Andrew Messer Photos

[Andrew2340]

Cooleemee, NC "1401"



2003 IHC 4400/Toyne

1500/1250

S/N # TID-8338



Andrew Messer Photo (2010)



   

[Guest]

Good Stuff Andrew!! I see ya made it to Bulls Gap again, and still no photo of the WLF. lol. Must be one of those elusive rigs.

[Andrew2340]

Cooleemee, NC "1404"



1984 Ford L-8000/Grumman FC-1250

1250/1000

S/N # 16922



Andrew Messer Photo (2010)



   

[Andrew2340]

Thanks Shoop! Believe me, I tried my best to get a pic of the WLF. It's been SOLD already <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> It's now serving Stanley Valley, TN which is way on the opposite side of Hawkins County from where we were headed that day. I have a contact at Stanley Valley, but I haven't heard from him about when I can come shoot it. For your records, it's now "Engine 1906" at SVFD.



Here's the last truck from Cooleemee, and the newest rig in the house. It's not even in service yet. They just took the old lettering off a few days before I shot it. And of course, the sun had to pop behind a cloud the size of Texas while I had to wait on the air to build up in this truck. Grrr....



Cooleemee, NC "14-Ladder 14"



1979 Sutphen

1500/300/100' Sutphen

S/N # HS-1522

X: Kansas City, MO "Tower 11"

X: West Greenwich, RI "Tower 1"



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[Andrew2340]

This truck is based at Cooleemee FD as well.



Davie Co. RS, NC "416"



1993 Ford F-350/Reading

Light Duty Rescue



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[Andrew2340]

Next stop was Fork VFD where I had another never-before experience. When the Asst. Chief here realized I was shooting fire trucks all over Davie County, he got on the radio and started lining stuff up. He had FD's contacting him, begging me to come shoot their trucks. If I'd had time, he had about 10 stations lined up waiting on me. Unfortunately, it was 1830 hrs already and I barely had any daylight left. I told him I'd contact him again soon and come back to shoot the remainder of the FD's in Davie Co.



Fork, NC "1506"



1977 Chevrolet C-65/Atlas

300/1200

S/N # FB-248



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[Andrew2340]

Fork, NC "1505"



2002 IHC 4400/E-One

1250/1000

SO # 125195



Andrew Messer Photo (2010)



   

[Andrew2340]

Fork, NC "1504"



1989 Ford C/Quality

1250/1000

S/N # M-391



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[Andrew2340]

Fork, NC "1509-B"



1981 Chevrolet C-30/E-One

250/260

SO # 1959



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[Andrew2340]

Fork, NC "1509"



2009 Dodge 4500/Fouts Brothers

250/250/10A



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[Andrew2340]

I drove to several of the FD's, and didn't find anyone home. The last place I was able to get pics was Advance FD.



Advance, NC "1203"



1989 Simon-Duplex/Grumman FC-1250

1250/1000

S/N # 18130



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[Andrew2340]

This was one cool little truck!



Advance, NC "1209"



1977 IHC LoadStar 1600/Howe COMD

350/500

S/N # 15088-HO



Andrew Messer Photo (2010)



   

[Andrew2340]

Advance, NC "1201"



2001 ALF Eagle/3D

2000/1000

Reg. # H-90468

3D S/N # 3305



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[Andrew2340]

Last pic for now. Hope you've enjoyed them!



Advance. NC "1208"



2008 Ford F-550/Anchor Richey EVS (piece of junk)

250/250/10A



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[Guest]

Thanks for the info about the WLF Andrew. It always amazes me how a rig can be donated to a department in need, and then they turn around and sell it.

[e290l103]

1977 CF685F10-1961 Gastonia, North Carolina NC 1000/500 Mack CF





[quote name='Andrew2340' date='24 August 2010 - 02:04 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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[ScaleCentral]

[quote name='Andrew2340' date='24 August 2010 - 03:14 PM' timestamp='1282676069' post='398983']

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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This truck also responds to any major fire county-wide at the request of other departments. The JCFD Chaplains do a very good job staffing this truck.

Nic

[ScaleCentral]

[quote name='Andrew2340' date='24 August 2010 - 01:54 PM' timestamp='1282671297' post='398931']

Bulls Gap, TN "2202"



1977 Dodge 300/Saulsbury

750/400

X: United FC #1 of Montrose, PA

X: Northmoreland Twp, PA "Rescue 140"



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I can't believe they still have this truck. They used it quite a bit for fire detail at Bulls Gap Volunteer Speedway. They would load it down with 5 guys and respond all over the place at the facility. Those 5 guys obviously weren't the 5 smallest either. Bet the axle kit the frame rails several times, lol.

Nic

[Mark V. Carr]

[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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Great find Mesner!

[Mark V. Carr]

Great bunch of photos Mesner! Just got done looking through all of your "today" shots. Yep, I've really jealous of a few of them!