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Next we were on to South Roane County Station 5 in the Half Moon Shores community.  

 

South Roane County, TN "Tanker 5"

1988 IHC FleetStar 2050A//Conifor/19?? Walker (replacement tank)

0/2000 (formerly had a 500gpm bumper pump)

"Buddy"

 

X: US Military Foam Tender in Tuscon, AZ

 

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And here was the truck I had come for.  This truck will be put up for sale sometime soon.  I couldn't let it slip away without getting a good shot of it first.  I was under the impression that this was a Young Bison, but from reading some older posts, apparently Young stopped making the Bison in 1976?  So does this truck have any special model name?

 

South Roane County, TN "Engine 5"

1984 Duplex D-350/Young

1250/1000

S/N # 84-787

 

X: East Fishkill, NY "Engine 1" and "Engine 5"

 

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After leaving Station 5, we went to Station 3 in the Renfro community.  They house two engines here right now.  Once the Young is sold, the American LaFrance will go to Station 5 as "Engine 5" and the Ford will be "Engine 3"

 

South Roane County, TN "Engine 3"

1981 ALF Century

1500/750

Reg. # CE-7395

 

X: Johnson City, TN

 

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South Roane County, TN "New Engine 3"

1985 Ford L8000/E-One

1250/1000

SO # 4323

 

X: Bangor Community, MI "Engine 2321"

 

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Our last stop would be Station 1 in the Smalley Road community.  Here's the Tanker that's normally at Dry Fork (Sta. 4).  It was filling in for "Tanker 1" that's in the shop.  This was the first United Fire Apparatus truck I'd shot.  

 

South Roane County, TN "Tanker 4"

1978 GMC 7500/United Fire Apparatus

1000/1500

S/N # 78-133

 

X: Piqua, OH

 

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South Roane County, TN "Engine 1"

1991 Ford L9000/KME

1250/1000

GSO # 1333

 

X: Collins Center Fire Company, NY

 

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And last, but certainly not least is this truck.  I'm gonna need some mutual aid from some of you Texas FirePixer's on this one.  Apparently this once served somewhere in Texas and had a 12-12 Texas DOT Inspection sticker on the front window.  The only documentation we could find inside was a receipt from the NAPA auto parts store in Cleveland, TX.  Can someone help me with this one please?

 

South Roane County, TN "Unit 1"

1997 Ford F-Super Duty/WildFire Truck & Equipment

200/300/10A

 

X: ???, TX

 

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The evening was fast approaching as I grabbed this as-is shot at Midtown-First District, TN on our way back towards home.  They just received this truck very recently and I'm not even sure if it's in any kind of service yet.  It was parked outside their station with nobody in sight.  

 

Midtown-First District, TN "New Engine"

1993 E\-One Hush

1500/750/100B

SO # 12180

 

X: Y-12 Nuclear Plant Fire Brigade of Oak Ridge, TN "Engine 12-1"

 

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Quote:We then ventured to Station 4 in the Dry Fork community where we found an old rig from Western NC!  I got into this hobby too late to shoot this truck in service at Fletcher.  It was replaced in the 2005 era, just as I was getting into the sport.  I was pretty happy to finally get a pic of it!

 

Dave, can you or someone else explain why this 1982 truck has a 1987 Saulsbury body?  or was it just a 1987 Saulsbury refurb of the existing body?  Seems like you or someone has explained it before, but I can't remember the details.

 

South Roane County, TN "Engine 4"

1982 ALF Century/1987 Saulsbury

1500/1000

Reg. # CE-8145

 

X: Fletcher, NC "Engine 1" and "Engine 11-2" ("Mountain Eagle")

 

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ALF #8145 shows on my list to be a 1985 chassis.  It may have taken until 1987 for final delivery.  Then again, I wasn't there.....
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Quote:And here was the truck I had come for.  This truck will be put up for sale sometime soon.  I couldn't let it slip away without getting a good shot of it first.  I was under the impression that this was a Young Bison, but from reading some older posts, apparently Young stopped making the Bison in 1976?  So does this truck have any special model name?

 

South Roane County, TN "Engine 5"

1984 Duplex D-350/Young

1250/1000

S/N # 84-787

 

X: East Fishkill, NY "Engine 1" and "Engine 5"

 

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Nope, nothing special, just a Young on a Duplex D-350 chassis.

 

Quote:South Roane County, TN "Engine 1"

1991 Ford L9000/KME

1250/1000

GSO # 1333

 

X: Collins Center Fire Company, NY

 

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I'll send or post a shot of it at Collins Center in a couple weeks when I get home.
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Andrew...what is the compartment just aft of the pump panel and above the first compartment on the drivers side on the Cherokee Smeals? Is it a brush pump or did they add a generator?


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Quote:I'll send or post a shot of it at Collins Center in a couple weeks when I get home.


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Quote:Andrew...what is the compartment just aft of the pump panel and above the first compartment on the drivers side on the Cherokee Smeals? Is it a brush pump or did they add a generator? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The design drawing for the Cherokee pumpers (found on the Smeal website) shows an auxiliary power unit inside that compartment. 

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Here are some more trucks I've shot recently.

 

Waldens Creek, TN "Tanker 65"

2012 Freightliner M2/4Guys

750/1800

S/N # F-2795

 

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Waldens Creek, TN "Engine 62"

1999 IHC 4900/KME

1250/1000

GSO # 3719

 

Former KME Demo truck

 

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Haywood County, NC


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Waldens Creek, TN "Truck 61"

2014 Ford F-550/Bluegrass/ProTech

250/250/10A

 

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Sevier County Rescue Squad, TN "Rescue 2"

2012 Ford F-550/4Guys

S/N # R-2802

 

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This was a new delivery that hadn't been lettered yet.

 

Sevier County Rescue Squad, TN "Wildland 6"

2001 Ford F-450/Fouts Brothers

250/250/10A

 

Former Waldens Creek, TN "Truck 61"

 

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Weaverville, NC "Engine 8-2"

2015 Sutphen Guardian

1500/1000

S/N # HS-5578

 

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Haywood County, NC


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Woodfin, NC "Rescue 20"

2010 Chevrolet Suburban

Medical Response

 

Formerly served Norton Rescue Squad, VA

 

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