Quick note from behind the camera. A reason why I don't have a lot of "action" shots is because the firefighters of Hartsdale FD stopped this fire dead in it's tracks...literally. I was told, and you can see, the fire was blowing out when they got there, and there was a visible clear line where the fire was stopped. They saved this home from much more extensive damage by their excellent teamwork and coordination of resources. I got there a couple minutes after knockdown, so not much action to shoot.. With that said, thoughts and prayers are with the family who called this home home.


I'm having trouble uploading these photos right now to this site and Photobucket to show here, so the photos can be seen here:

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/...-11-30-15/

This is a 1978 American Lafrance Century. I was told it originally served Austin, Texas and then was sold to the Hoover Valley VFD. It was then sold to a collector.


The manufacturing date is 6/78 and the MSN is CE-12-6075.

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This afternoon, I had the opportunity to photograph the fleet of the Shepherdstown, West Virginia FD. A very special thanks to Chief Morgan and his firefighters for their assistance in getting these shots.


Shepherdstown, WV is located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, located on the Potomac River about 1 hour outside of Washington, DC. It borders Maryland.


The Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest in the state, founded in the 1700's, along with Shepherdstown. Their first due consists of a dense downtown main street, and dense area of houses built in the 1700's and 1800's. The district also includes a major university, hundreds of acres of Revolutionary War battlefields, and agricultural properties. They also provide EMS.


They raise all their own money for capital expenditures, such as apparatus purchases, via community fundraising, such as bingo, game dinners, and their famous apple butter.


They are a very proud, and progressive department. They are an all-volunteer department, with 7 live in members. The only career person is the Paramedic provided by the County to them.


Engine 3 is a 2013 Pierce Velocity 2000/750


Rescue Engine 3 is a 2007 Pierce Dash 2000GPM/850 Gal/30 Foam


Truck 3 is a 1997 Pierce Arrow 75' 1500/500


Tanker 3 is a 2000 Mack RD/Semo 2000/3100


Brush 3 is a 2003 Ford F-450 4x4 200/150


EMS-3 is a 2005 Dodge Durango equipped for ALS response


Ambulance 3 is a 2007 Ford F-450 4x4/Medtec, which is being replaced in March 2016 with a Dodge/PL Custom


Ambulance 3-1 is a 2007 Ford F-450 4x4/PL Custom, which is being replaced in March 2016 with a Dodge/PL Custom


Duty 3 is a 1995 Chevrolet Suburban assigned to the Duty Officer as a take home vehicle when on duty


Here are some of the photos I got, hope you enjoy.

**EDIT** Had to remove the photos because PhotoBucket is attempting to extort it's members with crazy fees to share a photo on another site and this site doesn't support direct uploading of the size files I have. I'll try to repost these photos on this thread, starting with the newest deliveries. And you can also find more photos of Shepherdstown FD on my
Facebook page
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Flickr

Technology is moving fast.

 

I've been out of work since August with a torn rotator cuff which was surgically repaired in mid-October.  What is one to do while not really being able to do anything?

 

Buff from your couch.

 

There is a new service from Twitter called Periscope http://www.periscope.tv that allows anyone to broadcast themselves to anyone who wants to watch.  The majority of this is people gabbing on and on about nothing, but there are some who have integrated the service into their buffing routine, which has opened up some interesting opportunities.  I was able to be in Detroit for Devil's night between the various "scopes" and the Broadcastify stream for the department radio, and have had an uncensored front row seat for the Paris attacks and last night's Chicago Riot.

 

To give you an idea, here is a link to a user called Alex-fire chaser-he catches a lot of work in Detroit, and there are archives from the past 24 hours of what he has broadcast. https://www.periscope.tv/lwnloud

 

I'm thinking this might be something people are interested in, and might set up a page to feature the various Scopers' feeds.  For now, I figured I'd share a new angle on a very old hobby.

I'm looking for pictures of the Pierce 107 foot aerial.

Hello everyone it has been a while since I have posted anything! Due to facebook I have been puting my pictures there. Last week I had the chance during work to take some time to go over to the fire station across the street. I went over to dicuss somethings with the Chief and he said i could come back and take some pictures of the rigs. On my way out I took these. Not the best but, at least for the moment I got these..

Enjoy,

Ron Fone

www.flamesandfur.com (Under construction)

Also find me on Facebook search flamesandfur

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I have been a member, under a different user name, for many years. Since 2010 my life has been very stable, especially now that I with a different lady. Before that from 2004 till 2008 I ended up homeless for a while. Part of the time in Nebraska and part of the time in Nevada.

 

When I am out taking photos I spend part of the day seeking out the homeless and taking photos of them. Today I was really lucky. As I was taking Street Photos of tourists in Las Vegas I shot these photos.

 

Since they had a Rat Terrier, and I am owned by my Rat Terrier Moejoe, I took the time to talk with this couple. The dog shown in this picture is one that they rescued from being abandoned in a vacant lot full of broken glass. The dog was a puppy at the time and it's collar was caught between a chain link fence and the ground.  The guy jumped the fence and rescue the little guy. Now this is something that all of would do, i know I would.

 

Now I know that this is not fire related but I thought it would be a heart warming story to go into Thanksgiving Week. It makes me realize that even though I am always worn out by the end of my work week I am so happy and thankful for what I have.

 

HERE ARE TWO OF THE SERIES THAT I SHOT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT I WILL UPDATE THIS THREAD SO THAT THEY ARE THERE. SORRY ABOUT THAT GUYS.



 

 



 

Many of you know that I have the 1958 FWD  ex-Bryn Athyn, Pa. The FWD was replaced by a 1978 Hahn 1250/750 (yes, "the yellow one".) In 2007 the Hahn was replaced with the Spartan/Toyne pumper, and the Hahn was sold to a member of the community who barely touched or used it, and allowed it to remain outdoors for the last 5+ years...never started it and obviously never moved it. A few weeks ago, the family contacted the fire company, to see if they knew who the guy was "that had the FWD" (didn't know I was a member) to see if I'd be interested in the Hahn. So the fire company president forwarded their information to me, and I contacted the family. We conditionally agreed to a deal pending our inspection of the truck and ensuring it would run and drive. We did get it running last sunday, I'm sure many of you saw the videos on my facebook page. For those that did not, with a set of fresh batteries, about 20 seconds of electric fuel primer run time, and two blasts of ether, she fired right off, and after 40 seconds you never would have known she sat dormant for 5+ years. We let it run for 20 minutes while we aired up the tires and inspected the brakes and the chassis components, and then drove it around the large property several times. She ran like the champ she always was, and we contacted the owner and agreed to the deal. We are now in possession of the title. She is currently located in Bucks County but will be moved to a temporary location near my house in Hellertown tomorrow (sunday.) We hope to secure indoor storage in the near future. 


Not only do we have the truck that replaced the FWD, I now have the truck that I went on my first call on when I was 16 as a junior (alarm system...) and also the truck I trained on as a driver, and also drove to my first run as a driver (another alarm system) and drove to my first job as a driver. 

 

1978 Hahn HCP12 1250/750 671T Detroit Diesel, Allison HT740D Transmission

**NOTE: First truck Hahn built with a turbocharged engine.**

 

Photo by Matt Goldberg, circa 2006,

   

 

Dug these out of the closet the other night.

   

The 2016 Fire Apparatus Calendar is now available from the Metropolitan Fire Association of Atlanta, GA.

 

 

This full color calendar has a photo of a different fire apparatus from the metropolitan Atlanta area featured on each page. Front & rear covers are fire scenes. The dates are marked for 24/24 & 24/48 shifts. There are also many notable fire related events as well as upcoming events. Previous years' calendars have had favorable reviews in Fire Apparatus Journal.

 

 

A plastic pocket calendar color coded for the 24/48 shifts is included with the full sized calendar.

 

 

Please visit our web site: www.metrofire.org It has online ordering process and permits payments by credit card through the PayPal service. The site also provides a printable invoice that can be combined with a check and sent to our PO Box for conventional mail orders.

 

 

Calendars are still $5.00/each but our Shipping and Handling fees changed in 2014 due to increases in postage and supplies.  These fees are calculated for each order and displayed as a formatted invoice so you can review your order and fees, before you proceed to the Paypal service or print your invoice.

 

 

Make check or money order in US funds payable to MFA .

 

Send to:

 

 

MFA-2016

Box 80607

Atlanta, GA 30366

 

OR....

 

Use  this link:   http://www.metrofire.org/cal2016.html

 

 

 

 

The calendar is a fund-raising project of the Metropolitan Fire Association of Atlanta, Ga., member club of International Fire Buffs Association, operator of the Hot News Alert Network paging network.

 

Pierce now deal with canadian fire truck builder maxi metal to supply body on saber chassis for the Canadian market.


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