Engine 30 had just returned from a 1 AM garage fire when they were dispatched to a car

rolled over on NE Weidler St. at 112th Ave. On arrival, they reported 2 occupants had

self-extricated but were injured.


We surmised that the mother of a young boy may have been talking on her cell phone

and ran up onto the sidewalk, hit a protrusion of the stone wall, then hit a tree and

the car rolled over onto its side.




She would not get off the phone even to be treated.



Her little boy.



Eng. 30's crew had a tough time putting a collar on her.





They finally got her onto a backboard.



The car from another angle.

Around 18:45 Engine 31 and Truck 7 were dispatched to SE Alder St. for white smoke coming from an outbuilding. On arrival we

found a house that had had a previous fire and was fenced in, so the fence had to be breached before they could pull a line.




There was just some white smoke from a shed.



But when the door was opened, conditions changed a little.



A few shots from the 1-3/4 line seemed to take care of it.





But when the door was opened again . . .



So they knocked it down for good this time.



Even Lt. Danna, Truck 7, got into the act.


 

At 03:43 Portland dispatched companies to an apartment fire at 621 NE Kane Drive, across the street from Gresham Station 72 at 500 NE Kane Drive.

The response was Gresham E72, 71, 75, 73, Truck 71 and C7. E72 reported heavy fire showing from the 1st and 2nd floors of a 2-story apartment building.

At 03:46 C7 ordered a 2nd alarm. Response was Gresham E74, Portland E31, 7, Truck 7, C3.

At 04:02 C7 ordered a 3rd alarm. Response was Portland E30, 29, 25, Truck 2.


Gresham C7



Portland Truck 7 pulled in beside Gresham Truck 71.







Truck 71 went to the roof.





2 of the occupants and their cat.




Fire was venting nicely. Time to vacate the roof.





Portland C3 was Safety officer.



Once the fire was venting they were able to pull ceilings and put out the attic fire.

No ladder pipes needed here.



Fire is out. Now Now comes the long overhaul.


 

Firepixer Opie arrived right after E72 so he will post some first due fire shots later.

So I just picked up a book on Sanford Fire Apparatus written in 1985. The book ends with the sale of Sanford to Bill Hider, and his plans for the future of the company. 

 

Being on the west coast I am not that familiar with Sanford, but I am under the impression that the company did not survive long after the change in ownership, closing in the late 80s or early 90s. I have run across a few articles from 89-90 that indicate there were some departments left with half finished Sanford apparatus around this time. 

 

 

Anyway I was hoping that maybe somebody more familiar with Sanford could (with respect to Paul Harvey) tell me the rest of the story (1985-??). 

 

 

I'll tuck a note into the back of the book for my future reference, so if we have a big fan of Sanford here feel free to ramble on as much as you desire.

 

Thanks

Over the last 15 years Richmond has sold a ton of fire equipment and recently ( with in the last 3 years ) we got rid of some rescues,105 quints and 75 quints if anyone has any pictures of them in their new homes please share . Please share any old Richmond apparatus in its new home . Oh and yes I know some are scrapped and needed to be scrapped

At 11:40am on 9/04 Gresham Fire Truck 71, Engine 76, and C7 were dispatched for a mutual aid call in Boring, Oregon 

 

Luckily I was only seven minutes away and arrived right behind the Clackamas Chief.

 

Walking up.



 

 

First hose line in play.

 



 

 

 

Second line streched and ready

 



 

 

Mike manning the pump for the Bravo exposure

 



 

 

Hey guys,

 

Here are some pictures of College Station's new Station 6. Very modern fire house, the guys on shift were nice enough to give me a little tour when they saw me out taking pictures of their beautiful station.

 

Thanks for looking. 

 



 

Maybe I missed it, however I cannot find the old thread for Winchester, Virginia apparatus.

 

This truck was just purchased and brought back to Winchester by a local collector.

 

 

Winchester, VA

Friendship Fire Company

Reserve Engine 1

1952 Mack L85

750/400

sn 1618

 

Originally delivered to Charles Town, West Virginia (Independent Fire Company) - painted solid red

Sold to Winchester, VA in 1967.  They added red and white color.

Sold to a collector in the Baltimore area in approximately 1990

Sold to a collector in Winchester, VA in August of 2014

 

 

Mike Sanders

Winchester, VA

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t took me 3 days to process all the images but it was well worth the effort. The first image is a nice aerial view of the fire building.Initial reports were of volume of fire in the basement. I believe an interior attack was attempted but conditions were such it was abandoned in short order. The fire had quickly spread throughout the entire building. Some significant exposure problems as well. They called for the hi ex foam rig but the fire was way to advanced by the time it arrived. Basically an outside attack with 2 TL, 2 snorkels, deluge rig, handlines and the north side hose wagon 612 was utilized as well. Also got a shot of the new battery rig 6-3-9. Did some experimenting with some black and white images and was very pleased with the results. The photos are in chronological order and coupled with the previous video give a good idea of the progression of the fire.

 This first image was on my initial arrival

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August 25, 2014 - Castle Rock, Colorado Firefighters spent the morning conducting live fire training in an acquired home.  The morning sessions focused on "resetting" the fire through transitional attack.  Those evolutions were filmed inside and outside the structure and recorded with thermal imaging cameras.  Vent Enter Isolate Search (VEIS), interior attack, primary search and vertical ventilation techniques were also practiced.  Once all of the interior rooms had been burned out, the structure was allowed to become fully involved for demolition purposes.

 

Burning off the last room...