Engine 43 Rehab Update
 
By Firefighter / EMT-B David Morris
July 1, 2011
 

After a much anticipated wait, Engine 43 officially returned to Ridge Friday afternoon after a nearly five month rehab stint. Needless to say, we're very glad to see it return home and are eagerly awaiting the chance to finish up the rehab. We still have a few more in house things to complete before it will return to service.

A few of the highlights of the rehab are:

- Line-x of the compartments, which will improve their life and durability, as well as appearance.
- Complete upgrade of all emergency lighting, including a new LED low-profile light bar, as well as a new LED roto-ray
- Halo HID headlights, which are vastly improved over the sealed beam lights that were installed stock
- A new 200W siren speaker under the front bumper
- Paint and gold leaf upgrades/modifications
- Upgraded lights in the interior for the driver
- New perimeter lighting underneath the crew cab
- New work lights in the rear
- New clamps and hardware for the ladder rack, pike pole holders and other areas
- New door handles all the way around, making for easier and safer entry into compartments

An excellent job was done by the committee to complete this job and to PJ's Auto Body for the paint and gold leaf upgrades, as well as Ricky Ward for handling everything emergency related! Keep an eye out here on the website and on the streets for this engine!

To see a day time video of the lights, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSBu8eYUow
To see the night time video of the lights, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOlWc8dR8lw
To view the entire walk around of the truck, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqEWSeT8XiY
 
Units: Engine 43
 
Engine 43 returned home Friday afternoon to a much different look!
Engine 43 returned home Friday afternoon to a much different look!
A close up of the new LED roto ray
A close up of the new LED roto ray
 
The new LED front warning lights and the projector HID headlights
The new LED front warning lights and the projector HID headlights
The light bar also flashes in the rear, which provides drivers that are coming upon a scene ample visual warning
The light bar also flashes in the rear, which provides drivers that are coming upon a scene ample visual warning
 
Note the new seatbelts that were installed. The old ones were being worn out and weren't big enough
Note the new seatbelts that were installed. The old ones were being worn out and weren't big enough
The crew area where a few leftover parts are being installed in house
The crew area where a few leftover parts are being installed in house
 
Some of the switches were also upgraded
Some of the switches were also upgraded
A shot of the paneling and some of the gold leaf touch up
A shot of the paneling and some of the gold leaf touch up
 
New line x on the lower rear compartments
New line x on the lower rear compartments
Rear warning lights.
Rear warning lights.
 
Perimeter lighting
Perimeter lighting
200w siren speaker
200w siren speaker
 
The entire head light system was upgraded
The entire head light system was upgraded