St. Louis Metro

[MFD76]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' timestamp='1333327961' post='479710']

Fenton Fire District

Engine 1314

1994 Pierce Arrow



*Soon to be replaced by a Pierce Patient Transport Pumper





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Patient Transport soon? why the change? Thanks in advance. Rick

[Guest]

[quote name='JM82' timestamp='1333334848' post='479720']

When were the LEDs added to 1922?! Looks good!



And where was this fire located?

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Yep. Thanks, my brother and I installed the LED lighting on 1922 and 1914. They both have Code3 Defenders on them. 1922 had them installed in August, 1914 this last New Years Eve. I have some videos on my youtube page below. The fire was a 2nd alarm garage/attic on Clairfield Dr & New Smizer Mill. Happened on 3-28-12, I didnt get any scene photos worth posting.





Fenton is looking into the Patient transport to utilize it as a 5th out ambulance during high call volume times. Ive heard that it will only transport to the hospital in their district. Also Ive head it will not be available for mutual aid.

[Guest]

Thanks for the info about the VPFD units.

[firetrucks]

does anyone have any other photos of St Louis FD's old Sutphen Ladder and St Louis FD's old FWD/Towers open cab Snorkel and also any other photos they could post of Washington FD's past apparatus that they could please post

[firetrucks]

Festus MO 75 Towers Ford C

unknown photographer

Dominic Rosso Photo

[Guest]

Here is a junky pic I took a few weeks back at a School Bus extrication class.



High Ridge Fire

6416

2008GMC/Pierce

*ex-Louisa, VA FD

I dont know any specs



   

[pdl1970]

PIERCE BODY

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[quote name='pdl1970' timestamp='1333594437' post='479953']

PIERCE BODY

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Thanks, I didnt look too hard. But I see the Pierce logo on the hood now.

[Image7801]

I thought GM stopped building that chassis?



*Disregard, the answer is in later posts.

[Roto-Ray]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' timestamp='1333594219' post='479951']

Here is a junky pic I took a few weeks back at a School Bus extrication class.



High Ridge Fire

6416

2011 GMC/Pierce

I dont know any specs





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This is ex-Louisa (VA) Volunteer Fire Department, replaced with a 2011 Pierce Velocity. Although I don't have my notes in front of me (at work today), I recall that it's a 2008 or 2009 model. I'll check and find out.

[Guest]

[quote name='Roto-Ray' timestamp='1333651121' post='480030']

This is ex-Louisa (VA) Volunteer Fire Department, replaced with a 2011 Pierce Velocity. Although I don't have my notes in front of me (at work today), I recall that it's a 2008 or 2009 model. I'll check and find out.

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Thanks for that info, I assumed High Ridge had bought it new. It looks brand new!



Im going to go with it being a 2008. I was looking through Louisa website, there is a pic dated November 2008 showing the truck.



Any idea why they sold it off? Did they decide they wanted a full size pumper instead?

[Guest]

Wow! I didn't know High Ridge had a new 6416! When did they get that? That's a sharp little rig. It's not even shown on their website yet. Then again, neither is the new 6414.

[Guest]

[quote name='JM82' timestamp='1333718629' post='480091']

Wow! I didn't know High Ridge had a new 6416! When did they get that? That's a sharp little rig. It's not even shown on their website yet. Then again, neither is the new 6414.

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I first noticed it about a year or so ago. Im not sure when they actually took delivery of it. I can say, when I did my medic clinicals at North Jeff AD, 6416 was still running the Ford Pickup. That was just over a year.



High Ridge has come a long way, with the boom JeffCo has seen, High Ridge has turned in to a pretty good department. Not saying they were ever a bad place, but they arent the "hillbilly, country" fire department that people associate with the High Ridge area. They take pride in everything they do, you can eat off of their engine room floors.

[Roto-Ray]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' timestamp='1333651413' post='480031']. Any idea why they sold it off? Did they decide they wanted a full size pumper instead? [/quote]



I wish there was a simple answer to that. It has a lot to do with some intradepartmental politics, money, career guys, volunteer chiefs, and some other issues. Either way, they're in a full size pumper now.

[Guest]

[quote name='LFPDT75' timestamp='1333403755' post='479810']

does anyone have any other photos of St Louis FD's old Sutphen Ladder and St Louis FD's old FWD/Towers open cab Snorkel and also any other photos they could post of Washington FD's past apparatus that they could please post

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Here is a shot I took in 1965 of Snorkel 1 (Ladder 4) using the 1963 FWD/Towers 85' Snorkel, Later in its career it ran as Snorkel 5.



- Photo by Steve Skaar

[fyrfoto]

[quote name='firebuff55407' timestamp='1333766989' post='480172']

Here is a shot I took in 1965 of Snorkel 1 (Ladder 4) using the 1963 FWD/Towers 85' Snorkel, Later in its career it ran as Snorkel 5.



- Photo by Steve Skaar

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I like the B&M siren tucked into the spot where the IHC chassis would normally have the big "V"

[nozzleman]

Great picture thank you.

[Guest]

When did StLFD get the other red snorkel, with the closed cab? That's the rig that I remember running as Snorkel 6 up until the early 1980s or so.



I've seen the above Snorkel sitting in a parking lot downtown near the Edward Jones Dome with other abandoned trucks a year or so ago. Not sure if it's still there or not.

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[quote name='JM82' timestamp='1333794655' post='480230']

When did StLFD get the other red snorkel, with the closed cab? That's the rig that I remember running as Snorkel 6 up until the early 1980s or so.



I've seen the above Snorkel sitting in a parking lot downtown near the Edward Jones Dome with other abandoned trucks a year or so ago. Not sure if it's still there or not.

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Here is a shot of the 1971 Seagrave/Pittman 85' Snorkel (Seagrave #B73095) taken by Duane Troxel in 1976.



- Photo by Duane Troxel

[firetrucks]

thanks firebuff55407