FDNY vehicles

[firewally1966]

does anyone know what FDNY does with the vehicles ( fire apparatus )that are taken out of service...auction...sell...cru sh...

[MattyJ]

Yeah........the ones with any value left are sold, and the ones nobody wants they keep for spares for us to use when our regular rig is in the shops!

[E229Lt]

Tactfully put Matty

[firewally1966]

do they have a webiste or anything to go to view or see when the sales are..??

[Engine305]

My fire company went to an auction in April 2003 where 10 Mack Pumpers and 1 Seagrave were on the block. We wound up going home with my second choice 1988 Mack Ward 79 that was Engine 24 in Manhattan and then Reserve E-509. We were told it was assigned to a Queens Company after 9/11 but dont know whiich one. Other than repainting her , putiing lights and a Q siren back on and the adapters on the discharges, we havent spent a dollar on her since. She runs as our Rescue truck. We are getting a Pierce next month after testing the Pumper Rescue concept since 2003. We got her for $ 4800 and change and put ummmm $ 600 into her

Stay safe



here is the auction link. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/auctions/autoauctions.shtml

[DaSharkie]

Yeah........the ones with any value left are sold, and the ones nobody wants they keep for spares for us to use when our regular rig is in the shops!

So um.......Can you tell me how you really feel? :p


Nice to know Michael Bloomberg is so interested in other things that your safety is endangered.