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  Mississauga, Ont - 12 Nov 2023
Posted by: Bob-Ont - 11-15-2023, 06:56 PM - Forum: Fire Scene Photos - Replies (1)

An early Sunday morning wake-up as this took place on my street. 
Quick work by the Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services knocked down a basement fire. Not much to see after the smoke cleared.

   

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  HME Financial Trouble?
Posted by: Will - 11-02-2023, 07:29 AM - Forum: Manufacturer Scuttlebut - No Replies

Saw this posted on line by a now former dealer for them.



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  3rd Alarm Pawtucket, RI-10/9/23-14 Paisley St
Posted by: edburke - 10-09-2023, 09:39 PM - Forum: Fire Scene Photos - Replies (13)

Ran into a store to play Powerball and came out to hear companies in Pawtucket going to work.  It took a couple of minutes to get there and it was at the end of a tight dead end street.

Companies intially reported fire showing from a 2-1/3 story wood frame and found that the front and rear staircases had been compromised upon entry, making it difficult for companies to acccess the seat of the fire.

   

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  New member, looking for Peter Thomas/Roney's information
Posted by: sweet66monza - 09-05-2023, 01:25 AM - Forum: Apparatus Photos - No Replies

I am seeking information, and even (hopefully/ideally) some old pictures of my trucks. There seems to be a TON of good information on here! They are spokane county WA district 11 (Rockford)'s very first two trucks. 1954 international r152. Both low miles and one still wearing all original paint. I havent been able to find out anything about how they were originally equipped or any history at all. Thanks!



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  Old Thurston County, WA Apparatus
Posted by: Engine 241 - 09-04-2023, 07:40 PM - Forum: Apparatus Photos - No Replies

New user here, so I might be posting this is the wrong area, I'm not great at forum pages. Anyway does anyone have any pictures of the older trucks from Thurston County, Washington? I've seen a small few here and there, most of which I believe were taken by Bill Hattersley. 

The oldest thing I've seen around here was a 1980 White tender, a 1983 GMC tender, and a 1986 ladder truck.
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  3rd Alarm Providence, RI 938 Douglas Ave 8/29/23
Posted by: edburke - 08-31-2023, 11:16 PM - Forum: Fire Scene Photos - Replies (3)

Got into this one late.  Fire in a large wood frame, residential over commercial.

   

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Question Fort Pitt question (pre-Engine 15 years)
Posted by: Firebuff1991 - 08-25-2023, 10:22 PM - Forum: Fire Service Related - No Replies

After Engine 17 disbanded in 1991, did Ladder 18 just respond by itself along with Battalion 4 or was a spare engine marked as 17 or did Engine 15 do it’s job before it became a permanent successor to 17?

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  From the Garden State to Europe
Posted by: Juliet Lima - 05-22-2023, 05:04 PM - Forum: Apparatus Photos - Replies (1)

A 1967 “travelling rig” with 5 successive owners and a long life, in two continents...
 
Around 1967 the Chews Landing,NJ FD ordered a Floodlight Truck on a Ford C600 chassis to the Canadian THIBAULT and US coach-builder MORYSVILLE (the latter is out of business for many years now). Not entirely clear who was the main contractor end the sub-contractor...). It was operated for a number of years by that FD as their Emergency Truck (#826), depicted in here.
 
The rig was subsequently sold to the West Collingswood Heights,NJ FD and operated there for an undisclosed, period before 1983 as  a Rescue Squad. The apparatus was sold again, this time to the Hose Co#5-Neptune of the Burlington,NJ FD, where it saw active duty, as their 9058 Lighting and Utility unit, up to 2006 (see attached picture in Burlington, at the fire station’s door).
 
This 1967 e 9 Ton gross weight rig carries a fixed 12.5 kW ONAN generator, directly feeding eight 500W spotlights that can be partially positioned (rotation, elevation, angle). It offers a considerable room for equipment storage (12 compartments), while it can also seat up to 11 FFs (8 inside its semi-enclosed squad body).
 
In 2006 the truck was sold and shipped to Europe and became privately-owned in Portugal where it was re-equipped and preserved  as a fully equipped Squad, like if it would have been a Portuguese apparatus (of the APR category) in the decade of the 1960’s. An array of vintage equipment was successfully procured and installed for that purpose by the owning family. As a token of respect with regard to the US FFs in general the Burlington livery was kept, while a new call sign was assigned as a specific tribute to the FFs fallen in the line of duty on the 9/11: APR343. See attached pictures for that period, partially showing the equipment carried.
 
In the month were the truck became 50 years old (April 2017) it was transferred on a permanent and perpetual lease to one of the best fire museums in Portugal: the one operated by the VFD of Dafundo (residential suburb of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital city), where it became (by then) their 15th motorized vintage piece.
 
The rig (showing about 25 000 miles only in the odometer) has ever since participated in many parades and public shows (see picture, where additional lettering for Dafundo was added). A short movie of one of those parades can be found in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4FaB9igkyM... ).
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Photo credits: Burlignton: FD own; Chews landing: FD own; W Collingswood H: Johnny Floyd II, Royal Blue,Ltd; private ownership: B Costa, in SPAAMFAA Facebook; Dafundo: author unknown, in SPAAMFAA Facebook.
 
 
 
 
 

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  Story Request about EMS encounter with a Psych Patient
Posted by: dJames - 05-03-2023, 11:22 AM - Forum: Fire Service Related - No Replies

I know this is weird request, and a long shot, 

But many years ago, someone shared a story on here about an EMS crew that knocked on the door of a young man, who was on the verge of taking his own life. One of the crew members felt the need to step in and talk to the young man that then discovered what was happening. 

I want to say the story took place in Pittsburgh, but could be wrong. 

I saved that story onto a computer, and can no longer find it. 

I shared it with our new hires, and was wanting to try to get my hands back on it as it was a powerful story. 

Any help in tracking this down would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you! 

Drew

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  KME Question
Posted by: dawson_fire - 04-18-2023, 09:20 PM - Forum: Manufacturer Scuttlebut - Replies (4)

So has anyone received a new KME apparatus since they were moved to Louisiana? I know a couple who have had trucks on order for a long time and still no truck. One said the dealer will not even take their calls... 
Their website has not really announced any new deliveries.

Terry

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