*****PRESS RELEASE*****
CITY OF BRENTWOOD
FIRE AND RESCUE
From: Fire Chief Brian Goss
Date: October 23, 2013
Subject: Press Release: Brentwood Fire & Rescue Places New Fire
Engine in Service
BRENTWOOD FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW FIRE
ENGINE
On October 8, 2013, the Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department
took delivery of its newest Fire Engine.
Engine 2, a 2013 Rosenbauer Commander, is housed at Fire Station #2 at 1301
Wilson Pike. The Rosenbauer replaces
“old” Engine 2 which has served the City since 2000; well beyond the industry
average of ten years. That apparatus
will be rotated into reserve status and remain available for use when a primary
Engine is temporarily out-of-service for maintenance or repairs.
The Engine was purchased as part of the City’s long-term apparatus
replacement program. Rosenbauer was
chosen for having submitted the lowest and best bid which came in well within
the amount budgeted. While this brand is
new to Brentwood, Rosenbauer Firefighting Technology has been manufacturing
municipal fire apparatus since 1979 and is currently the largest producer of
fire apparatus in the world. The
Rosenbauer Company itself has been in business for over 145 years having begun
production of hand-drawn apparatus in Leonding, Austria in 1866. Brentwood’s Engine was manufactured in Lyon,
SD.
Crews have been equipping and training on the new apparatus since
its arrival, and Engine 2 was officially placed in service on Monday October 21st. Within 24-hours it would respond to numerous
medical calls as well as two heating-related structure fires.
Brentwood Fire & Rescue takes great pride in the quality of
its fleet, which we feel is second to none.
The Department is grateful for a progressive City Administration and
City Commission who work diligently to ensure that it is prepared and equipped
to serve the citizens of, and visitors to, Brentwood in the most effective way
possible.
