Denver Metro Fire Apparatus

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Anyone have pics from some of the smaller Denver area departments like Georgetown? How about some further south like Cripple Creek and Victor? Thanks.

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[quote name='Toneslider12' date='09 December 2010 - 11:54 AM' timestamp='1291919663' post='414385']



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I don't know about you, but I hate this rig. The configuration is just strange...Amber/Red front warning lights, 4 siren speakers and no Q. The Apparatus Committee must've been on vacation when they designed this one. It doesn't match anything DFD has bought before or after...

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[quote name='Toneslider12' date='09 December 2010 - 11:44 AM' timestamp='1291919048' post='414370']

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I can't believe this thing is still around...I wonder if it's ever been modernized. Any interior shots, by chance? Is it still at 21's?

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[quote name='Rescue131' date='09 December 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1291921526' post='414387']

Anyone have pics from some of the smaller Denver area departments like Georgetown? How about some further south like Cripple Creek and Victor? Thanks.

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I have a few old ones from the late 90's...



Blackhawk Engine 3 - Spartan/Ferrara (no GPM/GWT specs - sorry)

   



Blackhawk Engine 5 - HME/Westates - This rig was probably an add-on to the California OES purchase about the same time (97/98-ish).

I think they are all 1000gpm/800gwt

   



Blackhawk Rescue 4 - Ford F350/Becker

   



Blackhawk Truck 7 - Spartan/Smeal (not sure on the bodywork, though)

   



All photos credited to Michael Block

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[quote name='Rescue131' date='09 December 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1291921526' post='414387']

Anyone have pics from some of the smaller Denver area departments like Georgetown? How about some further south like Cripple Creek and Victor? Thanks.

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Central City - Again, late 90's



Engine 12 - Pierce Arrow 4x4 (no specs, sorry)

   



Pumper 11 - Chevy/GMC (not sure which)/Pierce 4x4 midi-pumper (no specs)

   



Rescue 1 - GMC/Unknown

   



Squad 1 - Chevy/Becker (I assume)

   



Squad 2 - Ford/Unknown rescue

   



All photos credited to Michael Block

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[quote name='Rescue131' date='09 December 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1291921526' post='414387']

Anyone have pics from some of the smaller Denver area departments like Georgetown? How about some further south like Cripple Creek and Victor? Thanks.

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I don't have any apparatus photos for Cripple Creek or Victor, but here are a couple from Clear Creek County (Georgetown, etc...).



Late 90's



Georgetown SCAT 403 Dodge/Unknown

   



Clear Creek Hazmat 1 - Ford/Unknown converted moving truck

   

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[quote name='Image7801' date='09 December 2010 - 09:23 PM' timestamp='1291953839' post='414429']

I don't know about you, but I hate this rig. The configuration is just strange...Amber/Red front warning lights, 4 siren speakers and no Q. The Apparatus Committee must've been on vacation when they designed this one. It doesn't match anything DFD has bought before or after...

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Tower 27 and Tower 9 are both very similar units, with TW-27 being the most similar unit to 1's

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[quote name='SFD Probie' date='09 December 2010 - 09:52 PM' timestamp='1291955548' post='414436']

Tower 27 and Tower 9 are both very similar units, with TW-27 being the most similar unit to 1's

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Ah, good point - I had forgotten about those two. I guess I just like the later ladders better (non-towers, too).

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[quote name='Image7801' date='09 December 2010 - 10:44 PM' timestamp='1291955070' post='414435']

I don't have any apparatus photos for Cripple Creek or Victor, but here are a couple from Clear Creek County (Georgetown, etc...).



Late 90's



Georgetown SCAT 403 Dodge/Unknown





Clear Creek Hazmat 1 - Ford/Unknown converted moving truck



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The Dodge mini was a Seagrave body.

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[quote name='Image7801' date='09 December 2010 - 09:23 PM' timestamp='1291953839' post='414429']

I don't know about you, but I hate this rig. The configuration is just strange...Amber/Red front warning lights, 4 siren speakers and no Q. The Apparatus Committee must've been on vacation when they designed this one. It doesn't match anything DFD has bought before or after...

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Like SFD (or should it be DFD now?) said, Tower 27 is a nearly sister rig with the same style lightbar but less amber on theirs for some reason. I asked about the sirens on Tower 1 this summer and some of the crews actually like it better since they can flip a switch and be done. A handfull of DFD rigs only have the Q control on the officer side adding to their already long list of things to do while enroute.



TR1, TR27, E14, E21, E22, E24 & E25 only have electronic sirens with no Q. Out of those, all but 14 & 22 have the 4 speaker configuration. Engine 21's point directly to the side which blows out the ears of anyone on the sidewalk. Their station sits within one of Denver's most popular parks so you get a lot of nasty looks when you drive though running hot.



   



Newer E25 with 4 speakers, different angle.

   

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[quote name='Image7801' date='09 December 2010 - 09:26 PM' timestamp='1291953969' post='414430']

I can't believe this thing is still around...I wonder if it's ever been modernized. Any interior shots, by chance? Is it still at 21's?

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I was in the back of it over ths summer and there has been very little change. The only upgrades have been to the actual hardware, ACU 1000's and radios in the back. It's no longer housed at 21's and I haven't seen where it lives now... I'm guessing it might be kept at the shops.

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[quote name='Rescue131' date='09 December 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1291921526' post='414387']

Anyone have pics from some of the smaller Denver area departments like Georgetown? How about some further south like Cripple Creek and Victor? Thanks.

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Georgetown and the other small towns in Clear Creek County have all merged under one authority...



Rick Luebke Photos

   



   

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Rescue 4 out of the Georgetown Station

   



Engine 7 from the Georgetown Station

   

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New Ladder 2 out of Idaho Springs

   



Idaho Springs Water Tender

   

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Old Engine from the Saint Mary's / Alice Station... this has been sold to a private owner.

   

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Last one, Cripple Creek Engine

   

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[quote name='Image7801' date='09 December 2010 - 11:44 PM' timestamp='1291955070' post='414435']

I don't have any apparatus photos for Cripple Creek or Victor, but here are a couple from Clear Creek County (Georgetown, etc...).



Late 90's

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The last time I was out that way was in the late 1990's and I remember Victor had a pair of ALF 900 pumpers sitting out back of the station. They had just been replaced by one newer pumper.

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[quote name='Toneslider12' date='10 December 2010 - 03:10 AM' timestamp='1291967400' post='414446']

Georgetown and the other small towns in Clear Creek County have all merged under one authority...

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I remember that Silver Plume had an all white ALF Pioneer pumper that was sitting in front of the Georgetown station when I visited the area back around 1992.

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[quote name='Toneslider12' date='10 December 2010 - 02:54 AM' timestamp='1291966461' post='414444']

Like SFD (or should it be DFD now?) said, Tower 27 is a nearly sister rig with the same style lightbar but less amber on theirs for some reason. I asked about the sirens on Tower 1 this summer and some of the crews actually like it better since they can flip a switch and be done. A handfull of DFD rigs only have the Q control on the officer side adding to their already long list of things to do while enroute.



TR1, TR27, E14, E21, E22, E24 & E25 only have electronic sirens with no Q. Out of those, all but 14 & 22 have the 4 speaker configuration. Engine 21's point directly to the side which blows out the ears of anyone on the sidewalk. Their station sits within one of Denver's most popular parks so you get a lot of nasty looks when you drive though running hot.







Newer E25 with 4 speakers, different angle.



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Any chance of some hose bed shots of DFD engines?

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[quote name='HIT6' date='10 December 2010 - 09:36 AM' timestamp='1291997810' post='414462']

Any chance of some hose bed shots of DFD engines?

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Most of the beds have tight covers but here's a shot of Engine 7's. The Humat Valve and hose clamps are used for pretty much every hydrant lay. A few companies (Engine's 3, 5, 21, 28 and I think 27) all carry 5 inch supply line for large fire.