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  Quint 1 Photo Tour
(Began service in Sept. 2004).  Replaced Fire Truck No. 86, a ladder truck dating to 1986.

2004 Pierce 75HD Quint.
Features:  75' steel aerial ladder with a pre-piped waterway, 1250 GPM pump and a 400 gallon booster tank.  Quint 1 is first due on all fires on the city's east side.  Quint 1 is also the primary engine used for mutual aide to Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport.  Stationed at Station No. 1.

 

 
Quint 1 in front of Station No. 1
 		  
Acting Fire Chief Brad Sveum talks about the new rig on the City's Cable TV show.		  
 
Side View		  
City Workers get a tour of the new truck outside the Ice Arena.
 		  
 
Looking up the 75-foot ladder.  It stands at 65 degrees.
 		  
City Cable TV show participants have second thoughts of climbing the ladder.		  
 
Looking down the ladder.
 		  
View of the ladder from the ground.		  
 
View from atop the ladder.  Looking South over City Hall.		  
Firefighters test out the new truck's pumping capabilities and create a rainbow effect with the water.