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West Virginia - Need help - 68mack - 01-11-2008
Here is Rescue 11 - Both the county and the city fire apparatus are manned by the same fire fighters.
West Virginia - Need help - 68mack - 01-11-2008
Since we are on the topic of Buckhannon, WV. Here is a shot of the EMS. EMS was located in the city but covered entire county. All of the units ran out of the headquarters station. To some areas of the county it took 1 hour and 10 minutes running "HOT". The 5 ambulances were parked inside station. 776 & 772 are the 4 wheel units.
Ambulance 773, 775, 774, 776 and 772 the chase car carries 771.
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 01-12-2008
Chris,
Thank you for the photographs of the Seagrave ladder.
I came across this Mack squad while heading home from West Virginia just before Christmas. I was using the GPS to get me back to the Interstate and it had me on some back roads.
Nuttall, West Virginia is in Fayette County. I came across the fire station and found their Rescue 175 sitting outside and for sale. The nextdoor neighbor really wanted me to purchase it. Interesting colors for a West Virginia FD - my thanks to Jeff Mogush for the information on the prior FD who ran this squad.
Nuttall, West Virgina
Fayette County
Rescue 175 (for sale)
1983 Mack MC/Rescue Systems Incorporated
ex - Bridgeport, West Virginia
MC611FL s/n 1145
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mfd110 - 01-12-2008
[quote name='mnsand' post='128380' date='Jul 11 2007, 17:44 ']Last one from West Virginia - and yes, again, looking for some help.
I am now a good number of miles down the road from Flatwoods in Nitro, West Virginia (just outside of Charleston). It was raining when I came into Nitro. I came upon the Nitro station by accident and stopped. This squad was sitting out on the front ramp in the rain. It stopped raining, the sun appeared, and I hurriedly parked the car to get photos. Just as I finished a photo, I heard the tones dropping, and the guys suiting up to take this squad and a ALF pumper to a auto accident.
I could not hang around as I had an afternoon meeting. You will note the internet address on the side of the truck. I checked that out and could find no info regarding this truck (unless I missed it).
Nitro, West VA
Rescue 881
KenWorth/Hackney
Anyone have the year of this squad? Now I know I could call these West Virginia FD's to get the info.....and I will if I need to. Just wanted to share the photos and see if anyone has info.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA[/quote]
Nice looking rig!!!
West Virginia - Need help - 68mack - 01-13-2008
[quote name='mnsand' post='179213' date='Jan 12 2008, 09:50 ']Chris,
Thank you for the photographs of the Seagrave ladder.
I came across this Mack squad while heading home from West Virginia just before Christmas. I was using the GPS to get me back to the Interstate and it had me on some back roads.
Nuttall, West Virginia is in Fayette County. I came across the fire station and found their Rescue 175 sitting outside and for sale. The nextdoor neighbor really wanted me to purchase it. Interesting colors for a West Virginia FD - my thanks to Jeff Mogush for the information on the prior FD who ran this squad.
Nuttall, West Virgina
Fayette County
Rescue 175 (for sale)
1983 Mack MC/Rescue Systems Incorporated
ex - Bridgeport, West Virginia
MC611FL s/n 1145
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA[/quote]
Mike
Are you trying to give me a suttle hint here!!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Here are a group of old West Virginia apparatus. Any additional information on any of these is greatly appreciated.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Engine 1
1949 American LaFrance
750 gpm
Photographed in 1969
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Also from Morgantown was their Engine 2, a 1941 American LaFrance 750 gpm.
Photographed in 1969
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
I like this one from Morgantown:
Engine 6
1968 GMC/Pirsch
1000 gpm
Photographed in 1969
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Engine 9 from Morgantown is this long nosed 1963 FWD 1000 gpm.
Photographed in 1969
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Final photo from Morgantown is Truck 1, a 1953 Seagrave 100'.
Photographed in 1969
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
I have always enjoyed following the apparatus at Baker Heights, West Virginia. This FD is located just outside of Martinsburg and near the VA Hospital.
I am hoping someone has information on this ALF - I am assuming it was purchased used by Baker Heights.
Engine 62
1946 ALF
1000 gpm
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Bethlehem, West Virginia
1973 Chevrolet/Sutphen
750gpm
Photographed in 1975
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Here is a neat little rescue for Charles Town, West Virginia
Emergency 24
1976 GMC/Swab
Sorry some of these are cropped.
Photographed in 1977
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Jefferson County, West Virginia Emergency Services CD and Wild Fire Unit
1964 Dodge??
Photographed in 1977
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Several photographs from the South Berkeley VFD located in Inwood, West Virginia
Engine 21
1976 International/Oren
1000 gpm
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
I am assuming that South Berkeley purchased this FWD used?
Anyone have information where this FWD once served?
1956 FWD
750gpm
Photographed in 1981
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
This Sutphen is a bit unusual.
McMechen, West Virginia
1965 Sutphen
750 gpm
note the front mount pump, the deck gun located on the top of the pump, and the rear windshield.
Photographed in 1975
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - mnsand - 02-16-2008
Final West Virginia post for now is Wheeling, West Virginia's Engine 9, a 1963 Pirsch 1000 gpm.
Photographed in 1975
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 02-17-2008
Very impressive, Mike!
Here is some rig info, from the history pages at www.morgantownfirefighters.org; 1944 ALF 500 SERIES 750 GPM, 1947 ALF 700 SERIES 750 GPM, 1955 Seagrave 100' TDA, 1956 FWD 1000GPM (a Mack B was also bought in 56).
Did you know the Baker Heights ALF sat for years just southeast of the intersection of RTs. 340 & 522 in White Post,VA.? It was removed about 7-8 years ago, and was adjacent to the prison property <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />Also the Swab rescue at Charles Town's Citizen's FC is on a 1970 GMC ( front end style used 1969-72). Independent FC bought a similar Swab rescue in 1972 on a Dodge chassis - it was rechassied in mid-80's and served until 1990.
The origins of Baker Heights and South Berk rigs was explained to me long ago, I gotta take a memory pill...
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 02-17-2008
Here's some old Martinsburg rigs, scanned from old slides.
195? Duplex?/Oren ?/?
Hose Co. 3, closed around 1989.
Unknown, Jenkins collection