FDNY will have GMC Sierra 2500HD for battalion chiefs

[QUEENS1985]

GMC Sierra 2500HD four wheel drive pickup trucks will be replacing Suburbans for EMS supervisors and fire battalion chiefs. The FDNY placed an order for 80 trucks to be delivered, I do not know when. GMC has discontinued the diseal option on the surburbans, which the FDNY perfers especially because all firehouses are equiped wirh diseal fuel.

 

[johnd248]

They will have "caps" on the back so that the truck bed is covered.

 

[firebuffkevin]

GMC Sierra 2500HD four wheel drive pickup trucks will be replacing Suburbans for EMS supervisors and fire battalion chiefs. The FDNY placed an order for 80 trucks to be delivered, I do not know when. GMC has discontinued the diseal option on the surburbans, which the FDNY perfers especially because all firehouses are equiped wirh diseal fuel.

This was already posted in the Apparatus section on July 30th.

 

[Battalion4]

So what happens to the old vehicles? Do they trade them in or auction them off? Or are they that beat they just scrap them?

 

[QUEENS1985]

The old vehicles, most of them are kept as spares.

 

[guitarman314]

So what happens to the old vehicles? Do they trade them in or auction them off? Or are they that beat they just scrap them?

  Some are kept as spares for a while and then sold at auction.

 

[VzGuy]

Pretty sure Odyssey is doing the conversions for FDNY... Look at this video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/McCormackBrian#p/a/u/0/g_V_xu0iZ3Y

At about 00:24 you can see all the gmc's lined up... Pretty sure these are the Chief's gigs.....

 

[guitarman314]

What, no more white roofs for FDNY? ???

 

[RPM3311]

What, no more white roofs for FDNY? ???

Those are just the stock vehicles right now. They still need to go out for striping and and stuff after the lights and electronics are all added.

 

[mercurygrandmarquis1]

any word on when these will be delivered?

 

[SFD RS1 N RS2]

wish they were two tone again but all well ill get used to it