USA-Canada Trip 2013

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Engine 2261 from the Umatilla Tribal FD is this 2011 Freightliner M2-80 with bodywork from Midwest Fire Apparatus. It has a 1250 gpm-pump and carries 2000 gallons of water.

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From Pendleton I took the I-84 towards La Grande/OR. The highway takes some steep grades here to reach the high desert of Oregon.

In La Grande I went to the City Fire Department, were I got an outstanding reception. Engine 45 is this 2005 Spartan Diamond with Rosenbauer bodywork, 1500 gpm/ 750 water/ each 20 A + B foam.

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Engine 42 Reserve is this 1968 Duplex with bodywork from Columbia (Portland/OR). Columbia was a small and shortlived regional builder. It has a 1500 gpm-pump and a 500 gwt.

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Ladder 44 in La Grande is this 2012 Spartan Gladiator (Rosenbauer Commander cab) with Rosenbauer body. It has a 2000 gpm-pump and carries 300 gallons of water and a 101' Cobra platform.

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I asked the Chief of the La Grande City FD for a contact to the La Grande Rural FD nearby. A half hour later I was greeted from the Chief of La Grande Rural.

Water-Tender 53 is this 1989 Freightliner FLL with bodywork from Western States. It has a 400 gpm-pump and a 3000 gallon-tank. The Freightliner FLL is a rare sight in the US fire service. In Canada it was quite popular.

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Rescue 5 from the La Grande Rural FD in Island City/OR is this 2012 International 7400 4x4 with bodywork from Boise Mobile Equipment.

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The last for today is this brush-truck from the La Grande Rural FD. It is a 1989 AM General Hummer with bodywork built by the Oregon Dep. of Forestry. 250 gpm/ 200 water.

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Ladder 44 in La Grande is this 2012 Spartan Gladiator (Rosenbauer Commander cab) with Rosenbauer body. It has a 2000 gpm-pump and carries 300 gallons of water and a 101' Cobra platform.

 

This had to have been one of the last of the Spartan-cabbed "Commanders" delivered before the introduction of the new Rosenbauer Commander in Febraury 2012.

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From La Grande I went back towards Columbia River Valley. I did a short stop in Hermiston/OR. Brush 1454 is this 1999 International 4800 4x4 with bodywork from General, 250 gpm/ 500 water. Originally the tractor was bought by the Federal Government to tow a huge decontamination-trailer for protecting the nearby Umatilla Army Depot. As the truck was never used, General rebuilt it into a brush-truck. The truck can still be used for towing the trailer, if needed.

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The next stop was in Boardman/OR. Engine 821 is this 2001 Freightliner FL 112 with bodywork from Central States, 1750 gpm/ 1000 water. It's interesting to see a Minnesota-style engine in Oregon.

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Tender 861 in Boardman is a 2006 International 7600 with Rosenbauer bodywork. It has a 1000 gpm-pump and carries 3000 gallons of water. Note the very short wheelbase !!

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Finally for Boardman, Tower-Ladder 824 is this 1975 Imperial with bodywork from Pierce. It has a 1500 gpm-pump, a 200 gallon-tank, and a 85' LTI platform. The truck was bought used from the Bensenville FD/Il in 1999.

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For the next visit I had to take the bridge over the mighty Columbia River back to Washington State. I made a contact with the Klickitat County Fire District 7 in Goldendale before, as they have some unique stuff.

Engine 712 is this 2008 International 7400 4x4 with Rosenbauer bodywork. It has a 1000 gpm rear-pump and carries 1000 gallons of water.

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Rescue 724 is this 2008 International 7400 4x4 with Pierce bodywork.

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Tanker 715 is this "tiny" 1983 Kenworth W 900 with bodywork built by the Klickitat County FD shops, 250 gpm/ 5000 water.

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Called the Monster, Brush 733 is one of three unique 1969 Ford M 656 8x8 with bodywork from the Klickitat Co. FD shops. It has a 250 gpm-pump and carries 2000 gallons of water. Chassis ix ex-US Army.

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Tower 3 in the City of Hood River/OR, the "Surfer-Capital" in the North, is this 2011 Pierce Velocity 95' midmount tower. No pump and tank.

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From Hood River I went towards Mount Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon. Engine 35 from the Wy' East FD in Odell is a 1996 International S 2674 with bodywork from H&W Fire Apparatus, 1250 gpm/ 1000 water.

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Engine 46 in Parkdale/OR operates this 1996 Freightliner FL 80 4x4 with bodywork from Western States. 1000 gpm/ 500 water.

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Finally for today, Water-Tender 252 from the Hoodland FD in Welches/OR is this 2003 Kenworth T800W with Pierce bodywork. It has a 1250 gpm-pump and a 3000 gallon-tank.