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Gardner Fleet Upgrade
August 19, 2025 | MASSACHUSETTS
CHUCK LOWE, Correspondent
Photo by Chuck LoweGFD Engine Co 2
Photo by Chuck LoweGFD Rescue Co 1
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
The city of Gardner recently placed two new Sutphen apparatus in service:
A 2024 Monarch 1500/1000/30F pumper is now first out at Engine 2. The 2001 Pierce Saber "loaner" was returned to the dealer. The predecessor to that, a 2011 International WorkStar 4x4 / Rosenbauer 1250/750/20F, was sold to Errol, New Hampshire, in 2023. It now sports a black roof, and it is barely recognizable as EFD Engine 1.
The second new apparatus is a 2024 Monarch heavy rescue. It has a 179" wheelbase, Amdor roll-up compartment doors, and nearly 700 cu feet of compartment storage.
CHUCK LOWECorrespondent
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