{"id":800154,"date":"2019-10-07T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=372608"},"modified":"2019-10-07T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:39:10","slug":"summit-fire-displays-antique-1942-fire-engine-at-admin-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-fire-displays-antique-1942-fire-engine-at-admin-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Fire displays antique 1942 fire engine at admin building"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 1942 Sterling fire engine moved Monday, Oct. 7, from the Keystone Fire Department to its final destination in the Summit Fire and EMS Administration Building in Frisco.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em>
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FRISCO \u2014 An old piece of the county\u2019s history is now on display at the new Summit Fire and EMS administration building<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, a group of Summit Fire officials moved a classic, antique Sterling fire engine from the district\u2019s fire station in Keystone to the new administration building at the County Commons in Frisco. The engine, built in 1942, was driven down U.S. Highway 6 and across the Dillon Dam Road \u2014 maxing out at about 35 mph \u2014 and into the lobby of the administration building, where it will be preserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re putting it in the new admin building along with some memorabilia to commemorate our past and all our consolidations,\u201d Summit Fire Chief Jeff Berino said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some antique fire equipment we\u2019ll put on it, and slowly but surely we\u2019ll get it looking good. But we\u2019ve got to capture our history. Summit Fire is comprised of six former districts. And we\u2019re glad the one Dillon engine is still here.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Jim Cox, a Summit Fire board member who hopped behind the wheel for Monday\u2019s drive, the Bureau of Land Management first purchased the engine during the construction of Green Mountain Reservoir in 1942. The engine was later turned over to the Dillon Volunteer Fire Department, which operated it out of a station where Dillon Town Hall is today.<\/p>\n

The engine was in operation into the 1980s, though firefighters who were around to use it said it wasn\u2019t always the most reliable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember we took this thing to the Buffalo Ridge Fire,\u201d Berino said, referring to a blaze near Silverthorne in May 1980. \u201cWe had to push it part of the way to the fire. I\u2019ll never forget it. It was the first fire I went on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got some tales to tell about this thing,\u201d Cox added. \u201cIt\u2019s been late for fires. It had to get towed up the hill to Dillon one time to get to a fire. It\u2019s an interesting vehicle. \u2026 It\u2019s a fun, old truck to drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The engine was retired in the \u201980s and was inherited by the Summit Historical Society, which brought it back to running condition. Since then, it\u2019s been serving primarily as a parade vehicle for things like Fourth of July. Earlier this year, the Historical Society decided to sell the engine to Summit Fire for $1.<\/p>\n

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