Dallas Fire Department Apparatus

[1961MackC95]

   



1957 Peter Pirsch 100' TDA-Dallas, TX



Left Front View



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[1961MackC95]

   



1957 Peter Pirsch 100' TDA-Dallas, TX



Right Front View



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[firepost]

[TacSupport1]

Have the new Crimson rear mounts arrived yet?

[hansinoman]

[quote name='TacSupport1' date='19 January 2010 - 06:06 PM' timestamp='1263944784' post='359400']

Have the new Crimson rear mounts arrived yet?

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The first of the four ladder trucks has arrived at the shops. It will probably go to Truck 24 sometime in March or April. The other three ladders and the 10 pumpers will begin rolling in next month.

[MFD76]

[quote name='hansinoman' date='26 January 2010 - 11:13 AM' timestamp='1264524815' post='360559']

The first of the four ladder trucks has arrived at the shops. It will probably go to Truck 24 sometime in March or April. The other three ladders and the 10 pumpers will begin rolling in next month.

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With REAL Q2b siren's???

[TacSupport1]

Dallas FD has taken delivery of this latest batch of Spartan/Crimson engines......



   

[TacSupport1]

Dallas FD also just took delivery of this 2009 Spartan/Crimson TL:



   

[MFD76]

[quote name='TacSupport1' date='19 March 2010 - 02:09 PM' timestamp='1269024577' post='370956']

Dallas FD has taken delivery of this latest batch of Spartan/Crimson engines......





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WoW I never thought it would happen The DFD with REAL Q Sirens. That is fantastic!!!



NOTE: Dallas never ran Q sirens they always had B&M Siro Drift Sirens. The Siro drifts faded away from new rigs in the late 1970's and those horrible electronic sirens came. Although from what I remember the rigs with Siro Drifts kept them their entire career on the DFD.



Stay Safe,

Rick

[R1SmokeEater]

[quote name='TacSupport1' date='19 March 2010 - 03:13 PM' timestamp='1269024805' post='370957']

Dallas FD also just took delivery of this 2009 Spartan/Crimson TL:





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Does that mean Dallas is running two TL's now ?

[Txfirephoto]

I've been told this one will be assigned to Truck 15.



[quote name='TacSupport1' date='19 March 2010 - 02:13 PM' timestamp='1269024805' post='370957']

Dallas FD also just took delivery of this 2009 Spartan/Crimson TL:





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[Txfirephoto]

Yes they are.



[quote name='R1SmokeEater' date='19 March 2010 - 03:17 PM' timestamp='1269028678' post='370969']

Does that mean Dallas is running two TL's now ?

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[TacSupport1]

Another angle on one of Dallas's new Crimson Engines:



   

[hansinoman]

[quote name='Txfirephoto' date='19 March 2010 - 04:20 PM' timestamp='1269032415' post='370975']

I've been told this one will be assigned to Truck 15.





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No sir, it is going to Truck 36.

[hansinoman]

[quote name='MFD 61 KS' date='19 March 2010 - 02:34 PM' timestamp='1269026068' post='370961']

WoW I never thought it would happen The DFD with REAL Q Sirens. That is fantastic!!!



NOTE: Dallas never ran Q sirens they always had B&M Siro Drift Sirens. The Siro drifts faded away from new rigs in the late 1970's and those horrible electronic sirens came. Although from what I remember the rigs with Siro Drifts kept them their entire career on the DFD.



Stay Safe,

Rick

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Yes, Rick, the real firetruck sound is back in Big D. They had been running their PA-300's in manual mode off the foot switch for several years, in the spirit of a Q siren, but without that wonderful sound.....



Get this though....all the new trucks with the Q's also have the electronic sirens, Whelen models, with that "Howler" sound on a momentary switch. So you might hear a Q, an electronic, and then the Howler, which sounds for about 12 seconds if they hit a switch that activates it. And in true Dallas fashion all of the clear lights stay on regardless of whether the rig is in "blocking mode", unlike the majority of new apparatus where the clear lights shut down when the parking brake is activated.

[ff002]

[quote name='MFD 61 KS' date='19 March 2010 - 03:34 PM' timestamp='1269026068' post='370961']

WoW I never thought it would happen The DFD with REAL Q Sirens. That is fantastic!!!



NOTE: Dallas never ran Q sirens they always had B&M Siro Drift Sirens. The Siro drifts faded away from new rigs in the late 1970's and those horrible electronic sirens came. Although from what I remember the rigs with Siro Drifts kept them their entire career on the DFD.



Stay Safe,

Rick

[/quote]



Rick, did the guys like the B and M siro drifts?



We are doing a trial on a B and M mechanical right now and would welcome input from past users....



Bruce

[Txfirephoto]

Thanks for the correction. Do you know when it will be going into service?



[quote name='hansinoman' date='25 March 2010 - 03:54 PM' timestamp='1269549252' post='372289']

No sir, it is going to Truck 36.

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[hansinoman]

[quote name='Txfirephoto' date='25 March 2010 - 10:47 PM' timestamp='1269574075' post='372408']

Thanks for the correction. Do you know when it will be going into service?





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I was up at the shops yesterday and they said it would be in May or June. Probably going to order another tower during the FY 2011 budget cycle.

[hansinoman]

Dallas, Tx HazMat 3

1999 Spartan Advantage CC/SuperVac #343

HazMat Unit

(formerly assiged as HazMat 4)



Photo by Eric Hansen

[hansinoman]

[quote name='ffdrive' date='25 March 2010 - 05:31 PM' timestamp='1269555114' post='372322']

Rick, did the guys like the B and M siro drifts?



We are doing a trial on a B and M mechanical right now and would welcome input from past users....



Bruce

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Not to butt in on Rick's chance to reply, but Dallas and many other suburban Dalas departments in the 50's and 60's ran B&M SiroDrifts. Dallas last oredered them on the 1978 model American LaFrance Pioneer III pumpers and ladders. Nonone around here has ordered them since, however Cedar Hill has placed an ex-Dallas B&M on their Pierce Dash quint. The B&M doesnt have as high a pitch as the Federal Q and as far as I know there were no problems with them. Actually until recently I was unaware B&M was still in the siren business.