Big Red Trucks
City Dedicates Two New Pumper Fire Engines
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- From left, Adam Akin, Jamestown Fire Department firefighter; Dan Magione, Jamestown Fire Department firefighter; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Chris Dahlgren, Jamestown Fire Department battalion chief; Matthew Coon, Jamestown Fire Department deputy fire chief; Roger Singular, Jamestown Fire Department battalion chief; Kimberly Ecklund, Jamestown City Council At-Large councilwoman; and Marie Carrubba, Ward 4 councilwoman, during the dedication of the new Jamestown Fire Department pumper trucks along West Second Street in Jamestown Monday. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
From left, Adam Akin, Jamestown Fire Department firefighter; Dan Magione, Jamestown Fire Department firefighter; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Chris Dahlgren, Jamestown Fire Department battalion chief; Matthew Coon, Jamestown Fire Department deputy fire chief; Roger Singular, Jamestown Fire Department battalion chief; Kimberly Ecklund, Jamestown City Council At-Large councilwoman; and Marie Carrubba, Ward 4 councilwoman, during the dedication of the new Jamestown Fire Department pumper trucks along West Second Street in Jamestown Monday. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
For the first time in many years, the city of Jamestown has two new pumper fire trucks.
On Monday, city officials dedicated the two new trucks along West Second Street near the National Comedy Center and Northwest Arena.
Matthew Coon, Jamestown deputy fire chief, said city officials have been working for about two years on acquiring the new pumper trucks. He said the trucks are custom built to the strict specifications of the Jamestown Fire Department. He added Engine 3 will be located at station three along Newland Avenue and Engine 4 will be located at station four along Allen Street.
Coon said the trucks and equipment cost $1,025,000, which was paid for through the Smart Cities bond initiative city officials approved in 2019. He said both trucks are 2020 Spartan class A pumpers that have the pumping capacity of 1,500 to 2,000 gallons of water per minute.
The new trucks include a “clean cab concept” that will help reduce possible contamination and make cleaning the trucks easier; removable seat covers that have encapsulated barriers to reduce gas and liquid absorption; lower crosslays for loading and deploying hoses; and ladders that can be stored inside the engines and out of the weather. The new trucks will replace vehicles that are both more than 20 years old.
Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist thanked the firefighters in the department and Jamestown Professional Firefighters Local 137 for the important work they perform to answer fire and emergency calls in the city.
“They’re really some incredible folks and I’m thankful I have the chance to work with them,” he said.
The Rev. Robert Benson gave an invocation during the dedication ceremony.
