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1988* GMC / Union City Air & Command Unit

History: Field Comm 1, SR2, SR20, HM15, SR5, SR1

Jeff Harkey photo
Model year 1988
Make/Model GMC/Union City Body
Serial number:  
VIN number: 1GDK6TIFXJV515261
License plate: 19997-R
Shop number: 011011
Purchase price:  
Delivery date:  

History: 

  • Delivered July or August 1988.
  • Placed in service on August 9, 1988 as the city's first mobile air unit, at Station 1 as Special Risk and Incident Command Unit 1, or SR1. Center section originally contained carpeted command module with bench seats and a table. Cascade system with bottle racks was housed in rear.
  • Moved from Station 1 to Station 5 on December 14, 1991 at 1100 hours.
  • Renamed SR1 to SR5 around April 6, 1992.
  • Placed in service as Haz-Mat 15 on January 10, 2003, after conversion to haz-mat support by personnel at Station 15
  • Moved from Station 15 to Station 2 [20?] on November 5, 2004.
  • Removed from service as haz-mat support in February 2006.
  • Placed in service as mobile command post in September 2006, after converted to mobile command post by personnel at Station 8, who remodeled interior over four months. See below for specs.
  • Retired circa 2013.

Mike Legeros photograph

Mike Legeros photograph

Lee Wilson photograph

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