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Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

355 is a 2015 Pierce Impel, 1500/1030.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

Fairfax 355.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

356 is a 2015 International/Pierce 1000/1800 tanker.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

358 is a 2012 International 4400, by Maintainer Custom Bodies. 




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

359 is a 2014 Chevy 3500 by Feld Fire Equipment, Carroll IA.   The brush unit was home-built, 250 gal tank.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-09-2016

Fairfax 359.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville is a small town in western Cedar County.  Currently, five apparatus and two ambulances run out of their station.  Also on hand are two antiques and two retired units close by.

 

One of the antiques is this 1947 International/Howe.  It's as it was during service, with the addition of the t-shirt cannon.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Truck 47.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville 160 is a 2013 International/Midwest Fire, with a 2000 gallon tank.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville 162 is a 1993 Ford Grumman/Simon.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville 164 is a 2008 International/Smeal, 1250/1000.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville 165 is a 1981 Ford 900/Alexis, 750 gallons.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

165.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

"Mickeyville" 168 is a 1996 Dodge 3500/Simon, 290 gallons.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Two Internationals.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Mechanicsville runs two Ambulances.  Adam 3, on left, is a 2010 Ford. Adam 9 is a 2006 Ford.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

All of the rigs including the two Adam units.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

All of the red trucks.




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Since one of the firefighters helping arrange things is also the Chief of Police, who was I to refuse to pose the city's squad car?




Iowa Rigs - aohunt - 10-17-2016

Two of Mechanicsville's retired rigs are nearby on a farm.  Retired 164, now privately owned.