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Bids for next round of Engines ( Info from Redlight)
guitarman314:
--- Quote from: CFDMarshal on February 25, 2012, 05:08:30 PM ---Deano is right. KME (Keep Mechanics Employed)
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I've heard that a lot ;D BTW, how are the KME's in Philadelphia and L.A. holding up? ???
pauloghia:
Did I correctly read that the squads will still be 1000 gpm? If so, why is that?
tbendick:
I would take a guess and say size. 1000gpm should give a little more room.
Also they won't be able. To carry all that hard suction
pauloghia:
--- Quote from: tbendick on February 26, 2012, 03:46:13 AM ---I would take a guess and say size. 1000gpm should give a little more room.
Also they won't be able. To carry all that hard suction
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I never paid that a thought, but it makes sense.
XPFD3:
Philadelphia got 20 KME pumpers in 1995 and 8 more in 1996 off of a very well written spec. After going with American LaFrance for pumpers for 5 to 10 years, they went back to KME for 4 pumpers in 2009 and delivery is currently underway on an order of 21 pumpers, 2 of which will be equipped with Snozzle elevated stream devices. My youngest sons company, Pipeline 5, in West Philly near the University of Pennsylvania, has had the same KME since it was delivered in 1995 and are now going to get a new one. They always run over 3,000 runs a year and the rig has weathered the storm. Both L A City and L A County run KMEs with the county running a lot of them. KME could easily be # 2 in the fire apparatus industry now behind Pierce. The FDNY Five Year Warranty is challenging for any apparatus builder.
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