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Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-18-2014
After several more stops without much luck, we then found willing souls at Cooley Springs-Fingerville in Spartanburg County, SC. Speaking of which, does anybody know where the Freightliner FL80/Sutphen they used to run (ex-Mountain Home, NC) ended up?
Cooley Springs-Fingerville, SC "Engine 4"
2009 Spartan Furion/Toyne
1250/1250
S/N # TID-9428
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-18-2014
They ended up with this truck due to a very prominent figure in their county government wrecking in their community years ago, and having to wait on extrication tools from several districts over. This official made sure that Cooley Springs-Fingerville received this rescue truck to provide extrication services to their district.
Cooley Springs-Fingerville, SC "Service 1"
2002 Freightliner FL80/Becker
Rescue Truck
S/N # 1297
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-18-2014
Cooley Springs-Fingerville, SC "Engine 3"
2007 Sterling Acterra/American LaFrance
1250/1250
Reg. # Y48524
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - nealcraig - 05-19-2014
Nice shots. I got to drive the 2007 Sterling from the Ladson SC ALF plant to the dealership I was working for at the time in Greenville SC. Without H2O she was fast. That unit was one of the last to come out of the Ladson plant before ALF moved up I-26 to Jedburg.
Andrew Messer Photos - e290l103 - 05-19-2014
Quote:And it never hurts to re-shoot an old favorite!
18012 is the serial number. its technically CE8012, but with they went to the 17 digit VIN standard, the CE's eventually got dropped on the VIN tag, but I still use it.
Blue Ridge, NC "Tanker 12"
1984 American LaFrance Century/EEI
450/1500
Reg. # 18012
S/N # ????
Andrew Messer Photo
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Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
Neal, that's neat! They said the Sterling was their pride & joy down there. Guess they like it even more than the Spartan Furion engine.
Mike, sorry I was meaning I didn't get the EEI S/N off the Blue Ridge truck. I've seen quite a few of those newer Centuries that ended up with 5-digit all number Reg. #'s. So it's valid to use CE or 1 as the prefix for those?
Here are a couple more from that trip. Gaffney had made quite a few additions to their fleet since last time I'd been by there. This one served out of one of their two substations. A small ramp left little place to get a better pose than this.
Gaffney, SC "Engine 141"
2004 Pierce Enforcer
1500/750/40A/50B
Job # 15114-03
Formerly served Ponderosa, TX
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
Gaffney, SC "Battalion 101"
2013 Chevrolet Tahoe
Command Unit
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
This engine is a twin to Engine 141 and serves out of their other substation on the other side of the city.
Gaffney, SC "Engine 151"
2004 Pierce Enforcer
1500/750/40A/50B
Job # 15114-01
Formerly served Ponderosa, TX
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
This is the newest addition to Gaffney's fleet. Macedonia FD also located in Cherokee County, SC had this truck for sale and Gaffney picked it up for a good deal.
Gaffney, SC "Squad 102"
1986 IHC S-1954/Hackney
Service/Rescue Truck
S/N # 87E2064
Formerly served Macedonia, SC as "Squad 11"
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
Rounding out the Gaffney update is this truck which they've ran for several years, I'd never shot it. It has a twin that serves as Gaffney Engine 102. Kinda neat that Gaffney runs two sets of twin engines, both of which are used.
Gaffney, SC "Engine 101"
1999 E\-One Cyclone II
1500/1000/30A
SO # 20320
Formerly served Thompsonville FD of Enfield, CT
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-21-2014
Here's the newest addition to Blacksburg FD's fleet, located just a few miles up the road from Gaffney. This truck was an interesting compilation.
Blacksburg, SC "Ladder 91"
1988 PemFab Royale/1974 Sutphen/1996 CustomFire refurb
1500/350/85' Sutphen
S/N # HS-976
Formerly served Findlay, OH as "Ladder 1"
Formerly served Corinth, SC as "Tower Ladder 51" (briefly)
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-22-2014
This was the best I could do to get a shot of Union, SC's new tower.
Union, SC "Tower 14"
2011 KME Predator
2000/300/102' AerialCat
GSO # 7750
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-22-2014
Here's one of the newer rigs that the Union County Fire & Rescue Squad recently acquired.
Union County Fire & Rescue Squad, SC "Rescue 1502"
2000 Freightliner FL60/Taylor Made
Rescue Truck (Former Medium Duty Ambulance)
Formerly served Gwinnett County, GA as "Medic 15"
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-22-2014
Here's the newest addition to Buffalo, SC (Union County) fleet. Seems like every county in that general area has at least one Buffalo Fire Department.
Buffalo, SC "Engine 203"
2011 IHC 4400/Pierce Responder
1250/1000
Job # 24191
PC # 12687400
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-22-2014
That was pretty much it for the sun that day. The guys at Buffalo referred us on to another local FD that luckily had someone there at it.
Philippi, SC "Engine 904"
1976 Ford F-750/Howe HR-71 (this was a first, all other 750gpm's I've seen are HR-72's)
750/750
S/N # 14325-HO
Formerly served ??? (need help please!!!)
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-22-2014
Phillipi, SC "Engine 902"
1970 Ford C/Howe HR-102
1000/750
S/N # 12997
Formerly served ???, NC as "Engine 1" and "Engine 112" (need help please!!!)
Andrew Messer Photo
Andrew Messer Photos - firescooby - 05-22-2014
Quote:Here's one of the newer rigs that the Union County Fire & Rescue Squad recently acquired.That truck has got to be wore out. Med 15 runs between 4500-6000 calls a year.
Union County Fire & Rescue Squad, SC "Rescue 1502"
2000 Freightliner FL60/Taylor Made
Rescue Truck (Former Medium Duty Ambulance)
Formerly served Gwinnett County, GA as "Medic 15"
Andrew Messer Photo
I actually rode on this very truck in 2003/2004 when I was assigned to 15.
Andrew Messer Photos - Juice - 05-22-2014
I'd like the Xecutor off of it!
Andrew Messer Photos - jkumb - 05-22-2014
Andrew-
Regarding the Blue Ridge ALF, there is no EEI s/n on it. It was apparently ordered from Atlas ( after the guys from Blue Ridge saw the ALF/ Atlas at Valley Hill) but completed/delivered by EEI shortly after they opened. GA Dave and I crawled all over that truck several times but never found anything but the ALF sticker. We got the story from one of the FF's there.
Jon Umbdenstock
Andrew Messer Photos - Guest - 05-23-2014
Lovin' the old HOWE rigs!