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Last one for now....



This truck arrived at Bradshaw FD while we were there and will be the replacement for "Tanker 12." I'd never got a chance to shoot this while Conover ran it, so I was happy to shoot it with the Conover lettering! I'll hopefully get back up there whenever it goes in service and shoot it with the new lettering.



Conover, NC "X 15-Tanker 2" / Bradshaw, NC "New Tanker 12"



1983 GMC 7000/Pierce

300/1250

Job # E-1838



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Bradshaw, NC "Rescue 12"



1999 Dodge 3500/19?? Rokor

Rescue/Medical Response

(Rokor Box) X: Clinton Area RS, (unknown state...any help??)



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Most likely, Clinton Area Fire Rescue, Michigan.

[Andrew2340]

Now that my laptop is finally back up & running, I can post some pics from the past month or two. A few Saturdays ago, I had the chance to visit the first annual Monroe County, TN countywide open house as a part of their GoFire volunteer firefighter recruitment program. Basically, every volunteer fire station in the county had members present from 10am until 2pm. I lacked photos from quite a few of these stations, so I made a whirlwind trip across the county to catch up on all the pics I lacked. It was a very successful day! I got pics from every station that I set out to shoot! The weather wasn't very cooperative, but that made life easy because I didn't have to worry about posing the rigs in the sun! I won't post every single rig, but here are the highlights:



Monroe-Tri Community, TN "Tanker 14"



2004 Kenworth T-300/Wynn

250/2000



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This rig usually runs from their substation, but it was moved to the main that day. The engine from the main station had been pretty well totalled in an MVA. It was a 1990 Spartan/Quality engine that came from Atlanta, GA.



Monroe-Tri Community, TN "Engine 142"



1988 E\-One Cyclone

1500/500

SO # 6181

X: Knoxville, TN "Engine 6" / "Reserve 6"



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THis was my first ever visit to Hopewell and I was pleasantly surprised at their neat fleet of trucks! They had a substation somewhere inside a gated community with another truck in it. They described it as a a UD or an Isuzu cabover like those little delivery trucks with some sort of tanker body on it that also carries other equipment. Despite my persistent begging, nobody could take me to the substation to get a picture of it. Maybe next year!!



Hopewell, TN "Engine 3"



2006 Sterling Acterra/Elite Power Products

1250/1000

S/N # 06-1183



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Hopewell, TN "Engine 2"



1979 Ford C/FACT

1000/750

S/N # 38778

X: ???, AL (that's what they told me at least)



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This is apparently a very well liked tanker for Hopewell. They told us that this is the third chassis that this particular tank has been mounted on! They were proud that the tank had outlived two chassis already. I kinda liked that it was blue!



Hopewell, TN "Tanker 1"



1992 White-GMC/Allied

0/2800

S/N # ??

X: Oil Tanker



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They said this truck came from some sort of training facility in Rhode Island. They said that this was used as a medical response training vehicle at the training facility, because when it came to them, it was packed full of medical supplies.



Hopewell, TN "612"



1982 GMC 3500/Ranger

300/300

S/N # ??? (none found)

X: ???, RI



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I really wanted a better picture of this rig, but it was dead in the water. The only reason I'm posting it, is because I hope one of you can help me figure out where it came from...



Ball Play, TN "629"



1965 Ford C/Howe

1000/500

S/N # 11876

X: Greenback, TN

X: ???



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And now we come to probably the coolest all-around fleet that I found that day. This was my favorite truck! They said this truck replaced a 1960's IHC CO-8190/Central-St Louis engine that came used from Vonore, TN. They said that they knew a salesman from Deep South Fire Apparatus and they'd contacted him to see what he had available for sale. He told them he actually had the engine pictured below being sold from the Lake City, TN area and he'd bring it down so they could look at it. After trying it out, they traded the IHC engine for this GMC engine. They still speak highly of this truck and how it handles the roads in their district.



Citico, TN "Engine 631"



1975 GMC L6500/Bruco

1000/750

S/N # 754

X: Lake City, TN area (not sure which FD)

X: ???



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I'd shot this truck before at its former home, but I never pass up a chance to shoot a rig in its new home! I always did think the wrap-around pump panel setup on this truck was really neat.



Citico, TN "Engine 2"



1976 Duplex R-300/Sanford

1250/500

S/N # 76-11

X: Fairport, NY

X: Vonore, TN

X: Monroe-Tri Community, TN "Engine 2"



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And then the rain started...but I didn't stop! Citico has an extremely rural, mountainous district. This truck and the next truck are able to tackle the ice and snow very well from what we were told.



Citico, TN "634"



1983 AM General/US Military/Local

125/1000



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And lastly from Citico is this rig, which was transformed from some sort of utility truck, spare parts from the Military, and pieces of an old Civil Defense fire truck.



Citico, TN "632"



1981 Ford F-800/19?? Barton American

500/1000

X: ???



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Rafter, TN "656"



1983 GMC 7000/Westates

500/500

S/N # 64777

X: California Division of Forestry



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Rafter, TN "660"



1983 Chevrolet Kodiak/E-One

1250/1250

SO # 3190

X: Green Oak Twp VFD of Brighton, MI "Engine 8"



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They said that this truck originally ran with a deparment in Florida (which I found using the SO # was Ocoee, FL) and was then sold to Chicago, IL. The department in Chicago that bought it didn't use it any and decided to sell it, so Rafter purchased it recently. It replaced a 1977 Dodge 300 minipumper that also once ran with the California Division of Forestry. The Dodge was sold from Rafter, TN to somewhere in Ohio.



Rafter, TN "657"



1992 Ford F-350/E-One

250/260/20A

SO # 9755

X: Ocoee, FL "Squad 25"

X: ???, IL (Chicago area)



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By this time, we were over the 2pm deadline and I was getting nervous as we approached our last stop in Turkey Creek, TN. Much to my surprise, I found two very willing souls at the department who were thrilled to pull their trucks out for photos! Their tanker/engine was out of service and about to be replaced. I'll attach a photo to see if anyone shot it at its previous home...



Turkey Creek, TN "662"



1987 Chevrolet C-70/Stahl/Local

250/1000

X: Faubush-Tri County, KY "Tanker 30"

X: Tellico Plains, TN "523"



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Turkey Creek, TN "663"



1981 GMC 3500/E-One

250/260

SO # 2149

X: ??? "West Plant"



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The last stop of the day was Madisonville FD. Madisonville has paid employees, so I saved them for last. I knew they had one new rig since my last visit, but I found a second.



Madisonville, TN "Brush 51"



1983 Hummer/Darley

250/300



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And the last planned shot for the day was this neat rig! Madisonville got this not too long after the last time I visited there.



Madisonville, TN "Snorkel 92"



1978 ALF Century

1250/500/50' Snorkel

Reg. # CE-14-4799

X: Eastern Derry Twp, PA "Snorkel 92"



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