Tokyo, Japan is one of the world's largest cities. Its 12 million inhabitants

occupy about 1000 square miles

 

The Tokyo Fire Department has 80 main fire stations and

207 sub fire stations that cover about 1000 square miles.

There are 486 Engines, 85 Trucks, 9 fireboats and 6 helicopters.


There are about 16,000 firefighters and about 18,000 volunteers.


Tokyo Fire HQ. (white building with antenna).

The Imperial Palace is in the left foreground.



Fire HQ lobby



Photographers office



New Years Fire Display



Nihonbashi Main Fire Station



Fire Engine at Nihonbashi



Fire Cycles (my term) at Nihonbashi



Kanda Main Fire Station and Drill



Drill at Kanda Main Station



Kanda Ladder Operator



Kanda Battalion Chief



Rinkou Main Fire Station - 5 fireboats plus land companies.

There are 4 more fireboats at other locations.



The Tokyo Fire Museum (10 storys) and the Yotsuya Main Fire Station.



Large volunteer station about 1-hour west of downtown.

"Castle Shannon, PA ALF engine.  Sold to Bunola, PA and then to Fallowfield in Washington County, PA.  Last know to be somewhere near Connellsville, PA" per Youngstownfire.com forum

 

Credit to photographer

 

Is it still alive?

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The Aspen fire began on July 22, 2013 from a lighting strike. It is located east of Fresno, California near Huntington Lake on the Sierra National Forest. As of August 2, 2013 it has burned over 17,000 acres with more than 1900 personnel assigned to the incident, and suppression costs in excess of 14 million dollars. 

 

I arrived on July 23 with Strike Team 3646C leading 5 engines from the Mendocino National Forest.

 

All photos taken by Aaron Woods.

 

 

The strike team had been covering the Inyo National Forest due to expected thunder storms and possible dry lightning. The attached engines did respond to multiple small lightning fires before being reassigned to the Aspen Fire. Due to work rest rules (maximum of 14 work days excluding travel to and from the incident) the strike team was released from the fire on August 1st, 2013. The fire continues to burn.

 

Strike Team 3646C travelling through Yosemite National Park enroute to the fire. (The Inyo National Forest is on the East side of the Sierras opposite the crest from the location of the fire. Hwy 120 and 41 through Yosemite is the most direct route. These kinds of things are a perk of the job    ).

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<div>HEY ALL IF ANYBODY IS GOING TO BE IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA NEXT SATURDAY AN OPEN HOUSE IF BEING HELD AT STATION 33 IT IS GREAT FUN.
 
Station 33 Open House
When:
Saturday August 10, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where:
865 E. Desert Inn Road (between Paradise and Maryland Parkway)
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What:
The Clark County Fire Department is hosting a community open house on Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Back-to-school safety will be a theme of the open house. These events are accessible to those with disabilities. Citizens requiring an accommodation should notify the Department of specific needs at least five days prior to the date of the events by contacting Assistant Fire Chief Sandra Baker at (702) 250-8404.
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Minneapolis crews battled a second alarm fire in a commercial building located at 2812 University Avenue SE late last night. The building housed several businesses including an auto repair business, daycare, and restaurant. It is located near the University of Minnesota campus.

 

Media coverage of this fire can be found at:

 

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneap...15251.html

 

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/10339...ighborhood

 

http://www.mndaily.com/news/metro-state/...building-0

 

FirePics member grubber33270 was also shooting photos at the scene. 

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Looking for pictures of the Open Cab CF Mack from Pomona, Ca. Rig will be lettered and lighted as it arrived that day. Will also contact Mack Museum, not certain if it was lettered by Mack, but I doubt it.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Stay safe, Brothers.

Has anyone else noticed that the Ambulance thread, as well as the Blank Drawings thread are both missing?

It's currently running as E44 with the Mancos Volunteer Fire Department in southwestern Colorado. Just curious if anyone recognizes it. They're also running a 1999 KME that originally served as Avon, Indiana E142.

   

Hello,

 

in September 2012 we did a large trip to the Pacific Northwest. As my wife has an aunt living in Chehalis south of Seattle, we took this place as our "homebase". From here we did some local trips and one large tour with the main target being the Yellowstone NP. From Washington State we went to Northern Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Northern Nevada, Northern California, Oregon, and back to Washington.

 

Along with sightseeing I was able to get some nice apparatus along the way.

 

On a trip to Seattle I catched this Rosenbauer Raptor, one of two Metz ladders in Washington State. The Valley Regional Fire Authority in Auburn has this 2010 HME 1871/Rosenbauer/Metz 105' ladder in service.

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The Great Lakes International Antique Fire Apparatus Association covers southeastern Michigan and Southwestern Ontario held their 41st annual muster yesterday, with the last 16 in beautiful Frankenmuth Michigan.  As usual, the turnout was very good with nearly 60 rigs turning out, the weather was perfect, and the local Frankenmuth community support was great.  I just realized that this was the 30th straight GLIAFAA muster that I attended since joining in 1982.  To share some of the rigs in attendance, I photographed those that participated in the parade that winds its way from Heritage Park on the banks of the Cass river through downtown Frankenmuth and back to the park. 

 

One of the neatest aspects of the parade is that it crosses the Cass river on a wooden covered bridge.  That's one of the places I photographed the rigs from as they were returning to the park.  Here is a picture of the bridge.

 

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