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This & That from Here & There - GA_Dave - 09-25-2010

Continuing.....



Engine 39-11, Fountain, WV

1999 Pierce Saber

1000/750

#EB926

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Engine 33-13, Keyser, WV

1999 American LaFrance Eagle/KME

1500/750

#924231/GSO-4104

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Engine 33-15, Keyser, WV

1984 American LaFrance Century

1250/750

#8109

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Tanker 33-20, Keyser, WV

1982 Chevy/Rescue Systems, Inc.

500/1250

#126

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Engine 33-11, Keyser, WV

1960 American LaFrance 900 Series

750/500

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Engine Tanker 22, Patomac Fire Company #2, Westernport, MD

2002 KME Excel

1250/1500

GSO-5294

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Engine 22-12, Patomac Fire Company #2, Westernport, MD

Grumman Panther II

1250/1250

#18544

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Squad 22-40, Patomac Fire Company #2, Westernport, MD

1985 Ford C/Rescue Systems, Inc.

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Brush 5, Kingwood, WV

2000 Ford F-550/Pierce

250/250 4x4

#10938

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Tanker 5, Kingwood, WV

1997 Pierce Lance

1250/2000

#EA544

This & That from Here & There - GA_Dave - 09-25-2010

It doesn't really show up in these shots, but the Kingwood rigs are gray, not white.



Tower 5, Kingwood, WV

2006 Sutphen

2000/500/70'

HS-4131

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Squad 5, Kingwood, WV

2000 Kenworth T-300/Pierce

Encore rescue

#10973

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Maybe the Kingwood rigs would appear more gray if they were parked next to this one....



Engine 405, McKean, PA

1991 E\-One Cyclone

1500/2000

#9349

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Rescue 408, McKean, PA

2004 Pierce Enforcer

Encore rescue

#15542

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Engine 142, Stancliff Hose Company, Waterford, PA

1982 International/Darley

1250/1000

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Engine 143, Stancliff Hose Company, Waterford, PA

2000 HME 1871/4-Guys

1250/1000/30F

#F-2052

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Rescue 148, Stancliff Hose Company, Waterford, PA

2009 Pierce Velocity P.U.C.

1500/900/50AF/50BF

#20083

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Tanker 145, Stancliff Hose Company, Waterford, PA

1988 Chevy Kodiak/4-Guys

1000/1800

#F-1059

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Truck 291, Westfield, NY

2009 Spartan Evolution/Central States

1750/400/75' RK

#721409

This & That from Here & There - GA_Dave - 09-25-2010

Back in 1962 (I was 3), there was a fire a couple doors down from where I lived in Fredonia, NY. The local VFD arrived with two pumpers and a city service truck. This event began a lifelong fascination with fire apparatus for me. One of those pumpers was a 1953 FWD. It continued to serve Fredonia until replaced in 1986. It was sold to a member of the department who keeps it in his garage and it regularily attends local parades.



Growing up, I was one of those kids who always begged Dad to drive by the fire hall of every town we passed through just so I could check out what they had. As I got older, I would ride my bike from town to town, leaving noseprints on the glass of every fire hall for miles. Since most were VFD's, finding anyone around was a rare treat, but when I did, I would ask hundreds of questions about the rigs inside. It wasn't until 1981 that it occured to me to take photographs of the apparatus that I saw. Why it took me so long, I'll never figure out, but I frequently kick myself for not doing it much sooner.



I never had the opportunity to shoot the '53 FWD before it was retired and I moved to Atlanta in 1985. I've been trying to get a shot of it ever since, but I never seem to be able to time it right when I'm back home. The weather sucks or the owner isn't home or I run out of time and have to leave again. This year, 48 years after that fire, I was finally able to shoot old Engine 10. She has been well cared for by her owner and has never been restored.



Engine 10, Fredonia, NY (retired/collector owned)

1953 FWD F-75T

750/500