USA-Canada Trip 2013

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The nearby Tulalip Indian Reservation is protected by the Tulalip Bay FD. Engine 60 is this 2004 Spartan MetroStar with bodywork from H&W. It has a 1500 gpm and carries 750 gallons of water.

The chassis looks like a 4x4, but isn't.

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For a photo of the brandnew heavy rescue in Everett I contacted the FD in advance. The City of Everett is a career department, that operates six fire station and an administrative building.

Their new USAR truck is a 2013 Rosenbauer Commander HDR.

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The rear of the new USAR truck.

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Everett also has two brandnew Rosenbauer Commander engines. At the time of my visit, they were not delivered. A few days later I attended an open-house day at the Rosenbauer dealer for the Northwest, General Fire Apparatus in Spokane/WA. Both engines were on display. Of course, no posed shot here.

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Engine 05 in Everett is this 2003 ALF Eagle with 2000 gpm/ 500 water/ 50 A/ 50 B foam.

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From Everett I took the Highway 2 through the Cascade Range to Eastern Washington. First stop was in the town of Gold Bar. This area is protected by the Skykomish Valley FD. Engine 54 is this 2001 ALF Metropolitan with 1500 gpm/ 750 water.

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Without prior arrangement I then stopped at the fire station in the town of Skykomish, were I met the Chief and some Volunteers. The apparatus bays were full packed with interesting truck. The most interesting truck for me was parked behind two other apparatus. Oh well ! The Chief was not too excited, as I told him that I would like to shoot this particular truck. But with the help of the very nice Volunteers it worked well.

Tender 295 is this 1978 AM General (CCC) M 916 with locally built body. It has a 350 gpm-pump and carries 4200 gallons of water. I was told, that the chassis was a special purpose built ex-US Army truck.

In the 80ies and 90ies I saw a lot of these M 916 tractor-trailers going to the nearby US-Army logistics depot in Giessen / Germany.

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My next destination was the Chelan County Fire District 9, that protects an area north and east of Leavenworth/WA. I didn't knew, that this FD is full Volunteer and found the 2 visited stations empty. So I went to the City of Leavenworth FD for a possible contact. A captain then called the Chelan County Fire Chief, and after about 45 minutes I met the very friendly department mechanic at their main station.

Engine 93 is one of three 2011 Spartan Metrostar 4x4 with Rosenbauer bodywork. It has a 1250 gpm rear-mounted pump and carries 750 gallons of water.

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Water Tender 93 is this 2008 Freightliner M2-112 with bodywork from American LaFrance, 1250 gpm/ 2500 gwt.

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Finally for Chelan County # 9, Rescue 93 is a 2009 Ford F 550 4x4 with Rosenbauer body, 200 gpm/ 300 water.

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Next stop was the main station in the City of Wenatchee, hoping to get a shot of their unique Crown Snorkel. The very nice Fire-Chief told me the story about the Crown. Photo was not possible, as currently the Crown is not longer in service and in bad condition, sitting in the City shops.

I had more luck on the other side of the Columbia River in East Wenatchee. This area is protected by the Douglas County Fire District # 2. The guys at the main station were just great. This area is four-wheel drive country.

Engine 221 is a 2000 E\-One Cyclone 4x4. It has a 1500 gpm-pump and carries 1000 gallons of water.

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Brush 221 in East Wenatchee is this 2008 International 7400 4x4 with bodywork from General (Spokane/WA). It ha s 500 gpm-pump and carries 1600 gallons of water.

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Finally for East Wenatchee and for today, Tender 222 is this 1987 BMY M 927 A2 6x6 with bodywork done at the FD shops. It has a 500 gpm-pump and carries 1800 gallons of water. Chassis ex-US Army.

Note the seats on the tank for pump and roll brush-firefighting.

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Finally for East Wenatchee and for today, Tender 222 is this 1987 BMY M 927 A2 6x6 with bodywork done at the FD shops. It has a 500 gpm-pump and carries 1800 gallons of water. Chassis ex-US Army.


Note the seats on the tank for pump and roll brush-firefighting.

Now that is just plain cool. Its amazing what a bit of vision and the know how can turn nothing into something. I have always loved the FD built apparatus.

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Juergen: The specs on Everett E-01  is 2000/500/50/50   Prood#13563  Chassis10393

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Here are some more photos from my trip.

I visited the website of the Grant County Fire District 3 several months before and one of their apparatus caught my special attention. So I made an e-mail contact in advance to their headquarters in Quincy.

Like the Grant County District 5, that I visited last year, their apparatus fleet means BIG WATER. The station in Quincy is full packed with water tenders. The newest addition to the fleet is this 2013 Kenworth T 440 with bodywork from Deep South, 750 gpm, 2800 water.

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After I took the photo above, 2 firefighters took a command car and I followed them to an unmanned substation, some 8 miles east of Quincy. A BIG Thank You to the station captain and there crew! Here I got this unique truck.

Tender 3231 is a 1983 International Paystar 5000 6x6 with bodywork from Pirsch. It has a 1250 gpm rearmounted pump and carries 2000 gallons of water. A separate Deutz/Diesel powers the pump for pump and roll capabilities. It was originally in service with the US Department of Energy at Hanford. The Hanford Site is a huge former nuclear test and now waste site in Central Washington. The Grant Co Dist. 3 had a second International/Pirsch water tender. The body was removed from the original chassis and remounted on an M-54 ex-military chassis.

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The next 2 nights I spent in Spokane in far Eastern Washington. Here I visited the Spokane Valley FD. This FD protects the Cities of Spokane Valley, Millwood, Liberty Lake and parts of Spokane County. The SVFD employs 128 personnel, that operates out of 10 stations.

Engine 1 is this 2007 Seagrave Marauder II, one of three in the Department. It has a 1500 gpm-pump and carries 500 gallons of water.

Seagraves are a rare find in this part of the US.

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Ladder 10 in Spokane Valley is this 2007 Seagrave Marauder with 1500 gpm-pump, 350 gwt, and 75' ladder.

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While in Spokane, I was able to visit some Spokane County stations:

Ladder 91 from the Spokane County Fire District 9 in Mead is this 2011 Sutphen SPH-100. It has a 1500 gpm-pump and a 300 gallon-tank. Sutphen # HS-4842