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Ex-Engine 6, reserve
KME S-193, on the back lot at Apparatus Division, condemned. 2001 photo
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Engine Co.17 also received a new piece in 2001, and their eight-year old
KME went into reserve.
Photo c.2001, somewhere in the 3rd Battalion (How do those guys know where they are over there?)
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Ex-Engine 17 received a new paint job and continued as an active reserve apparatus until being disposed of
a few weeks ago (February 2007).
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S-195, 1994
The late 1980’s and 1990’s were a time of tribulation for the Department and City in general. Congress exercised its
legislative authority over the District and passed a measure establishing the Commission on Budget and Financial Priorities
to oversee expenditures. One of the “Rivlin Commission” recommendations was that the Fire Department investigates
the feasibility of combination-pumpers (also known as quints).
KME had just The Thing.
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In 1994 the department took delivery on a
KME 75’ Firestik, Mfg. No. GSO1838. Like the previous four wagons, it was
stainless steel, had a 6V92TA power plant, 1500 GPM pump, but the tank size was reduced back to 500-gallons.
Engine Co. 12 got it. Photo c.late 1990's, Fort Totten D.C.
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Officially a Combination Pumper, E-12 was neither wagon nor truck; members referred to it as The Thing.
Photo is Box Alarm at 102 U St. NW, 1998.
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Eligible to be called citywide as a water tower, The Thing rarely saw that type of duty outside of the First Battalion unless
due on the Alarm. Photo shows Engine 12, 2nd due on the box, Second Alarm, 21st Pl. and Bryant St. NE – paper-recycling facility.
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E-12 received a new
Pierce Dash in 2003 and the
KME S-195 became a reserve, but I do not believe any other company
ever ran with it. This 2002 photo shows it painted as a reserve wagon months before E-12 received the
Pierce. I think they
had gone through a few reserves while S-195 was constantly out of service for repairs, and it wasn’t intended to come back
as a first line piece.
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The combination-pumper was soon retired after the 2003 deliveries. The apparatus was transferred from the Firefighting
Division to the Special Operations Division, but it sat parked in the barn until disposed of; officially dropped from the
inventory in 2005.
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The
KME era ended in February 2007 when the last one, fourteen year old ex-Engine 17 (S-194), was disposed of.
Photo: Box Alarm in the 2500 block of 13th St. NW, August 2004. S194 in service as a reserve.
"The KMEs came in pairs. In 1993, the second pair went to Engines 6 and 17........"
- I remember seeing a new
KME from DC at the Firehouse Expo back in '93, guess it was one of them ?
Help again please. I show DC FS16 at 1018 13th Street, NW, 20005. The same address is listed on DCFD.com. However, mail comes back and the PO is saying 1923 Vermont Avenue, NW, 20001-4125. Can anyone confirm this address, or provide me with the correct address for FS16?
Thanks - Jerry
[quote name='firemag' post='98320' date='Apr 15 2007, 20:37 ']Help again please. I show DC FS16 at 1018 13th Street, NW, 20005. The same address is listed on DCFD.com. However, mail comes back and the PO is saying 1923 Vermont Avenue, NW, 20001-4125. Can anyone confirm this address, or provide me with the correct address for FS16?
Thanks - Jerry[/quote]
All addresses on the excellent website DCFD.com are correct. However, the correct business address for the department is 1923 Vermont Avenue NW. Firemen being firemen will direct any mail to 1923 Vermont, the Public Information Office. Perhaps you can address your mail to an individual at 1018 13th St NW, such as B-6-1 (6th Battalion Chief, No. 1 Platoon) and see if you have any better luck. I'd give it a 50/50 chance of success. Of course, I'm the eternal optimist.
Thanks Kevin. Do the stations have mailboxes for mail addressed to the station?
[quote name='firemag' post='98355' date='Apr 15 2007, 22:20 ']Thanks Kevin. Do the stations have mailboxes for mail addressed to the station?[/quote]
Yes. Another option is to address mail to the "Captain, Engine 01", etc. All companies have twenty-eight members, but only one captain.
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S-377 and 378, 1987 (Continuing the truck chronology)
The Department decided on having two “water towers” in service, one on either side of the river. In 1987, Grumman delivered
two rear mounted 102’ towers on Duplex D450T chassis. Powered by 6V92TA diesels, the $426,000 rigs were assigned to Trucks 8 and 10.
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My only fuzzy photo of Truck-8. I believe this was a building in Blue Plains that lit off while under demolition.