:Thu Feb 20 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:509
Total number of notes:4062

351.0. "New Fire Truck" by AKOCOA::PRIEST () Thu Feb 06 1992 04:15

    
    For the longest time, the Town of Maynard finally has a normal 
    color fire truck!!  
    
    Yesterday, the Town of Maynard received their new 1991 Emergency-One
    fire truck from Greenwood Apparatus Company of Middleboro, MA.  This 
    replaces Engine 2 a 1972 Peter Pirsch fire truck that was used as a 
    rescue/pumper.  
    
    I won't bore you with all the bells and whistles, but it looks
    great to see a red fire truck in the station.
    
    The new truck will hopefully be in service by the end of the week or
    the begining of next week.
    
    
    Ken Priest   
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351.1A nice looking truck!SENIOR::IGNACHUCKNative MaynardianFri Feb 07 1992 02:1713
    As Ken mentioned, the new truck was made by Emergency One and the
    apparatus was added by Greenwood in Middleboro.
    
    It is my understanding that Emergency One was so impressed by the
    work done by Greenwood, and the color and lettering design by the
    Maynard Fire Department, that they are planning on using a picture
    of the new truck in their 1993 promotional calendar.
    
    Aside:  MCI Concord offers a refurb/repaint program for local fire
    departments and the plans are to cycle some of other fire trucks
    through to eventually get them all the normal color.
    
    Frank
351.2Federal FIddlingCIMNET::PIERSONI am the NRAFri Feb 07 1992 22:378
    fwiw department:
    
    The yellow was a federal reccomendation/requirement.  Somebody ran some
    tests and found it had higher visibility.  Took a lot of flack for
    that, people LIKE red firetrucks....
    
    regards
    dwp
351.3RAMBLR::MORONEYIs the electric chair UL approved?Sat Feb 08 1992 00:073
Thanks, I was going to ask why red, then yellow, then back to red?

-Mike
351.4invisible trucksSPIDR::HORRIGANThu Feb 20 1992 21:277
    i think there were some problems with the yellow trucks becoming
    invisible under certain lighting conditions, such as yellow sulfer
    lights.
    
    
    edh.