Cedar Park, TX New Engine 3

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Cedar Park, TX New Engine 3

2011 Spartan Gladiator/Smeal

2000/1000/50 Class A

Delivered March 2011

Cedar Park is a booming city, and is a suburb just north of Austin. It recently opened an 8,000 seat arena, and a large Schlitterbans Waterpark and Resort is being built in the city. As a result of that, there has been an explosion in hotels and retail being built. There is tremendous growth also due to the quality of life, affordability of new homes, excellent schools, and low taxes.

Cedar Park FD is also expanding rapidly, expecting to aqquire new apparatus and build new stations over the next few years. It is a career department.

Also, Cedar Park FD sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Travis, a large recreational lake in the region. Station 3 is closest, which is why it has the Water Rescue trailer and Jet-Skis pictured.

This is the department's first Smeal, after a few years with Pierce and E-One.

Special thanks to the guys at CPFD Station 3 for their awesome hospitality!

[Task Force 7 65]

Great job as always with the photos, Seth.

I like the idea of where they have the crosslays. It looks like it makes for easier deployment, and also easier to reload.