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Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 08-23-2010
Next stop was Millers Creek, NC's main station. The guys here were more than accomodating and posed every single rig in the house for me!
Millers Creek, NC "2401"
1995 HME 1871/Saulsbury
1500/750
S/N # 294038
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Millers Creek, NC "2402"
2009 IHC 7400/MW Fire
1000/500/30A/30B
S/N # T-1060
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Millers Creek, NC "2406"
1985 ALF Century
1750/1250
Reg. # 18161 (CE-8161??)
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Here's the newest rig in the Millers Creek fleet...what a beast!!
Millers Creek, NC "2407".
2009 HME Spectr/MW Fire
1500/2500/30A/30B
S/N # T-1069
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Millers Creek, NC "2414"
1996 Ford F-350/19?? Pierce
(they are working on a skid unit for this truck, for right now, it's a medical response/light duty rescue truck)
Job # ????
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Millers Creek, NC "Parade Engine"
1956 Chevrolet 6500/ALF
500/500
Reg. # ????
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Next stop was a little community called Champion-Mt. Pleasant where I found the volunteers out in full force. The Chief was manning the grill, grilling hamburgers for about 20 volunteer FF's and their wives and children, all eagerly anticipating the night's parade. I'd wanted to shoot these trucks ever since I caught a glimpse of this truck in last year's parade. Unfortunately, there was basically no room to pose the trucks, so I had to do the best I could. Pay close attention to the specs for this rig...
Champion, NC "4102"
1994 Western Star 5964-S/EEI
1500/1500 (yes, a truck that massive only holds 1500gal...I was amazed)
S/N # 8707
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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And recently delivered to Champion is this Ferrara...
Champion, NC "4101"
2010 HME 1871/Ferrara Intruder 2
1500/1000/30A
S/N # H-4429
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As we drove by the parade route, these three trucks were already lined up.
Cricket, NC "2501"
1997 Freightliner FL80/KME
1500/1000
GSO # 2995
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Cricket, NC "2502"
1984 GMC 7000/FMC Roughneck
1000/1000
S/N # 4050
"Little Red"
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Cricket, NC "2503"
1977 Ford F-800/FMC
750/750
S/N # 8328
"Green Truck"
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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I'll end tonight's pics with this unique heavy rescue hiding in the mountains. Next time, I'll start posting rigs from the parade lineup, where Benjy Grice and his wife and daughter joined Julie and I.
Since those were the only 3 trucks lined up, we made a quick detour over to the Wilkes County Rescue Squad's Wilkesboro base and found this beast sitting outside! A little positioning by a member and I shot this pic.
Wilkes County RS, NC "Rescue 1"
2007 Pierce Impel
Heavy Rescue
Job # 19743
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Now I'll start posting photos from the parade lineup. There wasn't a whole lot we could do about positioning these trucks. We just had to shoot them as they pulled in. The sun was starting to get low and set behind the trees, creating some awful shadows on some of the trucks. Don't pay attention to the quality of the photos, just look at the trucks themselves.
Stony Point, NC "340"
1997 Freightliner FL70/EEI
1500/1250
S/N # 8762
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Mountain View, NC "3114"
2002 Chevrolet 3500/AEV
Medical Response Unit
S/N # 30CF50
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Sugar Loaf, NC "365"
2003 IHC 4400/Darley
1500/1000/30A (CAFS)
S/N # 0022540
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Brenner Childrens Hospital (Wake Forest Baptist Hospital) of Winston Salem, NC
200? IHC 4400/Wheeled Coach
ALS Ambulance
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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I usually don't shoot rigs like this, but since this one was in a good spot, I made an exception. Not sure any specs about this truck or the Dozer on the trailer.
NC Forest Service "2x2"
198? White-GMC
Brush Fire Unit
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Stupid light pole...
East Bend Community, NC "1402"
1990 IHC 4900/Grumman FC-1000
1000/1000
S/N # 18406
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Seems MW Fire is making a big impression on Wilkes County, NC. This made 3 new MW Fire truck I'd shot so far that day. Mulberry-Fairplains, NC showed off their brand new Roto-Ray, Q2B and Powercall-equipped MW Fire engine!! If only it had the Mars 888's...
Mulberry-Fairplains, NC "2603"
2010 Spartan Gladiator/MW Fire
1500/1000
S/N # T-1081
Andrew Messer Photo (2010)
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Mulberry-Fairplains, NC "2602"
1985 Pierce Dash
1500/1000
Job # E-3017
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