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Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 11-21-2011
PHILLADELPHIA UNKNOWN ENGINE ?
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 11-21-2011
Awesome shot !!!! Looks like Battalion 5's old station wagon next to the reserve engine
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 11-21-2011
Reserve Ladder 228's former 1978 Seagrave 100ft Ladder Truck mopping up after a West Philadelphia warehouse fire a while back.
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 11-21-2011
Engine 53's KME Pumper responding from quarters.
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 11-21-2011
Tower Ladder 18's former 1982 Mack/Baker 75ft Tower Ladder in service at a multiple alarm apartment building fire in the Germantown section of the city
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 11-21-2011
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PHILLADELPHIA UNKNOWN ENGINE ?
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Looks like it was at Engine (Squrt) 43's. This is at 2110 Market St. (21st & Market St). It is also the quarters of Ladder 9, Medic (Then called Rescue 7M), and Light Wagon 1.
It was not til the 70's I think that 43s got a squrt.
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 11-30-2011
PHILADELPHIA UNIT ? FROM MY COLLECTION UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 12-01-2011
Reserve Ladder 228's 1986 Seagrave 100ft Ladder Truck in service at a multi alarm church fire a while back
Philadelphia, PA - Truckman - 12-01-2011
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PHILADELPHIA UNIT ? FROM MY COLLECTION UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER
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Truck 4 Maxim Margirius Ladder
Philadelphia, PA - b9208 - 12-01-2011
[quote name='Wing1223' timestamp='1321908224' post='464555']
PHILLADELPHIA UNKNOWN ENGINE ?
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What is the bar running down the top of this engine, over the deckgun? It almost looks like the brake / handle off of an old hand pumper (which would be very cool).
Thanks,
Gary
Philadelphia, PA - DaveYoung - 12-01-2011
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What is the bar running down the top of this engine, over the deckgun? It almost looks like the brake / handle off of an old hand pumper (which would be very cool).
Thanks,
Gary
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It's to throw a tarp over for general protection of the hosebed and apparatus during the periods of civil unrest that were prevalent in the 60's.
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 12-02-2011
Pipeline 49's former 1991 Seagrave 1500/500 Pumper in quarters a while back
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 12-03-2011
[quote name='b9208' timestamp='1322717482' post='465637']
What is the bar running down the top of this engine, over the deckgun? It almost looks like the brake / handle off of an old hand pumper (which would be very cool).
Thanks,
Gary
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Philly and Camden had this as well as plywood over the open cabs. It was there attempts at what FDNY made in the the WAGON COVER. I never saw a photo yet of a tarp over it BUT sure if the tarp was in use, someone MIGHT not have wanted to been around with a camera in the area either...
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 12-03-2011
Engine 68's 1996 KME Pumper in service at a multi alarm church fire a while back
Philadelphia, PA - engine98 - 12-03-2011
Ladder 15's 1998 American LaFrance 100ft Ladder Truck
Philadelphia, PA - DaveYoung - 12-03-2011
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Philly and Camden had this as well as plywood over the open cabs. It was there attempts at what FDNY made in the the WAGON COVER. I never saw a photo yet of a tarp over it BUT sure if the tarp was in use, someone MIGHT not have wanted to been around with a camera in the area either...
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I'll have to check, but I think there might be a picture of a Philly engine with tarp in Walt McCall's book. I need to find the book first.
*Edit- found the book. Page 327, bottom left. Picture of a engine with a wooden pole structure, but not the tarp picture I was looking for. Caption does describe that the structure exists for a tarp. Lots of in-house modifications in those days for crew protection.
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 12-04-2011
FOAM ENGINE AND I BELEAVE CHEMICAL UNIT
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 12-04-2011
CHEMICAL UNIT
Philadelphia, PA - jpw25pfd - 12-04-2011
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CHEMICAL UNIT
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Air Unit 1
1980 Chevrolet / Saulsbury
Philadelphia, PA - Guest - 12-04-2011
OK NOW I HAVE THE CHEMICAL UNIT