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Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-16-2014
A converted passenger bus used for office services (copy machines, fax etc) operated by Digby's of California.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-16-2014
Cross Communications trailer and Yurt used by the Communications Unit.
This trailer provides a work area for the radio technicians, providing services from installing portable repeater systems to radio repair. This also provides office space for the Communications Unit Leader who assigns the various radio frequencies and develops the communications plan.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-16-2014
Water tenders are a very common piece of contract equipment.
Kenworth 6x6 owned by Hertzig a California based roads and paving company.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-16-2014
Freightliner water tender operated by Ken Enns, of Porterville, CA.
Private contract fire equipment - Juice - 02-17-2014
Wow thanks for the pictures Aaron, I'd love to have a first hand look at this operation. Everything from the trucks, to the camp, it's all very different than anything I'm used to.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
Yeah, some of the really large camps are practically mini cities. Large camps in remote areas will even get a commissary selling everything from candy and sodas to new boots.
I'll have to see if I have any shots of the T-shirt venders. Not really a part of the camp, but a large fire may draw 3 or 4 T-shirt venders selling fire related paraphernalia leading to a weird almost carnival like atmosphere just outside camp.
Contract equipment ranges from regular stuff available from the local area (water tenders and heavy equipment being the most common), low bid equipment from the contractors who are trying to just eek over the minimum requirements to some really nice equipment, and some really clever designs trying to meet multiple contract specs.
Here is one from that last group. Operated by Champion out of Montana it meets the specs for both a Type 3 engine and a Type 3 Water Tender.
1000 gallon tank, 250 gpm pump, with a rear dump valve and fold-a-tank mounted on the side. Kind of an interesting half cylinder flat topped tank.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
A large type 6 engine operated by Wood's Fire & Emergency Services of Portola, CA.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
A laundry unit from a large fire camp. Couldn't get a good look at the actual laundry facility but they are generally just a trailer loaded with washers and dryers.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
Chain saw supply and repair trailer. This set up was from the Western Chainsaw Co of Eureka, CA
Well stocked with parts and supplies and provided with a saw mechanic. In addition to storage there was a nice compact workshop arrangement in the back of the trailer.
Just to provide some idea of how much work the saws can receive, the strike team (5) of engines I was with on this fire probably put 60-80 hours on each of their chainsaws over the 14 day assignment (most USFS Type 3 engines carry 2 chain saws). Hand crews can easily put over 100 hours on their saws during a 2 week assignment.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
Another food unit, don't recall the vender.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
Type 6 engine from American Wildfire of New Mexico. This engine has a large diesel powered pump on the back, you can just make out the radiator from the pump engine on the passenger side rear corner.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
Type 6 engine from Mt Adams Wildfire of Georgetown, CA
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-17-2014
A pair of converted military 5 tons, I didn't get a chance to get venders name off of these trucks.
Private contract fire equipment - radioinstl - 02-19-2014
Aaron, great pics! can you look on your original of the Cross Communications COML trailer and blow it up to see what the website is for Cross Communications please.
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-20-2014
Sure no problem
Cross Connections - Mobile Communications
1800 57 CROSS
www.crossconnections.us
Private contract fire equipment - Reliance - 02-20-2014
If you click on the link it comes up www.crosscommunications.us not what you have listed.
Private contract fire equipment - Juice - 02-20-2014
Does anyone have any photos (or even know what I'm referring to) in looking for, I think, 2 Blue Kenworths built by S&S years ago, I believe as tankers, for a private contractor? Now comes the part where I may be getting my stories mixed up, there is also 1 or 2 tankers built by them, that apparently the top of the tank opens up, and on the floor of it is a Bullseye for air tankers to drop water in from above.
Sound remotely familiar to anyone?
Trav!
Private contract fire equipment - Guest - 02-20-2014
I think this is the compnay you are talking about Travis.
http://www.northtreefire.com/
Private contract fire equipment - Aaronw - 02-20-2014
Sorry, it is what I typed, not what pops up. I was tired and typed the wrong thing. Realized my mistake and edited but apparently only the text, not the actual link.
www.crossconnections.us is correct.
Travis, I agree with John, probably North Tree. They run a good organization and top of the line equipment painted blue. They even have a couple of tenders built on a military style Oshkosh 8x8 truck.
As far as the tank opening up, that sounds like a tall tale to me.
Private contract fire equipment - Image7801 - 02-21-2014
Quote:Sorry, it is what I typed, not what pops up. I was tired and typed the wrong thing. Realized my mistake and edited but apparently only the text, not the actual link.Agreed. What exactly would the point possibly be? Just dump the water on the fire.
www.crossconnections.us is correct.
Travis, I agree with John, probably North Tree. They run a good organization and top of the line equipment painted blue. They even have a couple of tenders built on a military style Oshkosh 8x8 truck.
As far as the tank opening up, that sounds like a tall tale to me.