Posted January 9, 2022 Escondido just ordered 3 Sutphen pumpers along with one BME Model 34 brush rig and three ambulances. Pretty rare for a Southern California agency to switch from Pierce to Sutphen. Rescue51 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Glad to see this for Sutphen. Pierce is a major player out here and seems to have at least 50+% market share on new pumper/truck deliveries. No doubt good rigs, but I like to see competition and Sutphen certainly has much with the REV Group and all their purchases and likely consolidation of brands/plants. REV Group owns most of the brands now. I am still sad to see ALF gone. I am seeing more Arizona agencies with E-One (which is also a REV Group owned company). I recall when E-One was quite present in San Diego area like with Santee FD, San Miguel Fire-Rescue. It is nice to see Ventura running and ordering Rosenbauers, or our state buying HME rigs. I think it is good to mix it up a bit. Edited January 10, 2022 by Rescue51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2022 Both of Escondido's front line truck and reserve truck are Stuphen midpoint ladders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2022 19 hours ago, Seagrave7 said: Both of Escondido's front line truck and reserve truck are Stuphen midpoint ladders. Correct. Escondido ran 4 Sutphen pumpers (early 90’s vintage), but subsequently purchased 4 KMEs and 6 Pierce Arrow XTs before now going back to Sutphen. Interesting variety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
