Morris-Fall Lake Fire Truck Under Construction

February 13 — Fire Wire Editor Peter Makowski took a little trip to visit Custom Fire in Osceola, Wisconsin and had an opportunity to get a first hand look at the new Morris-Fall Lake fire truck. "We had a great time at Custom Fire," said Makowski, who flew down to the factory with Greenwood Assistant Fire Chief Scott Kregness. "The new truck looks just great and at that time, they had just lowered the tank and cabinetry on the chassis. The installation of the pump is probably next." Makowski also had a chance to see the early construction work on one of the new rigs for the International Falls Fire Department. "It was just a frame and they had a long way to go. It was impressive, however, to see how these trucks are built from the ground up." The Mountain Iron Fire Department recently announced that its new combination pumper-tanker would be built by Custom Fire. According to Makowski, design engineers at Custom were already working on the blueprints for that apparatus. Custom Fire is planning to bid on apparatus for several other area fire departments.

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