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Richmond, Va - Guest - 12-07-2006
Richmond Va
Quint 25
Richmond, Va - Guest - 12-07-2006
Richmond Va
Bat
Richmond, Va - Guest - 12-07-2006
Richmond Va
Bat 3
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-07-2006
[quote name='mnsand' post='56568' date='Dec 5 2006, 19:57 ']This has always confused me and this is the type of situation where a serial number resolves the issue. Unfortunately, when I photographed a good part of the Richmond fleet, I was not taking the serial numbers at that time. Wish I had.
Here is my photo of Stafford's 1971 ALF 100' tiller. I also have that Fire Masters rehabed it in 1989. Here is the serial number I now have on this truck - 12-1-5626.
I also photographed Truck 3 in Richmond, a 1971 ALF 100' tiller. The info I now have is that it carried serial number 12-1-2556.
I will be the first to admit that there may be some errors with the serial numbers. Does anyone have the ALF serial numbers for the three 1971 ALF tillers delivered to Richmond?
Another question for the Richmond experts - Did Truck 2 at Richmond ever run a 1971 ALF 100' tiller? Other info I have on these tillers also says Truck 2 had one.
I am confused. Any info on which piece ended up at Stafford would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA[/quote]
Mike, As I have indicated the three 1971 American LaFrance tractor drawn tiller aerials were bought and assigned to Truck 3 - 8 and 9. Later on Truck 7 ended up with on of these. I am thinking that it came from Truck 8 when they got the "Heniz 57" truck, a Continental on an International chassis with a 100 foot American LaFrance aerial.
Truck 2 never operated a American LaFrance Aerial.
Richmond, Va - ur second in - 12-07-2006
according to Peter Aloisi's Book Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires, He has before and after pics of the sommerville unit with the before being a picture of Richmond Ladder 9. Hope this helps.
Richmond, Va - mike1045 - 12-07-2006
Sure does, Thanks. The ex Somerville/L9 is rotting away in a yard in Hooksett NH. If I could figure out how to load pics I have some of it.
Richmond, Va - mike1045 - 12-07-2006
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Richmond, Va - GA_Dave - 12-07-2006
Most of the Richmond apparatus I have shot has already been posted to this thread, so I'll only post those that have not been posted.
Quint 5
Pierce Dash
2000/200/100'
Richmond, Va - GA_Dave - 12-07-2006
Attack 19
Ford/Pierce
300/300 4x4
Richmond, Va - GA_Dave - 12-07-2006
Foam 21
GMC/National Foam
1250/500F
Richmond, Va - GA_Dave - 12-07-2006
x-Ladder 8
Continental Compac
100' ALF
Richmond, Va - e290l103 - 12-07-2006
I have them as such:
1971 12-1-2385 Richmond, Virginia T8, T7 100' Tillered Aerial American La France
1971 12-1-2386 Richmond, Virginia T9 100' Tillered Aerial American La France
1971 12-1-2556 Richmond,Virginia T3 100' Tillered Aerial American La France/1989 Firemaster Rehab Sold:Stafford, VA
Mike
Richmond, Va - Guest - 12-08-2006
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='57033' date='Dec 7 2006, 19:52 ']x-Ladder 8
Continental Compac
100' ALF[/quote]
Now that's pretty cool! I've only seen a couple of Compacs used as ladder trucks, and this is definately the first rearmount Compac I've seen.
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='photone' post='55820' date='Dec 3 2006, 18:18 ']I got a few apparatus shots when I shot Richmond’s stations a couple of months back. Richmond operates under the Total Quint Concept, operating 20 of the rigs. All but Quint 5 are ladders, Quint 5 is a rear mount tower.
First up, Quint 13. Pierce Dash 2000/??/105ft.[/quote]
That is a 2000/500/50/105ft
2000 GPM Single Stage Pump
500 gallon water tank
50 gallon foam tank
105 foot aerial
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='photone' post='55822' date='Dec 3 2006, 18:34 ']Ten stations also run Freightliner/Pierce ‘FRV’s’…500GPM quick response rigs. The rigs are cross-staffed with the quint, and run medicals, car fires, etc. They are designated as the ‘engine’ on the radio, and I’ve also heard them dispatched as the third or forth due company on structure fires. The other ten stations have full sized pumpers assigned…Not sure if they’re reserves or actually assigned on calls.
Engine 13. Freightliner/Pierce 500/??
Note the booster line location beneath the rear door to the crew cab. The other nine FRVs are virtually identical.[/quote]
500/500/50
500 GPM Pump
500 gallon water tan
50 gallon foam tank
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='dogboy' post='55846' date='Dec 3 2006, 20:29 ']Any of you fella's know what the idea was behind the ultra high command area on the old Haz-Mat unit? I just wonder how many times they had to replace the glass.[/quote]
That was a screw up by Marion. They read the drawings wrong and made it that way and when the City inspected it, they said OK we'll take it. As far as I know no glass has ever been broken out on the top "turrett"!! LOL
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='57032' date='Dec 7 2006, 19:51 ']Foam 21
GMC/National Foam
1250/500F[/quote]
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Foam 8 and Foam 21 are alike:
1250 GPM Pump
1000 Gallon foam tank
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='Jeff Hawkins' post='55836' date='Dec 3 2006, 19:43 ']I'll share a few images.
I don't have the specs, only the photos (I know, shame on me!). I'm sure Jerry or Taylor will gladly provide them.
Jeff Hawkins[/quote]
17's is a 1992 1250/500
There were 3 1992's 1250/500 and 3 1993 1250/500
Richmond, Va - Truckman - 12-08-2006
[quote name='Jeff Hawkins' post='55839' date='Dec 3 2006, 19:45 ']One of the older KME pumpers assigned to Station 20.
Jeff H.[/quote]
20's is a 1988 1250/500
There were 3 1988's 1250/500 - 2 1989's 1250/500 - 2 1990's 1250/500
Richmond, Va - GA_Dave - 12-08-2006
Quote:Foam 8 and Foam 21 are alike:
1250 GPM Pump
1000 Gallon foam tank
That's what I thought when I shot it, but the guys at 21's insisted that it was only 500. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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