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No: 27569 Contributor: Ronald Henderson Year: 1989 Manufacturer: Mack Country: United States of America
RESCUE 4 Mack FDNY
September 1989. Queens Boulevard Rescue 04 of FDNY on its way out to a traffic accident on the Boulevard. This was Americas busiest Rescue.
September 1989. Queens Boulevard Rescue 04 of FDNY on its way out to a traffic accident on the Boulevard. This was Americas busiest Rescue.
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Fire Department New York, USA
Fire Department New York, USA
i volunteer for a department that still runs this exact piece... Queens Rescue 4 still lives!
Added by Justin on 20 July 2011.
Added by Justin on 20 July 2011.
Hi Justin. Interesting to know this vehicle is still on the run. Have any photo's you could post please, I would be very interested in seeing it as it is now. Thanks. Paul.
Added by Paul Warnock on 20 July 2011.
Added by Paul Warnock on 20 July 2011.
Yes, this old Mack/Pierce of Rescue Co4 is still known to be around.I thought it was being put up for sale recently though?.
It would be nice to see a picture of her after her time with the FDNY at her current location and in the present livery.
Added by Pete Matten on 20 July 2011.
It would be nice to see a picture of her after her time with the FDNY at her current location and in the present livery.
Added by Pete Matten on 20 July 2011.
No surprise! These Macks - and their precursors, as well as those that came later - were are (and often still are) deservedly famous for their quality, reliability, rugged dependability and longevity.
Service lives of fifty years or more, sometimes in the hands of three or more departments, are well documented, with many still on the run in different South American countries as well as serving as reserves and parade trucks here.
It is a pity the Renault management decided to pull out of the fire truck business after they acquired Mack, because they could have continued to dominate the custom chassis business...
Added by Rob Johnson on 27 March 2018.
Service lives of fifty years or more, sometimes in the hands of three or more departments, are well documented, with many still on the run in different South American countries as well as serving as reserves and parade trucks here.
It is a pity the Renault management decided to pull out of the fire truck business after they acquired Mack, because they could have continued to dominate the custom chassis business...
Added by Rob Johnson on 27 March 2018.
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Andy:
The US is unique in that it still has a big enough market for so many custom fire truck builders to be surviving, but of course a lot of the older specialists have gone out of business over the years too, including Pirsch, Maxim, American La France, Crown and Ward La France.
By the way, I think Sutphen are also still in business.
As a consultant to Renault working on the Mack acquisition, I recall that at the time there was a lot of discussion about resurrecting the new custom fire truck chassis, of which I seem to remember two had been built. The Mack team were keen to pursue this strategy, but Renault management thought it would be a distraction...
Added by Rob Johnson on 29 March 2018.
The US is unique in that it still has a big enough market for so many custom fire truck builders to be surviving, but of course a lot of the older specialists have gone out of business over the years too, including Pirsch, Maxim, American La France, Crown and Ward La France.
By the way, I think Sutphen are also still in business.
As a consultant to Renault working on the Mack acquisition, I recall that at the time there was a lot of discussion about resurrecting the new custom fire truck chassis, of which I seem to remember two had been built. The Mack team were keen to pursue this strategy, but Renault management thought it would be a distraction...
Added by Rob Johnson on 29 March 2018.
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Mack
Added by Pete Matten on 08 April 2011.