After three years of planning, specification writing, reviewing and comparing drawings and two trips to Illinois, the new Engine 38 was officially placed in service on Monday, October 5th. Engine 38 is an Alexis / Spartan, 1,500 GPM engine with a 30 gallon foam tank, 1,000 gallon water tank and seven pre-connected discharges. Engine 38 has seating for six firefighters and carries a compliment of firefighter equipment to include 1,500 feet of large diameter supply hose, over seven hundred feet of attack hose, hand tools and gas and electric saws and ventilation fans.
Engine 38 was built by Alexis Fire Equipment Company of Alexis, Illinois on a Spartan Metro Star EMFD chassis with heavy duty stainless steel body and subframe.
Many people were involved with the specification, design, construction and preparation to place this new truck in service. The EGFC would first like to thank Patrick and Jim Conboy of Twin Tier Fire & Safety Services for their expertise with specification and getting us through the entire build process. Next we would like to thank all the engineers, fabricators, painters and everyone else at Alexis who had a part in building our truck. Lastly the EGFC would like to thank the Engine 38 truck committee, the EGFC Executive committee and the EGFC membership for making this possible!! Also, a special thanks to Sharon Shipe with Sharon Shipe Photography for donating her time to get pictures of all EGFC apparatus!!!





