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Manchester BTS Ladder 1
September 18, 2024 | MASSACHUSETTS
CHUCK LOWE, Correspondent
Photo by Chuck LoweFormer MBTS Ladder 1
Photo by Chuck LoweCurrent MBTS Ladder 1
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
In the past, Manchester By The Sea Fire Department used a 1974 Pirsch 75' quint with an open cab as Ladder 1. This classic truck had a 250-GPM pump and could carry only 200-gallons of water. Now, 50 years later, the department uses a 2023 Rosenbauer Commander 109' as Ladder 1. This quint can deliver 2250-gallons-per-minute and carries 500-gallons of water along with a 30-gallon foam tank.