+- Firepics-THE place for fire photographers (https://firepics.net/MyBB)
+-- Forum: Photos-MUST CONTAIN IMAGE IN ORIGINAL POST (https://firepics.net/MyBB/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Forum: Apparatus Photos (https://firepics.net/MyBB/forumdisplay.php?fid=12)
+--- Thread: Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! (/showthread.php?tid=1195)
Pages:
1
2
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Last weekend I had the privilege of photographing the Portraits of Hope project in Aspen & Snowmass, Colorado. The organization brought 2,000 children and 250 adult volunteers from various hospitals & social service programs together for creative therapy. Large canvases with black outlines were provided to the facilities and the children filled them with color. The Braille Institute was one of the participants and their canvas outlines were textured to allow the visually impaired students to paint also. Each year Portraits of Hope conducts the largest public art project in the country by decorating various objects. In past years they’ve covered LA Lifeguard Towers, NY Taxi Cabs, Planes, NASCAR’s, Boats and Blimps. For 2013 the organizers wanted to decorate emergency vehicles and one of them had a connection to the Snowmass Village community. They approached Snowmass-Wildcat Fire who also invited Aspen Fire & Aspen Ambulance District to the planning meetings. The artwork was converted into vehicle wraps and installed on the apparatus. Mountain Rescue, Pitkin Sheriff & Aspen Police also joined in and decorated their vehicles. Installation on all 32 vehicles was completed in mid-June and will remain until fall. Aspen Ambulance is currently working with Portraits of Hope to keep the graphic wraps until the end of the ESPN X-Games so the project will get even more promotion.
First up is Snowmass-Wildcat Ladder 71
2012 Pierce Arrow XT PUC 500 / 1500 / 75'
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Snowmass-Wildcat Tower 71
2007 Pierce Dash 300 gal water, 50 gal foam, 2000 gpm, 100'
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Snowmass-Wildcat Tower 71
2007 Pierce Dash 300 gal water, 50 gal foam, 2000 gpm, 100'
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Snowmass-Wildcat Engine 71
2010 Pierce Arrow XT PUC 750 / 1500 CAFS
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Different angle of Engine 71
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Snowmass-Wildcat Brush 71
2009 International / Pierce 4x4 Type III Engine
600 gal water / 50 gal foam / 1000 gpm CAFS
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
The names of all the children who particpated were placed in various locations all over the rigs.
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Snowmass-Wildcat Medic 71
2005 Ford F-450 / Medtec 4x4
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
It was tough to get photos of Aspen Engine 6 when it rolled out onto the pad along busy Hopkins Avenue, everyone was taking photos.
2000 Pierce Dash 4x4 750 gal / 1250 gpm
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Aspen Tender 1
1998 Peterbuilt / US Tanker 3000 gal / 1500 gpm
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
My favorite rig of the bunch...
Aspen Rescue 7
1990 Pierce Dash 4x4
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Aspen Ambulance District Medic 96
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
A close up from the hood of a Snowmass-Wildcat chief suv, you can see the texture used for the visually impaired kids.
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Last one...
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - DaveYoung - 08-29-2013
Quote:My favorite rig of the bunch...This rig could be the new "Mystery Machine" on Scooby Doo.
Aspen Rescue 7
1990 Pierce Dash 4x4
08.jpg
Neon Flower Fire Trucks... No, Really! - Guest - 08-29-2013
Awesome art and shots!!! Thought I was having flashbacks!!
Should consider keeping them wrapped after the X Games as well.