Name: New Fritz Steinbach commemorating fire truck arrives on Beaver Island, 2004
Start: 2004-11
End: 2004-11
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004-11
Kind: Transportation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: emergency-managementtransportationcommunitytechnology
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The new Fritz Steinbach commemorating fire truck arrived on Beaver Island aboard the Emerald Isle in late 2004. Fire Chief Tim McDonough drove it ashore, and Island firefighters had previously inspected it and requested adjustments.

Evidence limits

The report documents arrival and equipment preparation but does not give the truck’s final cost, specifications, or first call.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Fire Engine Arrives."
Reports the new Fritz Steinbach commemorating fire truck arriving aboard the Emerald Isle and being driven ashore by Fire Chief Tim McDonough after Island firemen inspected and adjusted it. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 2004, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the fire-truck arrival and photographs.
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Beaver Island Archive, “New Fritz Steinbach commemorating fire truck arrives on Beaver Island, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-engine-arrival-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Fire Engine Arrives." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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