This & That from Here & There

[GA_Dave]

Snorkel 1, Dayton, TN

1976 Maxim F

1000/300/55'

#43273

[GA_Dave]

Engine 3, Rhea County, TN

1972 American LaFrance 1000 Series

1500/500

#C-14-3203



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[GA_Dave]

At the end of May, I was invited to take a trip to the US Air Force Museum in Ohio with my youngest son. I managed to catch a couple rigs while up there.



Rescue Engine 72, Sugarcreek Township, OH

2001 KME Excel

120/1250/10AF/15BF

GSO-4966

[GA_Dave]

Ladder 72, Sugarcreek Township, OH

1986 E\-One Hurricane

1250/250/95'

#4720



X-????????

[GA_Dave]

Recently, the City of Griffin, GA took delivery of two new apparatus. Griffin has the only fire department in Georgia, to my knowledge, that still operates two-piece engine companies. The Engine runs with a crew of four as the attack piece while the Pumper is a supply rig with only a driver. This setup is at Stations 1 and 2. Station 3 staffs a regular Engine Company and a heavy rescue, but may soon run a 75' quint.



Engine 1, Griffin, GA

2010 Pierce Contender

1250/750

[GA_Dave]

Pumper 1, Griffin, GA

2009 Freightliner M2/Pierce Contender

1250/750

#9641362

[e290l103]

1972 3203 C-14-3203 New Burlington, Ohio OH 1500/500 American La France









[quote name='GA_Dave' date='18 July 2010 - 11:43 AM' timestamp='1279466593' post='393098']

Engine 3, Rhea County, TN

1972 American LaFrance 1000 Series

1500/500

#C-14-3203



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[Andrew2340]

[quote name='GA_Dave' date='18 July 2010 - 11:59 AM' timestamp='1279467569' post='393111']

Ladder 72, Sugarcreek Township, OH

1986 E\-One Hurricane

1250/250/95'

#4720



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X: Hillsborough County, FL "Ladder 399"

[GA_Dave]

X: Hillsborough County, FL "Ladder 399"

Well, THAT figures! Now I have TWO shots of it! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Andrew2340]

<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I take it you shot this in Hillsborough County, FL as well huh Dave?

[Mark V. Carr]

[quote name='GA_Dave' date='18 July 2010 - 11:59 AM' timestamp='1279467569' post='393111']

Ladder 72, Sugarcreek Township, OH

1986 E\-One Hurricane

1250/250/95'

#4720



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Dave, it's kinda funny you were just in Sugar Creek! We were just in that area, Millersberg, and so forth this morning! If I'd known you were there or that they had those blue rigs, I would have made a side trip! Great shots!

[Guest]

[quote name='unMARKedCARR' date='22 July 2010 - 05:18 PM' timestamp='1279832310' post='394096']

Dave, it's kinda funny you were just in Sugar Creek! We were just in that area, Millersberg, and so forth this morning! If I'd known you were there or that they had those blue rigs, I would have made a side trip! Great shots!

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I've also shot Sugar Creek....but never could track down the former FD of that ladder....mystery solved!

[Guest]

[quote name='GA_Dave' date='18 July 2010 - 11:13 AM' timestamp='1279468435' post='393114']

Recently, the City of Griffin, GA took delivery of two new apparatus. Griffin has the only fire department in Georgia, to my knowledge, that still operates two-piece engine companies. The Engine runs with a crew of four as the attack piece while the Pumper is a supply rig with only a driver. This setup is at Stations 1 and 2. Station 3 staffs a regular Engine Company and a heavy rescue, but may soon run a 75' quint.



Engine 1, Griffin, GA

2010 Pierce Contender

1250/750

[/quote]



Thanks for posting these Dave.

I havent been down to Griffin to see my family in a few years. Last time I was there, I think E1 was similar to what Atlanta runs.

[GA_Dave]

I havent been down to Griffin to see my family in a few years. Last time I was there, I think E1 was similar to what Atlanta runs.

Well, it has a Spartan chassis.....



That rig, a Spartan/Southern Coach rescue pumper, is now assigned as Pumper 2. Engines 2 and 3 are running twin E\-One Typhoons. The Spartan/American and Grumman Panther II pumpers are now in reserve and the pair of Ford C/Pirsch pumpers are being disposed of.

[GA_Dave]

Back on August 6th, I met up with fellow 'Pixer Jon Umbdenstock near Charlotte, NC for a six day shooting spree accross the state. Over 200 apparatus fell victim to our cameras before it ended on the 11th. We hit several FD's that we've been to before, just shooting the new rigs, and we stopped at quite a few that we had not been to before. Here's what we found:



Tanker 32, Community FD, North Belmont, NC

2009 International 7600/Smeal

1250/3000

#3693

[GA_Dave]

We also reshot this one, now in the new color scheme.



Engine 323, Community FD, North Belmont, NC

1989 Simon-Duplex D-500/E-One

1250/1000

#6859

[GA_Dave]

Engine 400, McAdenville, NC

1987 Duplex D-450/Grumman

1250/600/50' Telesqurt

#17705

[GA_Dave]

Engine 401, McAdenville, NC

2009 International 4400/E-One

1250/1000

#135300

[GA_Dave]

Engine 403, McAdenville, NC

1994 Ferrara Intruder (HME)

1250/1000

BR-362

[GA_Dave]

Engine 17, Lowell, NC

2010 Ferrara Inferno

2000/750

H-4536