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Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 05-13-2009
Here's what I do on a slow day at work! Shoot my trucks! haha
Jonathan Creek, NC "Engine 23"
1990 GMC Top Kick/FireMaster
1250/1000
S/N # SC-376
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Jonathan Creek, NC "Engine 23-2"
1997 IHC 4800/KME
1000/1000/30A
GSO # 3211
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Jonathan Creek, NC "Tanker 23"
1998 IHC 4800/1989 FireMaster/2008 Jaynes Welding
300/1800
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Jonathan Creek, NC "Tanker 23-2"
1993 GMC TopKick/FireMaster
300/1500
S/N # SC-389
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Aaaaannnd the newest addition to the 23 House!!
Jonathan Creek, NC "Rescue 23"
2009 Chevrolet C-5500/Maintainer Custom Bodies
Medium Rescue
S/N # M0907-115
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Jonathan Creek, NC "Brush 23"
2001 Ford F-550/Central States
500/250
S/N # 313701
"Stump Jumper"
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Jonathan Creek, NC "Squad 23"
2002 Ford F-350/Reading/Fouts Brothers
Medical Unit
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Jonathan Creek, NC "ATV 23"
2008 Polaris Ranger 700/R.K.O. Enterprises
125/100/5A
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And lastly, the whole 23 House...
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Andrew Messer Photos - Andrew2340 - 06-03-2009
I've had quite a bit of free time lately, so I've been travelling around shooting all the trucks I can fit into a day! They may not be the best pictures in the world, but oh well, it's a picture of a truck you may never shoot!
If you ever monitor Yancey County's fire channel, you'll hear this truck heating up the airwaves quite frequently. "West Yancey to EOC" "Go Ahead..." "1404 is 10-17" (so much for plain language!)
West Yancey, NC "1404"
1995 Dodge 3500/Becker
250/250
S/N # 594
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West Yancey, NC "1401"
1978 Chevrolet C-20/2000's CET
250/250/10A
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West Yancey, NC "1407"
2004 Peterbilt 335/Crimson
1250/1000
S/N # 04065-001
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This was quite possibly the dirtiest truck I've ever shot, haha
West Yancey, NC "1405"
1997 Ford F-Series/Central States FireLine
1000/1000
S/N # 1168597
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This was a pretty neat find! West Yancey keeps this engine at a one-bay station inside the Mountain Air gated community/village. Though it took us 30 or 45 minutes to get the truck jumped off so we could pull it outside, it was worth the wait!
West Yancey, NC "1406"
1988 GMC 7000/Grumman FC750
750/1200
S/N # 18046
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I then ventured on to the South Toe community to meet someone to show me around their stations. We started off at the "Lower Station" which is closest to Burnsville, along Highway 80.
South Toe, NC "1303"
2001 GMC C8500/Ferrara
1250/1250
S/N # H-2015
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I didn't exactly get the posed pictures at South Toe that I was hoping for, but at least he pulled them outside. Originally he wanted me to just shoot them in the bays! After a lot of persuading, I got them outside at least.
South Toe, NC "1301"
1987 GMC 7000/Grumman FC1000
1000/1000
S/N # 17730
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South Toe, NC "1307"
1981 Dodge 350/Baker/Reading/Local
125/250
X: US Forest Service
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We then ventured on to the "Upper Station" located several miles up Highway 80 towards McDowell County, NC.
South Toe, NC "1304"
2007 IHC 4400/KME
500/1800
GSO # 7005
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South Toe, NC "1302"
2001 GMC C8500/Ferrara
1250/1250
S/N # H-2067
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As much as I dislike taking pictures inside the bay, the guy was unable to pull this rig outside (due to a local farmer on a tractor and another local man in his pickup truck parked in front of the bay for this truck, having a conversation, haha). This was too cool of a truck to pass up, so I did the DSS shot of it.
South Toe, NC "1306"
1976 Dodge 300/Pierce Mustang
300/300
Job # 9252-C
"Trouble"
X: John Paulding Engine Company of Sparkill-Palisades, NY
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