Iowa Rigs

[aohunt]

Columbus 212 is a 1998 Toyne on a Ford chassis, with a 500 gallon tank.  It's also due to be replaced.

[aohunt]

Columbus 214 is a 2014 Ford F550, with a 250 gallon tank.

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Columbus 215 is a 1993 Ford F350, with a 250 gallon tank.

[aohunt]

Columbus 216 is a 2006 Sterling/E One Acterra, with a 2000 gallon tank.  Work by Feld Fire, Carroll, IA.

[aohunt]

Columbus' antique.  Sorry, I neglected to write down the particulars on this Chevy.

[aohunt]

Columbus' antique, particulars to follow.

 

Edit - - This is a 1941 Chevy.

[Frank B]

This Chevy is the truck I would want the info on the most!

[aohunt]

The Grandview Township Fire Department serves the town of Grandview and the surrounding area.

[aohunt]

Grandview 612 is a 1994 Smeal, with a 500 gpm pump and a 1000 gallon tank.

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Engine 613 is a 2006 Alexis, with a 1500 gpm pump and a 1000 gallon tank.

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Attack 615 is a 2000 Ford F450, with a 250 gpm pump and a 300 gallon tank.

[aohunt]

Last, and not in service yet, is tanker 616.  This is a 1989 International Paystar 5000 from Alexis with a 500 gpm pump and a 2000 gallon tank.  The crew knew it came from Hawaii, and thought it was last used at Hickman Airfield.

 

616 is getting body work down now and will be painted at Walcott, IA in the next few months. 

[keeney]

Last, and not in service yet, is tanker 616.  This is a 1989 International Paystar 5000 from Alexis with a 500 gpm pump and a 2000 gallon tank.  The crew knew it came from Hawaii, and thought it was last used at Hickman Airfield.

 

616 is getting body work down now and will be painted at Walcott, IA in the next few months. 

Love to see this when it gets it's face lift.

[aohunt]

It's on my list of things to do. 

 

Next up are a couple of Des Moines suburbs.

[aohunt]

Back on December 19, 2015, a funeral for a Mechanicsville, IA firefighter was held, and many area departments turned out.  About 15 trucks paraded from Cedar Rapids to Mechanicsville on a cold and blustery day.  During the funeral, all the trucks were parked in front of the station, and I managed a few photos.

[aohunt]

One of Mechanicsville's antiques led the parade.

[aohunt]

This antique carried the casket.

[aohunt]

One last shot.

[aohunt]

Waukee, IA is on the west side of Des Moines, but actually located in Dallas County.  Waukee recently changed from being dispatched by Dallas County to Westcom, who dispatches most of the western Des Moines suburbs.  All of the Waukee rigs have had their numbers removed, and may be renumbered at some point.

 

Engine 910, its old number, is a 2013 E One Typhoon with a 1500 gpm pump and a 780 gallon tank.

[aohunt]

Waukee former engine 910.