Updated production photos of Squad 4-9

***03/21/09 Update***\
The water tank and pump have been installed, as well as tarps covering the upeer equipment trays. With this work completed, Squad 4-9 is now finished and is multi-tasked by Lancaster County 911 as a Squad and a Brush unit.\
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***12/25/08 Update***\
The high intensity scene lights have been installed by TRM Communications, The pump and tank has been ordered from Arnold Fire Equipment. The size of the tank has been increased to 250 gallons of water, and the size of the pump has been increased to 400 gallons per minute.\
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We are continuing installation of tools and equipment. We hope to have Squad 4-9 in service at the beginning of January, minus the pump and tank, which will be installed in January or February when they are completed.\
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***12/03/08 Update***\
The emergency lighting and siren, radios, compartment lights, and charger have all be installed on the truck. There was a problem with the high intensity scene lights at the factory, and they were not installed. We hope to have them installed in the next week or so. They will be mounted on telescopic poles on the front of the rear body by the passenger doors on each side. In the meantime, we have started to install equipment on the truck, and Lancaster County 911 has added Squad 4-9 to the Computer Aided Dispatch system, pending the unit going in service. The water tank, hose reel, and pump have been ordered from Arnold Fire Equipment in Honey Brook.\
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***11/15/08 Update***\
After the Squad had the body mounted at Eby’s, it was taken to Quarryville to SMP LLC to have the aluminum on the body polished. Minutes after leaving Quarryville to come home to White Horse, a herd of deer ran out in the road in front of the Squad, and a collision could not be avoided. After stopping to inspect the damage, it was deemed that a trip back home was no longer possible. The Squad was turned around, and driven to the parking lot of the Quarryville Fire Company (Station 5-7). Once there, Null’s Towing from Cochranville was summoned to tow the damaged Squad back to New Holland to be repaired. Once in New Holland, the damage was quickly repaired by Superior Paint & Collision, and the Squad finally made it home for the first time.\
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Today’s update includes photos of the damage from the accident, the repair, the lettering, and the Squad being taken for installation of lights, siren, and radios.\
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***11/01/08 Update***\
Added photos of the addition of the roll up doors after the body came back from the paint shop, mounting of the body on to the chassis, and of the Squad after the addition of trim on the chassis and body.\
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***10/22/08 Update***\
Added photos of the completed body being loaded on to the trailer and taken to the paint shop, and photos taken of the body at the paint shop during the inspection visit.\
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***10/13/08 Initial Story***\
Here are the production photos of the future Squad 4-9, our newest acquisition, from start to finish. Please keep checking back as this story will be continually updated with more photos of production, and will be updated with news as the build progresses.\
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The Salisbury Township Fire Company is pleased to announce the ordering of a 2009 Ford F-450 Diesel Super Duty four door, four wheel drive chassis with a custom built utility body. Unit will have a 200 gallon water tank with a 250 gallon per minute pump. Unit will be primarily as a Squad Truck, but will be also used as a brush/ traffic control/ medical assist unit as the circumstances dictate. Unit will be designated as Squad 4-9.\
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Squad 4-9 will be capable of transporting 6 crew members, and will carry various wildfire tools, traffic control equipment, EMS equipment, and vehicle accident equipment.\
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The squad will feature all Whelen LED (Light Emitting Diode) emergency lights and will also feature high intensity 12 volt scene lights.\
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This unit will be used to take some responses off of Engine 4-9-1 & Engine 4-9-2, thus prolonging the life of those larger, and much more costly to replace, units.\
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In service date for Squad 4-9 is hoped to be by the end of 2008 or beginning of 2009.\
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The oldest photos are at the top, with the newest photos at the bottom.\
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