Truck 1 Answers the Call Again and Again

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In the short amount of time that the Sherman Fire Protection District has had Truck 1 in service, it has been run on 3 major operations.

First it was called into service on October 21st for the house explosion @ 301 Middleburg Dr. It was used in fire operations to reach hotspots. Video and pictures can be seen here . Pictures and video by the SJ-R.

The 2nd major operation was the Bella Trattoria restaurant on Saturday October 27th.  Truck 1 was requested by Williamsville Fire.  It responded as well as Engine 3 and Engine 5.  The master stream was put into operation and helped put out fire on the roof and 2nd floor of the structure.  It was also used as an observation platform during demolition of some of the structure.  Pictures can be seen here Bella Trattoria. Thanks to Jan Darling for the pictures.

Finally on November 10th, the Sherman Fire Protection District along with other area volunteer departments were called into service to man stations throughout the city of Springfield.  Sherman Engine 1 was assigned to Station 3 on North Grand and Osborne.  Shortly after Engine 1 left Sherman, Springfield Fire requested trucks from Sherman and Chatham.  Sherman's Truck 1 arrived on scene, under the command of Jake Dukett, and was assigned to begin master stream operations.  Truck 1 assisted in putting of the fire in the Dallman 1 building.  Video and pictures can be seen here . Pictures and Video by the SJ-R.

All members of the Sherman Fire Protection District have been training extensively on Truck 1 and they showed  how that training paid off