Last Saturday, Pierce celebrated their 100th anniversary with a parade and plant open house.  It was a beautiful day for a parade which had 60 pieces of apparatus, both old and new.  Over the next few days I'll post some of the images I took of the parade.

 

Here are the first few:

 

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I'm on a committee specing out a new rescue engine and the higher ups are fixed on getting a quest cab/chassis. Could I get some pictures of the quest and interior shots if possible.

 

<span>Press Release:

Western Mass. FOOLS is proud to announce our 2013 Helmet Raffle. The Western Mass. FOOLS is a chapter of the Fraternal Order of Leatherheads, an organization of firefighters for and by firefighters. Our goal is to raise funds to boost our membership and support aggressive and quality training for firefighters throughout the Western Mass. area. To that end we are conducting a raffle. The prizes are as follows:


Grand Prize: NFPA complaint Leather Fire Helmet with custom leather shield.

Second Prize: A helmet mounted video camera
<span>Third Prize: A helmet mounted flashlight


Tickets cost $10 each and a maximum of 1000 tickets will be sold.


Please contact:
<span>Ed Harvey webmaster@fireservicephotography.com or 413-229-0153 for tickets.
Sam Hungate also has tickets for any members looking to sell them!


Those interested in more information about the Western Mass. FOOLS and our activities can find us on Facebook.com</span></span></span>

Yep, they did.

 

http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/eco..._inthenews

 

So does this mean there's currently NO FD or PD or are they voluntarily working unpaid...or what?

This afternoon Bennett, Sable-Altura & Strasburg Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire near Watkins Road & Jewell Avenue.  Crews arrived at the local gun range to find about 5 acres going.  Mutual aid crews from Buckley AFB & Byers were placed on standby and quickly requested to the scene.  Gusty winds began pushing the fire toward structures and spotting was observed 1/4 in front of the head.  More units were requested from Aurora & Brighton also.  The fire was placed under control within 45 minutes and looked to be about 50 acres total.  No structures were damaged and no injuries reported.

 

Byers Attack 701 using their turret, Bennett Brush 91 is doing the same but hidden by the smoke...

   

 

   

photos from my job I test fire hose for waterway

1st up is my dept 

Stoneboro VFC

Mercer County PA

Tanker 76

2008 Spartan wolverine 1250/3000

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Shortly after noon, at 1233, Dispatch began to receive many calls for a fire at 1919 NE 138th Place and

they transmitted a box. Responding companies were E30, 7, 12, 19, Truck 2, C3 and C4. Enroute, the

companies could see a large column of black smoke from a long distance. First arriving Engine 30 reported

fire in an attached garage, also involving 2 boats and a falling power line.

Rehab 10 and Truck 7 were special called.




Engine 30 began fire attack with hand lines.








The fire had extended into the house as Engine 30 ran their deck gun to knock down the heavy fire in the garage.





The boats contained a lot of fuel that was hard to extinguish.





The PIO giving TV interviews.

Well it's been at least 10 or 12 years since I've shot any fire ground photos and when you get woken up at 2:00 am to the tune of" Hey, the neighbor's house is on fire" you've had this 
opportunity handed to you on a silver platter. Here's my first "size up photo" from the bedroom window.

   

DanEvans Photo

 

 

Looking for pictures of the R Model Mack tanker that previously served the Memorial Fire Company of Slaughter Beach, De. Was replaced in the early 1990s...anyone know where it went after that?

Any pics are welcome especially the rear of the tanker trailer. Thank you

Just got back from two weeks out on the islands.  I went with the plan of photographing as many fire apparatus as possible (since Hawai'i isn't too well documented in the firepics world), without making the wife and kids mad...

 

First stop was on the island of Kauai.  This island is 105 miles northwest of O'ahu (where Honolulu is), and is called the Garden Isle, as it's really green and wet.

 

Kauai has about 65,000 permanent residents as well as about 1.2 million annual visitors, covering an area of 560 square miles.  There are eight fire stations covering the island, not including the airport or military fire services, which have their own stations.

 

Almost all Kauai stations are equipped the same, with a couple of exceptions.  Most of the stations have a single Type 1 engine with a Type 6 brush truck/light rescue. Also, most of the stations have a personal watercraft (ie. JetSki) available for water rescues, towed by the brush truck.

 

Station 1 is at Hanalei, on the far north coast.  This engine is a little different than the other ones on the island, as it looks like a Type 2 IHC/Pierce engine.  I couldn't get any specs but it seems as if it's probably a 500 or a 750gpm with a 300 gallon tank.  I figure it's that size because of the very narrow roads and single-lane bridges on the north part of the island.  Also housed there is a Ford F-550 brush/light rescue with a skid mount pump, which all the stations have one of.

 

Kauai Engine 1 - Hanalei Station

IHC/Pierce (500/300?)