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[Andrew2340]

Rogersville, TN "Engine 3"



1994 Ford F-350/Stahl

250/250



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[Andrew2340]

This was by far, the best find of the day!! The Chief kept talking about some guy coming through town years ago and taking pictures of this truck. "This guy" told the Chief that there were only about a dozen or so of these Dodge trucks ever built, and only about a half-dozen or less still exist! We didn't tell him that we knew "this guy" as our very own Dave Organ, haha.



Rogersville, TN "Engine 2"



1969 Dodge A-700/Oren

750/750

S/N # 2691



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[Andrew2340]

Rogersville, TN "Aerial 1"



2001 Pierce Saber

1250/480/20A/61' SkyBoom

Job # 11692



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[Andrew2340]

Rogersville, TN "Engine 4"



1989 Mack MC690FC/Grumman FC-1250

1250/750

S/N # 18154

Cha. # 1008



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[Andrew2340]

This truck runs like a charm, the FF at RFD Station 2 just didn't wanna pull it out that day.



Rogersville, TN "Parade Engine"



1928 GMC/ALF

???/???

Reg. # G-224



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[Andrew2340]

We then shot the trucks from Lakeview, TN which I've already posted. If Micah wants to post them, the pics this time were much better than mine were last time. These pics are from a Firefighter's Competition in Kingsport, TN at the Holston Army Ammo Plant. Weather was awful, but we shot anyhow.



Holston Army Ammo Plant, TN "Engine 211"



1988 Pierce Arrow

1000/750/100A

Job # E-4156-10

X: Patuxent Naval Air Station, MD "Engine 4"



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[Andrew2340]

Holston Army Ammo Plant, TN "Engine 236"



1994 Pierce Dash

1250/750/100A

Job # E-8295



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[Andrew2340]

Carter's Valley, TN "2303"



1979 Ford C/Oren

1000/500

S/N # 15652

X: Stepney FC of Monroe, CT "Engine 103"



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[rfletch06457]

[quote name='Andrew2340' date='24 August 2010 - 01:04 PM' timestamp='1282671897' post='398943']

We then ventured over to Rogersville, TN where we found the bay doors open. The FD and the PD are in the same building. The PD dispatcher that day just happened to the the Chief of Rogersville FD! He couldn't venture far away from the phones and radios, but he did pull the trucks out on the pad for us. Maybe another day we can get them posed!



Rogersville, TN "Engine 5"



1977 Mack CF685F

1000/500

Cha. # 1961



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I love the gold leaf on this Mack

[Andrew2340]

Visiting the next FD was one of the most....hmm...interesting experiences I've ever had at a fire department. We pulled up, asked them to pull the trucks out and they agreed to pull them straight out of the bays, which I was okay with. After Micah and I shot the last truck, they backed it in their building and Micah and I went to shoot a truck sitting out back that you'll see in a few posts. When we turned around, all the bay doors were closed and there was nobody to be found. All 10 or so firefighters that were there had disappeared. We figure they all left in someone's POV and the FD support truck, but we weren't sure. Strange...



Mount Carmel, TN "1803"



2009 Spartan Gladiator/KME

1250/1000

GSO # 7275



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[Andrew2340]

The FF's closed up the bays before we had a chance to get specs off a couple of the trucks. Maybe someone here can help?



Mount Carmel, TN "1801"



199? IHC 4900/Pierce

1250/1000

Job # ????



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[Andrew2340]

Mount Carmel, TN "1806"



1979 ALF Century

1500/350/75' TeleSqurt

Reg. # CE-12-6236

X: Wallington, NJ "Truck 1"



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[Andrew2340]

Specs anyone? I know it's a long shot since there were a blue million of these made for the US Miltary...



Mount Carmel, TN "1802"



198? Pierce Arrow

1000/1000/100A

Job # E-????-??

X: ??? (US Military)



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here is one that is as far as I know is still in service in White Stone Va.



[quote name='Andrew2340' date='24 August 2010 - 02:11 PM' timestamp='1282672276' post='398949']

This was by far, the best find of the day!! The Chief kept talking about some guy coming through town years ago and taking pictures of this truck. "This guy" told the Chief that there were only about a dozen or so of these Dodge trucks ever built, and only about a half-dozen or less still exist! We didn't tell him that we knew "this guy" as our very own Dave Organ, haha.



Rogersville, TN "Engine 2"



1969 Dodge A-700/Oren

750/750

S/N # 2691



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[Andrew2340]

This is the rig that was sitting outside that distracted Micah and I while all the FF's closed up the house and left us stranded.



Mount Carmel, TN "1808"



1991 Pierce Arrow

1000/500/100A/65' TeleSqurt

Job # E-6198-02

X: Patuxent Naval Air Station, MD "Engine 1" (it ran alongside the Pierce Arrow from Holston Army Ammo Plant at Patuxent NAS. How cool is it to find two rigs from a former FD this close together in their new homes!)



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[Andrew2340]

This is what's left of the old 1802 from Mt Carmel... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> My records say that this rig was for sale on GovDeals in 2007, but it looks like the Public Works for Mount Carmel took the truck.



Mount Carmel, TN "X 1802"



1981 Ford F-700/Grumman WC-750

750/750

S/N # 16539



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[Andrew2340]

Johnson City, TN "Engine 6"



2008 Sutphen

1500/1000

S/N # HS-4447



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[Andrew2340]

Johnson City, TN "Rehab Unit"



1991 Ford E-350/El Dorado Bus

Rehab Unit (operated by JCFD Chaplains)

X: Friendship Fire Association of Washington, DC (DCFD) "Service 761"



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[Andrew2340]

Last weekend, I had to make a trip to Davie County, NC to take a class for work. After class was over each night, I had about 2 hours to shoot trucks and quite a drive between some of the stations. I wasn't able to get any posed shots, but I took what I could.



Cooleemee, NC "1409"



2009 Ford F-550/CET

250/250/10A



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[Andrew2340]

Cooleemee, NC "1405"



1999 Sterling/Central States

1250/1000

S/N # 1187198



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