07-30-2013, 05:40 AM (This post was last modified: 07-30-2013, 06:40 AM by kieferfire.)
Hello,
in September 2012 we did a large trip to the Pacific Northwest. As my wife has an aunt living in Chehalis south of Seattle, we took this place as our "homebase". From here we did some local trips and one large tour with the main target being the Yellowstone NP. From Washington State we went to Northern Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Northern Nevada, Northern California, Oregon, and back to Washington.
Along with sightseeing I was able to get some nice apparatus along the way.
On a trip to Seattle I catched this Rosenbauer Raptor, one of two Metz ladders in Washington State. The Valley Regional Fire Authority in Auburn has this 2010 HME 1871/Rosenbauer/Metz 105' ladder in service.
<sub>Packwood has a small airport. It is protected by this RIV, a 1986 International S 1854 4x4 with KME bodywork. It is equipped with 250 gallons of AFFF and 750 # of Purple-K. Ex-USAR
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The Grant County Fire District 5 is located in the very dry Eastern Washington. The apparatus at their main station in Moses Lake can bring some big water to the scene of a fire.
Tender 518 is this 2001/2012 Kenworth T-800 with bodywork from the very talented Grant County FD shops. 1000 gpm/3000 water.
The largest water-tender here and by far the largest tanker, that I photographed so far is this beast. Tender 519 is a 1995/1981 Kenworth T-800 with bodywork from Fruehauf. It is equipped with a 2000 gpm-pump and carries 11000 gallons of water.
On our way to the Yellowstone NP we did a side-trip to the Big Sky ski-resort in Montana. The career FD operates this 2007 Pierce Arrow XT 6x6. It is a pump and roll unit and equipped with a 1000 gpm-pump, 1800 gallons of water and a CAFS system.
Tender 12-2 in Big Sky is a 2002 Freightliner FLD 120 SD 6x6 with bodywork from General and Beall. It is equipped with a 1250 gpm-pump, 3600 gallons of water and a CAFS system.
West Yellowstone/Montana is the main hub for the Yellowstone NP. The town and area is protected by the Hebgen Basin VFD. Engine 1 is a 1999 Freightliner FL 70 with bodywork from General Safety. 1250 gpm/1000 water.
The last apparatus from West Yellowstone and the last photo for today is this tower. Truck 1 is a 1995 KME Panther, that is equipped with a 1250 gpm-pump, 200 gallon-tank, and 102' AerialCat tower. The FD is the second owner of this truck.
Quote:The largest water-tender here and by far the largest tanker, that I photographed so far is this beast. Tender 519 is a 1995/1981 Kenworth T-800 with bodywork from Fruehauf. It is equipped with a 2000 gpm-pump and carries 11000 gallons of water.
That's nut's you are talking about 91,630lbs of just water, not including the weight of the truck and trailer.
Quote:This Oshkosh J-series 6x6 was sitting in the FD shops area. Maybe a new candidate for a tender ?
After looking at photos of other J Series rigs, I believe this to be a modification of the Army's M-911 Heavy Equipment Transporter, which was introduced in 1978. The problem in identifying Oshkosh trucks is that so many of them used similar componants. Pull up a photo of an M-911 and you can see several similarities in the grille guard and the extra set of rear fenders for the retractable wheels, which may have been removed from this one. The M-911's headlights were mounted in the square frames on either side of the grille guard and the blackout light was mounted in the bottom square below the headlight on the driver's side. Typical J Series rigs had a different grille guard. I have fond memories of the many M-911's I saw while at Fort Hood (1979-1981), they were BEASTS!
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