Its that time of year again folks. The east coast's (and maybe the United States) largest firematic flea market is right around the corner in Allentown, Pennsylvania!. Google "Spring Melt Fire Show" for the official flyer.

 

SPRING MELT 2014

FIRE MEMORABILIA

AND MARKETPLACE

SUNDAY, APRIL 13st
Doors open at 9:00 A.M.
$8 Contribution for Admission, Children under 12 admitted free.

Agri-Plex at Allentown Fairgrounds

302 N. 17th Street, Allentown, PA 18104

300 Vendor Spaces Offering:
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Apparatus Parts •
Patches & Decals •
Firemarks •
T-Shirts & Jackets •
Helmets •
Mugs & Glasses
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Decanters •
Certificates •
Gamewell Goods •
Photos & Postcards •
Uniforms •
Bells
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Models, Kits, Toys •
Badges & Ribbons •
Trumpets •
Jewelry & Buckles •
Several pieces of Apparatus

All the $60 Vendor Spaces are 8’ x 10’ which allow ample selling and inventory storage...

Parking lots surround the building... NO STEPS! •
Food & Refreshments available inside

 

For anyone interested, I will have a table selling some surplus equipment, lightbars, and one GE Power Call Siren!

 

Stop by and say hello!

Well, it kind of scares me that they've ventured away from Sutphen at all, even if this is just a one-off thing. What will it be for, anyone know?

 

http://spartanerv.com/delivery.aspx?id=48780

 

Trav!

Yesterday afternoon a plane was seen doing many dramatic, low altitude tricks and spins near County Line Road & Piney Lake Road.  It drew the attention of many people in the area who were all subsequently watching when it crashed.  The area is a nightmare of jurisdictional boundaries which caused a lot of duplicated response and confusion initially. 

Aurora Firefighters were dispatched first, then South Metro and lastly Rattlesnake.  Units from 3 counties responded to different locations for the same crash that people saw from different vantage points.  The first unit on scene was Aurora Arson 1 who found an airplane fully engulfed and 2 acre brush fire with slow spread.  Aurora Truck 14 made a little off road journey and was able to park within pre-connect distance and pull a line. 

 

First shot walking up (sorry for the bad lighting)

   

This afternoon I heard Elizabeth Fire toned to a residential structure fire.  Chief 271 immediately requested a 2nd Alarm and reported flames & smoke visible from miles away.  My father lives in the area which is quite far from my house so I "dispatched" him to the call.  Crews found a large 2 story with walk-out house fully engulfed on arrival.  With no hydrants a tender shuttle was needed. 

 

My Dad's view from his neighborhood right after we got off the phone...

   

fire was in a 2 story pd with extension to the cockloft

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4EDE4PyUIc

Call came in at 4;30 am at mile marker 54 north bound I-95.  The truck hit ice on a bridge and jack knifed.

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 Fire on the top floor of a 5 story 150x75 MD. This was at 3 am was coming home from the otherside of the bronx got there a bit late. 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1QMlDlR...re=mh_lolz

I'm not sure what is going on over on Ebay and I'm hoping someone can explain this me. Has anyone noticed apparatus slide/photos in general going for way more than what they are worth? I get certain pictures from MD, PA, VA, NY, etc will always sell good but apparatus photos from NC/SC?????

 

A while back someone was on Ebay auctioning a lot of 20 photos from across North Carolina. None of the shots were unique and I bid on what I thought was fair. About 3 minutes before the auction ended someone else started bidding way up so I kept going as well. The photos sold to the other guy for close to $80!!!!! 20 photos for $80 not including shipping! 

 

Then yesterday I bid on a lot of prints from Maryland as well as 2 lots of slides. Only one photo/slide was shown so you didn't know what else was in the lot, only it would be from MD. Same thing, they went to $58 and $62 to the same bidder. Who was that kind of money to blow on slides?

 

I work hard for my money but I cannot afford to spend the outrageous prices going for photos and slides on Ebay. Has certain buffs struck it rich or is there a lot more shill bidding going on?

Friday Feb 28, 2014 5 alarm fire in row houses, very cold night 150 firemen respond.  

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At 04:48 Portland responded to a house fire at 3950 NE 136th Ave.

Response was E30, E12, E7, Gresham E74, Trucks 2 and 7, C3 & C4.

Truck 2, first to arrive, reported light smoke showing from the eaves.

When the roof was opened, the scene changed drastically as you can

see in the first photo.