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E-16; in the barn with a new wagon

July 4, 2007

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Engine 16 responding

March 2007

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Engine 16 on the scene

2006 Seagrave, 1250 GPM 2-stage Waterous pump; 500 gallon water tank; Detroit 60; first of twelve 2006 Seagrave wagons for the DCFD.

August 2007 photo.

So Kevin, when is the next scheduled apparatus order for DC, and do you know what it will consist of?



Jerry

What happened to the bench in front of E-16 with "Taz" on it"?

[quote name='dcfireman' post='154797' date='Oct 9 2007, 18:15 ']

Engine 16 on the scene

2006 Seagrave, 1250 GPM 2-stage Waterous pump; 500 gallon water tank; Detroit 60; first of twelve 2006 Seagrave wagons for the DCFD.

August 2007 photo.[/quote]



LOVE those short doors. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Thank you!

Truck 3 is the ONLY T/L in the DCFD correct?

[quote name='Rescue29Engine23' post='154882' date='Oct 9 2007, 23:36 ']Truck 3 is the ONLY T/L in the DCFD correct?[/quote]

Affirmative, sir.

[quote name='Engine 2524' post='154889' date='Oct 10 2007, 01:00 ']Affirmative, sir.[/quote]





busiest T/L IN THE CITY!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Not looking for dirt...I was wondering if any DC guys know what happened many years ago when the Grumman tower tipped....a Pm is ok if you dont want it public...I was asked a question whether those towers were good rigs or not and havent heard positive or negative, and my only knowledge of them is the pic of the one that tipped.....

DCFD OLD. These shots are from a 1981 trip to DC. Fireboat #1 - The John H. Glenn, Jr. (Not the astronaut)

[quote name='Shoe' post='155050' date='Oct 10 2007, 22:45 ']DCFD OLD. These shots are from a 1981 trip to DC. Fireboat #1 - The John H. Glenn, Jr. (Not the astronaut)[/quote]



The Bridge

The engine room. The guy in the blue jacket is Keith Thomas, current Columbus Ohio FD - was visiting with me. Don't know who the DCFD Boat Jake was...

At the time of our visit, they were still dredging up debris from the Air Florida Flight 90 crash. This was on a small dredger at the DCFD dock.

[quote name='dcfireman' post='154793' date='Oct 9 2007, 17:09 ']

E-16’s third home, their 1932 quarters at 1018 13th St. NW

2007 image[/quote]



What r the two signs in each corner of the bay used for? It appears to be some kind of electronic sign?

[quote name='ffdrive' post='155041' date='Oct 10 2007, 21:57 ']Not looking for dirt...I was wondering if any DC guys know what happened many years ago when the Grumman tower tipped....a Pm is ok if you dont want it public...I was asked a question whether those towers were good rigs or not and havent heard positive or negative, and my only knowledge of them is the pic of the one that tipped.....[/quote]





L-8 tipped in an alley in SE DC. Driver error. 2nd due ladder takes the rear, and with a behemoth like the Grummans were, was a tight fit. IIRC, kind of hard to fully extend either side. Just a big "OOPS" that DCFD didn't need with no spare rigs, or very poor spares, at the time this happened. The LCC extented the aerial over the side that was short jacked. They never had much luck with that rig. On a box @ 1300 Southern Ave, IIRC the rig fell through the parking lot shortly after they received it.



IMO, this rig was way too big for the area served. However, a city council member wanted a big brand new fire apparatus in her area, so L-8 got the Grumman, lost the tiller, and moved from E-25 to E-33, which was just built and opened shortly before the Grummans were purchased, with the 2nd one going to L-10.



Was a very heavy piece of equipment. I got to play with L-10 one day detailed there, and didnt have any complaints with its operation. Just a heavy, cumbersome rig, even with an 8V92TA.



Then again, so are the Aerialscopes we have here in NYC.





Stay safe.

now DC has some nice looking rigs.....i think i like E16 the best. what is that mural on the driver side body of E16? anybody have a close-up of that?

This was on the "old" E16

Along with this.