Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

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A lot of people have been asking for Pittsburgh Photos, so here are some of mine. I know there was an older thread made for Pittsburgh, but it must have been deleted. I would like to see any of the older apparatus the city had that has since been disposed of.

[1958 F.W.D.]

2005 HME/Toyne 1250GPM/500

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[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' post='167776' date='Nov 30 2007, 19:46 ']2005 HME/Toyne 1250GPM/500[/quote]





What is that old truck in the back ground?

[Rob Pryor]

Post more if you have them, P'burg is a city you don't hear much about or see apparatus from!!

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How are the Toynes holding up? I'm guessing thats the first "big" "big city" order they have done?

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You can view more of my Pittsburgh photos, as well as many of my other photos at my website listed in my signature.



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The toynes are not holding up at all. The guys say that they are out of service more than they are in. Whenever I was out and took pictures of Engine 6's they had a plastic bag over an intake because they keep having multiple pump problems. The city just recently took delivery of 3 KME engines, and have 3 more on order. Unfortunately they went inservice last month, so I wont get to photograph them till the spring.

[ff168577]

What is the main thing breaking on the toynes. Is it the pump's, or the they way they are built, or just odds and ends? I am curious because my department had to order 2 toyne's, and I am very scepticial about them? Anybody have anyother input on the toynes who has either worked on them, or have them in there stations.

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ff168577,



Throughout my trips in the state I have come across a few toynes. The smaller departments that operate them seem to love them, and have no problems. It seems to me that they just aren't built to handle hard city use. The City of Pittsburgh really gives the rigs a workout with all the calls they run, the hills in the city, and all the fires that they run.

[1958 F.W.D.]

[quote name='ff168577' post='168320' date='Dec 2 2007, 23:47 ']What is the main thing breaking on the toynes. Is it the pump's, or the they way they are built, or just odds and ends? I am curious because my department had to order 2 toyne's, and I am very scepticial about them? Anybody have anyother input on the toynes who has either worked on them, or have them in there stations.[/quote]



Pittsburgh, like any other major city, is brutally hard on apparatus. No matter what they order/receive, they're gonna beat the crap out of it. It's my understanding that the bodies are holding up well, but there are issues with the chassis.



ff168577, why dont you take a ride over to Bryn Athyn one day and take a look at theirs? I am sure you will be impressed, although it is stainless steel, and if I remember correctly, you ordered aluminum. Did they fix the door height in your one firehouse yet?

[ff168577]

Thank I do know what my department ordered, due to me being on the apparatus committee. Our firehouse will be undergoing renovations with in the next few months due to being very lucky and getting grant money through the Philadelphia Park Casino. Also the apparatus will fit even with the door height at it's current level. I am wondering that even though the city of Pittsburg is hard on apparatus, if the issue falls back to HME. Is pittsburg's apparatus stainless or aluminum? Also did Pittsburg go to KME by using the co-stars or state bid to advoid using the bidding process of apparatus, or did they get a better price from KME through a bidding process?

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I'm pretty sure that the Toyne's are Aluminum. The new KME's were purchased through the co-stars program.

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Deputy Chief 1

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Training Academy Reserve Engine in service as E27

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Engine 37 using reserve 29

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Ladder 32

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MAC 2 (Mobile Air Compressor)

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Engine 38

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Fire Investigations

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Engine 4

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Engine 32 using reserve 8