Photo By Pam Goodhart | 201113-A-BS696-5882 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Members of Letterkenny Army Depot command team...... read more read more
Letterkenny Fire Department hosted a Housing Ceremony, commemorating the addition of a new fire engine to the fleet, at Letterkenny Army Depot on November 13, 2020. Remarks were provided by Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) Commander, Col. Gregory K. Gibbons and Robert A. Denney, Chief, Letterkenny Fire and Emergency Services.
“What's great about this addition is that this is just the first step in the modernization of Letterkenny Army Depot in its entirety,” Gibbons said. Gibbons highlighted some of the facility modernization efforts that LEAD already has underway, such as the fire engine acquisition. He also discussed some efforts that are planned for future fiscal years, including a new fire station, a new central receiving facility for the Directorate of Supply and Transportation, new industrial production buildings and a new access control point – all part of LEAD’s strategy for the next 10 years.
“The addition of this engine increases capabilities, incorporates modern safety engineering, reduces maintenance and repair time and offers advanced environmental equipment that reduces exhaust emissions,” Denney said. The Letterkenny Fire Department provides fire and emergency services to Letterkenny Army Depot and the surrounding community in Franklin County. “The upgrades to Letterkenny’s fleet are part of the Army effort to modernize the fire truck fleet. Since 2015, the Army has reduced its lifecycle rate on fire trucks from 47 years down to 35,” Denney said.
The fire engine Housing Ceremony is a longstanding tradition within the fire service that signifies an engine being ready for duty. Components of the ceremony include the wetting of the new engine, pushing the engine into the station and tolling of the bell – a tradition that serves as a sign of honor and respect for all firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the community.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to recognize the first couple of steps that we'll be taking to modernize this depot to be prepared for future workloads. The future workload here at Letterkenny is going to be vast, and it's going to be different. We need to modernize and be prepared for those new systems, and this is the first step,” Gibbons said.
Letterkenny Army Depot is the Army’s premier professional organic maintenance facility that provides overhaul, repair and modifications for tactical missile air defense and space systems, electric power generation equipment and various military vehicles, support systems and protection programs. Letterkenny Army Depot was established in 1942 and is a government-owned and operated industrial installation located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
For more information about LEAD, visit https://www.letterkenny.army.mil/.
| Date Taken: | 12.01.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 12.01.2020 11:44 |
| Story ID: | 383999 |
| Location: | CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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