History of the Richland Fire Department’s Trucks (1970’s-Present)

By Tim Meyers

Designations

Engine

Truck

Rescue

First Firehouse

Previous Firehouse

Previous Firehouse

1973 1973 Mack CF Series Ladder Truck 50’ Telesquirt “Truck 21”

1979 1979 Mack CF Series Engine “Engine 25”

1985 New Firehouse is built

Late 1980’s 1978 Mack CF Series Walk-in Rescue “Rescue 22” Refurbished in the firehouse

1992 1979 Simon-Duplex Ladder Truck 105’ Ladder Towers Incorporated

Tower “Truck 27”

1993-1994 1980’s Mack CF Series Engine Former FDNY Engine “Engine 24”

1995

Engine 25 and Engine 24 sold to Holsopple Fire Dept.

1996 1996 Spartan Ladder Truck 75’ Aerial Innovations Straight Stick Quint “Truck 24”

1996 1996 Mack MR Heavy Rescue Largest and most heavily equipped “Rescue 2”

1997 Rescue 22 t-boned just after taking delivery of Rescue 2

2000 Merger with Solomon Run Fire

Company Number changed from 2 to 3 Inherited an American LaFrance

Eagle Engine (Engine 32) and an FMC-Western Star Tanker (Tanker 35)

2000

They became Engine 3-2 and Tanker 3-1

2000 Truck 24 became Truck 3-2

Truck 21 became Truck 3-1

2000 Rescue 2 became Rescue 3-1

Truck 27 became Tower 3-1

2003 Richland takes over Belmont Inherits 2 American LaFrance Eagle

Engines (Engine 11 and Engine 12) and 1 American LaFrance Eagle Ladder Truck (Truck 14)

2003 The Ladder Truck is placed in service

as Truck 3-3, but sold shortly after The Engines are placed into service

as Engine 3-3 and Engine 3-4

2005 2004 Seagrave Engine “Engine 3-1”

2006 Engines 3-3 and 3-2 sold

Engine 3-4 becomes engine 3-1

2006 Engine 31 becomes Engine 3-2

Truck 3-1 becomes Engine 3-3

2006

Truck 3-2 becomes Truck 3-1

2008

Richland takes over Geistown Inherits 1 American LaFrance Pioneer

Engine (Engine 81) and 1 E-One Engine (Engine 82)

2008

Engine 3-3 retired after 36 years of service

Engine 82 becomes Engine 3-3

Engine 81 becomes Engine 3-4

Engine 3-4 is sold

2009 2 Sutphen Engines “Engine 3-1 and Engine 3-3”

2009

Engine 3-3 (Engine 82) retired

Attempts to sell it were made

None were taken, so we kept it

2009 Richland opens a firehouse in Shade White Engine 3-1 becomes Engine

633-1 A new Engine 633-1 is bought,

making Engine 633-1 Engine 633-2

2011 East Hills Training Association is

started Engine 82 is now the training Engine

2012 2004 American LaFrance Ladder

Truck 100’ Ladder Towers Incorporated

Tower Bought to replace Tower 3-1 Tower 3-1 will be retired after 20 years of service