Nice shot Doc. The last open cab CF that Mack manufactured. CF 685 F(10) 1644. It is now collector owned and in good hands. Doc, do you have a shot of it in service at Connellsville?
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No, Ed, my 1st Fayette trip was not until 1993. There was a thread on that style of CF on here for a long time, but it may have been purged. It had, IIRC, Schmidt photos of all 3 C-ville CFs.
Dave Bowen and I returned to Dunbar in 2002, and reshot the Mack. Some changes had been made over the years; (substituting an electronic siren in place of the original Fed Q!? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> ).
We also shot the CF's replacement; a 1987 Spartan/FMC 1500/900/? reportedly from North Hempfield Twp. PA. This rig was fresh from the paint shop and was not in service.
We also shot the CF's replacement; a 1987 Spartan/FMC 1500/900/? reportedly from North Hempfield Twp. PA. This rig was fresh from the paint shop and was not in service.
WW Jenkins photo
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Thanks Doc. It looks much better with the Q. I believe it has air horns above the windshield now. I like the red better. Great Fayette shots. Keep them coming. Whatever happened to the Germantown, Ex. Latrobe #1 Pioneer LaFrance?
Ed Saliba Jr.
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
Thanks Doc. It looks much better with the Q. I believe it has air horns above the windshield now. I like the red better. Great Fayette shots. Keep them coming. Whatever happened to the Germantown, Ex. Latrobe #1 Pioneer LaFrance?
South Connellsville VFD station, rather large considering size of town (2,200); in 2005 the 2 newest pieces of equipment were this 2004 Ford F-250 PP/200 brush and a used 1996 Jeep, used for QRS runs.
By any chance have you taken a pic of Belle Vernon’s “New” ladder yet ?
Many thanks,
Bruce
1993 Pierce Lance, 4-door raised roof eight man cab, custom enclosed walk-in rescue, roll-up bodyside compartment doors, 35 KW generator, 12000 lb. winch, light tower, delivered 3/93 for $305,000 to the Liberty Fire Company of New Holland (Lancaster County, PA). Purchased through Domestic Fire Apparatus-Honey Brook. Sold in 03/2011 to Smithfield (Fayette County, PA).