The EMD Locomotive Facilty at McCook, IL had this little in-plant fire suppression unit. Can anyone provide information? Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Here is another view of the fire brigade unit that served the EMD Locomotive Facility at McCook, IL Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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Here is another view of the fire brigade unit that served the EMD Locomotive Facility at McCook, IL Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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Was just at the Catskill Fire Cats Muster at Andy Lieder's facility in Circleville NY. He has the exact same type of unit, (if not this one), in his vast collection of apparatus. It is not in the condition pictured.
The EMD Locomotive Facilty at McCook, IL had this little in-plant fire suppression unit. Can anyone provide information? Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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Looks like a tour/open house going on. That would have been fun!
John Kenealy
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I know that Young Fire Equipment built some in-plant fire engines of this type called the "Youngster", but they looked slightly different from the unit pictured. Local Syracuse apparatus manufacturer Sanford also built a few on Kalamazoo industrial truck chassis . . . Maybe this is one of those?
Here is another view of the fire brigade unit that served the EMD Locomotive Facility at McCook, IL Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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ANSUL would be a good guess - they built a number of industrial plant units, particularly with dry chem/CO2 suppression components...thanks for sharing TASCman
Thanks for all the chatter regarding the EMD brigade rig. This would be an interesting topic to explore in greater detail. I attended the 2012 SPAAMFAA Winter Meeting in Gettysburg, PA this past February and Tom Herman had a in-plant brigade unit on display that was built by OREN. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
[size=6]Here's another plant brigade unit that was operated by General Motors in Baltimore, MD. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/size]
King Of Prussia, PA had this 1961 GMC L7012/TASC quad. This rig consisted of a 75' Grove ladder, a small h/p pump and a 150 gallon water tank. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
West Chicago, IL ran this PemFab/Ranger squad that originally saw service with Toms River, NJ FC # 2. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
The Mount Tabor VFC of Parsippany, NJ had this neat 1955 GMC 634-50/TASC pumper. Serial # 131 was equipped with a Hale QL-75 750 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Contract price was $ 13,900. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
The Madison Park VFC of Old Bridge Township, NJ had this 1964 GMC LVH5009/TASC 750/500 pumper. Serial # 208 had a contract price of $16,787. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Island Heights, NJ had this 1967 GMC XTE9700A/TASC 1000/750 pumper. Serial # 229 had a contract price of $ 30,633. Island Heights had 3 TASC pumpers over the years. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
The Mount Tabor VFC of Parsippany, NJ had this neat 1955 GMC 634-50/TASC pumper. Serial # 131 was equipped with a Hale QL-75 750 gpm pump and a 500 gallon water tank. Contract price was $ 13,900. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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WOW!!! Thanks for posting, this truck later served my hometown VFD of Burnsville,NC. I can vaguely remember visiting the fire station in the early 90s (I know, that wasn't very long ago for many of you) as a kid when this truck was a front line piece. It is now privately owned by a collector in Granite Falls,NC.
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator
City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
Last for this evening is this 1984 Ford C8000/TASC pumper built for the Hampton Lakes VFC of Southampton Township, NJ. Serial # 101 was the final TASC pumper built. It employed a Hale QLF-1000 pumper and a 1000 gallon water tank. Contract price was $ 127,500. Mattson Pic <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />