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It's very coincidental that Tom Sutphen passed away last year, and now they are coming out with a rear mount. I have always heard that Tom Sutphen always held by his belief that a mid mount was far superior. But it now looks like the Seagrave Meanstick and other have some more competition.

It's very coincidental that Tom Sutphen passed away last year, and now they are coming out with a rear mount. I have always heard that Tom Sutphen always held by his belief that a mid mount was far superior. But it now looks like the Seagrave Meanstick and other have some more competition.

It's very coincidental that Tom Sutphen passed away last year, and now they are coming out with a rear mount. I have always heard that Tom Sutphen always held by his belief that a mid mount was far superior. But it now looks like the Seagrave Meanstick and other have some more competition.

http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-fdny-companies-add-firefighter-article-1.2526155

Is that fire station even still open or staffed?

Well said, nfd2004.

My department has a Sutphen Tower that is about the same age, and looks about the same model. I'd like to know more about this issue. Is it a department thing or Sutphen thing? Anything we should be watching out for?

Can't wait to see what 2016 holds.

Can't wait to see what 2016 holds.

What was the fate of its twin?

Used to be Mohegan Engine 256 or Engine 257. Our own Howard Peiffer , former LMFD and former Palm Coast Chief has been with it since it was born and they moved to Florida together lol.
Not only did it get saved from the scrap heap, but here's the best part.....it's coming back to Lake Mohegan!
I love this style of Ward LaFrance, growing up Hartsdale and Fairview they had them and saw them all the time, and love the look of the cab.
I'm so happy it's getting saved plus going back to it's original home. I wish I could have bought Hartsdale's. These rigs are also a part of New York state history, as they were built in Elmira, NY.
Article: http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20151215/NEWS/151219724/101040?Title=2-old-Palm-Coast-firetrucks-destined-for-scrap-heap-will-roll-on-elsewhere

This is a great thing... Mohegan gets their old rig back and Evarts gets a resource they sorely need. My wife's entire family was from the county that surrounds Evarts. Harlan County Kentucky is quite possibly one of the most beautiful and simultaneously awful places in our country. A victim of the declining coal industry. Her mom and dad were glad to get out of there and be the first in their families to go to college. We go back to visit every year or so. Salt of the earth folks up there. The donation of the fire truck will go a long way.

FYI
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Hoverboard-Explosion-Chappaqua-New-York-Fire-NY-Long-Island-361257151.html
Be safe

Why fix what isn't broken? Hartsdale guys know what's best for Hartsdale. This isn't a simple decision or something that can be simply and quickly implemented, it takes a lot of work and a lot of trial and error that can cost lives and property. And obviously, they make good stops in part because of great response times. Just look at the photos posted here of their most recent fires and the quick stops that were made.

So here is my 2 cents worth,
We have Open Houses, Volunteer Drives, a community holiday Party for the Kids and a Santa's wagon etc. every year.
Most of the communities in Westchester believe they are protected by carreer or paid fire houses.
One of the differences, "the Sirens".
If they hear the siren, The community knows their volunteer fire department is responding to some emergency!

I remember when I was an officer in HFD that no one would show up for these calls. We could get L56 up there with a crew of 3 on average, and it was always awful. The kids never respected us, and we started to refuse a response until PD was on scene. We even worked with the staff to do fire prevention programs, mostly to prevent kids from pulling the alarms, but that had little effect. And the EMS calls are 99% of the time either EDP or assaults. No wonder volunteers stopped showing up for the calls....total BS....but a few of us kept responding because someone had to.
Now I'm seeing the effect with 1606 Old Orchard Street. No one wants to waste their time for another BS commercial alarm, and the County doesn't seem to care enough to fix that alarm.
The frequent flyer calls are a waste of taxpayer money and a waste of time for the volunteers that respond. And there is no way you're going to entice responders to respond if they know it's going to be the same old story. On one side you have this annoyance that you don't want to deal with, and the other there is still a duty to respond to make sure that the building is still not on fire. It's the very definition of crying wolf, and it's going to hurt someone someday.