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New Kensington, PA Bureau of Fire
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10-28-2013, 06:00 AM
   

Engine 1, 1990 Spartan Diamond/4-Guys  1,250 gpm, 500 gwt.

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10-28-2013, 06:02 AM
   

Truck 1, 1998 Spartan Gladiator/Smeal  105' heavy duty aerial.

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10-28-2013, 06:05 AM
   

A shot of Ladder 1 in 1998 before being disposed of.

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#24
10-28-2013, 06:44 AM
Very nice history, Ed.

Hardy, William C

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#25
10-28-2013, 07:59 AM
Good photos!

 

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10-28-2013, 11:16 AM
Flew out of Pittsburgh 2 weeks ago. If we had time, we wanted to stop by. Hoping to soon though.

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11-05-2013, 03:47 PM
Quote:Flew out of Pittsburgh 2 weeks ago. If we had time, we wanted to stop by. Hoping to soon though.
Stop here anytime.  You are always welcome.  Im sure you would like to see the air truck.
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11-07-2013, 10:37 PM
Stay tuned for rig changes within the bureau. 

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11-07-2013, 10:44 PM
what now ed
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#30
11-07-2013, 11:29 PM
Changes with some apparatus.  Something BIG coming.
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#31
11-08-2013, 05:33 AM
The old Mount Horeb Squad?

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My immediate first thought on this rig was that it looks like the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree of Fire Engines. Poor thing.

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11-08-2013, 06:35 AM
Guessing it's what you sent me a photo of.....
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11-08-2013, 06:48 PM
Quote:Guessing it's what you sent me a photo of.....
Oh ya.   Will post something in a bit.
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11-09-2013, 10:07 PM
   

The new air truck.  1998 Spartan/New Lexington.  Originally built for Viscos Hose in Marcus Hook.  Sold to New Creek, WV in 2008.  Bought by Company No. 1 in January 2011.  It has a 33.3 cfm compressor, (6) 6,000 psi DOT cylinders, (2) 2-cylinder fill stations, (2) single cylinder portable fill stations, air reels, 6,000 watt light tower, and an 85,000 watt 3 phase generator.

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11-09-2013, 10:12 PM
   

A shot in 1963 of the 1954 Gemeral/Federal and the 1958 Buick ambulance.  Taken in fron of Station 2, the old Parnassus Borough Building.  Parnassus was annexed by New Kensington in 1931.

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11-09-2013, 10:17 PM
   

The 1973 Dodge Ambulance that served as Ambulance No. 2.  This was the first van style ambulance to serve the bureau.  Wish I had pictures of the Cadillacs that we had.

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11-09-2013, 10:21 PM
   

The "General" as we called it.  1954 750 gpm/300 gwt.  This was delivered under Civil Defense.  It served Engine 2 from 1954 - 1979.  It was disposed of and bought by a local construction company.

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11-09-2013, 10:24 PM
   

An evening shot of "The Hamerly", a 1979 International/Hamerly and Ambulance 2, a 1980 Ford E-350/Braun. 

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11-09-2013, 10:33 PM
   

A shot of Chief J. Edward Saliba, Assistant Chief Hugh Robinson and Public Safety Director Bernard Kubiak at delivery of "The Hamerly".  1979 International/Hamerly  1,000 gmp/500gwt, 50 gft. 

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11-09-2013, 10:35 PM
   

A shot after a graphics change in the late 80's.

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