Engine 13 Wetdown October 17, 2009
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Engine 13 Wetdown October 17, 2009
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Ball Pond Company A Sherman Putnam Lake Get Squantz Engine Company New Fairfield's Squantz Engine company holds wetdown. By RICK KULMANN Correspondent
1st Responder Network Story Number 101709105 Disclaimer: This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On Saturday October 17th Squantz Engine company,which is one of 3 fire company's in the town of New Fairfield held a wetdown at their firehouse on Route 39 from noon until 5pm for their new 2008 sparten gladiator pumper with a 700 gallon foam tank built by Gowens and Knight in Watertown.The pumper was delivered and put in service in August.The firefighters had a buffet of food for those who attended and sold t-shirts and sweatshirts. The afternoon started out quiet until a convoy of apparatus led by Ball pond's Assistant Chief Mike O'Toole with a tanker and engine from ball pond and a tanker and Engine from company "A" also a Tanker from Sherman Fire dept and 2 trucks from Putnam New York fire dept. The firefighters had a huge water fight with several hoselines from all the apparatus while the spectators stayed dry inside the firehouse bay.Only 1 call came in for a pile of burning pallets while the wetdown was taking place and engine 2 from Company "A" responded to the call.The rain held off for the afternoon and a good time was had by all that attended.
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