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Year 2005 News
12/06/04- BREAKING NEWS! The department just put an urgent order into Seagrave for a new tower ladder. The last tower, Truck 65, failed its mandatory ladder test and therefore needs to be replaced immediatley. The new truck will be a black over red 2005 Seagrave rearmount tower ladder. The old truck will be salvaged, and a reserve truck will be purchased. The reserve truck will probably be a mid 80's Mack or a mid 90's Pierce or Seagrave. In other news, Engine 61's white 1993 Seagrave will be replaced with a 2005 Seagrave with the same specs as the old rig. The new rig will be black over red, and the old rig will be a reserve. A new Pierce Quantum engine is  being looked at to POSSIBLY replace the American LaFrance Engine 63. No major fires have occured recently, but the weather is getting colder and snow is coming so the department is expecting some good working fires soon.
12/09/04- Design for the new 2005 Seagrave Engine 61 are in and it is now being sent to Seagrave for production. The tower design is almost done, and the Quantum design is going to be started after the tower. The two new Seagrave rigs should be delivered by the end of the year. ***2 Fires in one day*** 12:00 PM E61, E62, E63, E64, T1, S1, D3 are out with a working fire, at 2:30 E61, E62, E63 are sent back to quarters. At 3:00 PM another call comes through for smoke in a residence possble structure fire. E64, E63, T67, S2, D2 and mutual aide Lucioville E2 and E6 respond while the rest of the Lego-Opolis rigs cover the city.
12/11/04- The new E61 is in the process of being manufactured at Seagrave, Truck 65 is still being designed, and the Quantum is also getting designed. The department is also purchasing a 1982 Mack CF tower ladder, a 1985 Mack MR pumper and either 1 or 2 1992 seagrave engines as the reserve fleet.
***Breaking News*** The Hose Wagon is going to be disbanded at the end of the year. The bay that this truck currently holds will be dedicated to the Hazmat truck and the bay where the hazmat was will hold the reserve E64. In other news, the new gear order is almostcomplete. The gear for the department is undergoing a massive upgrade to get rid of the old gear. Most of the firefighters will receive new gear.
The 2005 budget plan will accomodate the new Truck 65, Engine 61, Engine 63, Reserve engine 61,63,64 truck 65 and any other reserve pieces. The year 2005 will most likely bring new battalion chief cars, a mini-pumper, and a pickup. The plans for the air/light unit will most probably be scrapped.
12/17/04- The order for the new Engine 61 and Truck 65 is going out soon, both designs have been finished. The Quantum production will begin at the end of this year. A 1993 reserve Seagrave engine has been purchased and this unit will be numbered Spare #1.
12/24/04- HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The reserve Seagrave engine was delivered today. The 2005 Seagrave Aerial and 2005 Seagrave Engine are going to be delivered within the next week. Parts of the gear order have arrived and slowly will begin coming in more. Fires have been occuring more now that the weather is colder. Lego-Opolis FD has had 2 chimney fires, 1 vehicle fire and 2 working house fires within the past 2 weeks. The Pierce Quantum is almost done being designed and the department has begun looking for an old Mack engine and tower for reserves. STAY SAFE, more updates soon.
12/29/04- The new Truck 65 and Engine 61 should be arriving within the next few days. The reserve engine that was purchased should enter service by the end of the year. Recently there have been no large fires, only a few chimney fires and minor oil burner fires. The new Engine 61 is a 2005 Seagrave with a 1500 GPM pump and a 750 gallon tank. The new Truck 65 is a mid-mount tower ladder. This truck will be first due to most alarms and will carry a large amount of rescue equipment. Both new trucks are painted black over red.
1/11/2005- HAPPY NEW YEARS! Truck 65 has been delivered. It is an amazing looking rig. Pictures are posted on brickshelf now. Credit goes to Tom D of St. Lego Fire Dept. for his help on this rig. Truck 65 pictures!
1/17/05- The new Engine 61 is finished and is in service. It is a 2005 Seagrave painted black over red. Deputy Cheif 2 revieved a new 2005 Ford Expedition.
1/26/05- The Pierce Quantum is almost done being designed, final specs are being drawn up now. The truck will be ordered in a few weeks and should be delivered by mid February. The department is still working on finding a late 70's Mack CF tower ladder and also an early 70's Ward LaFrance engine. BREAKING NEWS! The Haz-Mat truck is being replaced with a new rig. Bids have been sent out to Pierce and Seagrave. The new rig will be white with red stripes. It will be a squad engine and will be designated Squad 3. This rig should be delivered late february/early march.
2/9/05- The plans for Squad 3 are done, it will be a 2005 Pierce with rescue style compartments. It is white with red stripes. It is on order with Pierce and should be done by the end of the month, The Quantum is behind schedule and should be done early or late March. Incidents and run stats page updated!
2/15/05- The department has been fairly busy this month with already 400 calls done. There has only been one working fire this month and no ther major calls. The new Pierce Squad will be in service by March, and thr Quantum will be in service by mid-March or early April. A new deputy cheifs car is on order from Ford, this vehicle will be in service by early March as well.
3/1/05- The department took delivery of a 2005 Ford F150 Superduty pickup outfitted with a plow. This vehicle is numbered Unit 60 and goes to wires down calls and other small calls. This truck also leads trucks in storms with the plow so they can get to calls. This vehicle is in service and is housed with Engine 64/Truck1
3/4/05- Pictures are updated of the new pickup on brickshelf, credit goes to Garth Dickerman. The department took a suprise order of a 2004 E-One engine. This truck has a 1500 GPM pump and a 750 gallon tank. This engine can respond as a RIT engine. Engine 1 will be housed at Station 2 until further notice. The Haz-Mat and Quantum and still being manufactured at this time. Pictures of Engine 1 are now on brickshelf. Credit goes to Mike Ferullo of Buildington FD.
3/12/05- The new Squad should be delivered early next week along with the new Engine 63. The department is looking to replace Truck 67 which currently operates a 1992 Seagrave rig. The new truck will also be a tiller and the old rig will be a reserve piece. *Lego-Opolis does multiple mutual aid calls* Truck 65, Rescue 2, Engine 1, Tanker 68, Dive 1+2 and Deputy 4 responded to Brick County to assist with a major flood. Today, Tanker 68 and Deputy 3 responded mutual aide to Legobrook for a working fire. In Lego-Opolis news, the department had a working basement fire. Engines 61, 62, 63, 64, Truck 67 and Squad 1 operated at the scene. The first due company pulled up to the house and had heavy smoke showing. Also, due to a small snowstorm a few days ago, the department ran around 30 calls.
3/18/05- Engine 63 is in service now and pictures are up. Engine 63 pics. Squad 3 is delivered and will be in service after the crew trains on the new equipment and the rig. Engine 63 is a black over red 2005 Pierce Quantum and Squad 3 is a 2005 white Pierce Lance. Pictures of the new ambulance that was delivered are up. Medic 3 is in service. Credit goes to Mike Lucio. The department has been keeping busy with a few working fires in the past week, one going 2 alarms.
4/20/05- All rigs in service are up to date except Truck 67. This rig will be replaced during the summer with a new tiller. A new engine will be purchased to create a new engine company. Also a new station will be constructed. All this will occur during the summer. The department has been very busy lately with over 700 calls already. The weather in Lego-Opolis has been over 80 the past few days and a lot of calls have been coming through.
6/1/05- May was the busiest month of the year with around 8 working fires. Most were deemed suspicious. The culprit for setting the fires was caught after setting 5 of the 8. The department is looking to open up a new station which will contain an engine, tanker and a brush unit. This station will be more rural since the department has been recieving more calls in that area. Truck 67 the tiller will be replaced with a new tiller. A new 2005 E-One engine similar to E1 will be purchased and will be Engine 2. All these units will be in service by the end of the summer due to funding issues.
7/5/05- HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Good news after a long span of no updates. The new station is being drawn up and 2 rigs are being ordered for it. Engine 3 and Engine 3a. Engine 3 will be a pumper-tanker and Engine 3a will be a mini-pumper and will serve as a second piece. The tiller should be in service by the end of the summer along with Engine 2 (a 2005 E-One). More updates soon.
7/28- July has been a busy month for the Lego-Opolis FD. The hot days lately have caused lots of calls to come through. At the start of the week, the department had a 4 alarm basement fire. E1. E61, E62, E63, E64, T1, T65, T67, S1, R2 and Sat. 1 operated on the scene while the rest of the units covered the city. E1a and E2a (Reserves) had to be put in service at stations 1 and 3. Last night a huge thunder storm hit the city and the department had to call manpower to the stations. Crews on each rig had atleast 1 more person responding. The department ran about 30 calls in 2 hours. Engine 3 is being drawn up along with Truck 67, and E2. The department received a 2005 Pierce/Ford mini-pumper (Thank you Mike Lucio!). This unit is designated as Squad 1A and responds with the Squad to all calls. More updates when the new units are delivered. Hopefully next week.

 

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