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Quincy Reserve Rescue 1

1985 IH S-Series/Knapheide

No Serial Found



The only lime green rig left in the fleet. This rig will also be disposed of.


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Dennis Metzger

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Quincy Aerial Platform 1

1991 or 92 Duplex/Grumman

1500/200

102' RM Platform



I have my doubts about this being totally completed by Grumman as this rig was delivered around the time Grumman was ceasing operations and no one I talked with on the department remembered either. There were no Grumman emblems to be found.


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Next deparment i go to was Tri-Township, which is located on the east side on Quincy a couple blocks south of Broadway and just west of I-172. Tri-Township is a combination deparmtent running out of 1 station with 2 engines, 1 pumper/tanker, 1 rescue/command rig and 1 brush rig.



Tri-Township Engine 1

1997 Pierce Saber

1250/1000

EA-442


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Tri-Township Engine 2

2002 Pierce Contender

1250/1000

Serial# 2928429


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Tri-Township Tanker 3

2005 HME/Alexis

1250/2000

Serial# 1890


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Close up of the mural on the porta-tank compartment.


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Tri-Township Rescue 4

2008 FL/Alexis

No Serial Number Found


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Tri-Township Brush 5

2008 Ford F-350/Alexis slide in unit

150/250


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While scanning my dad's slide collection occasionally I come across stuff that surprises me, especially fire pictures. Tho he was on the job 33 years, 20 of them as Chief he was more of a train buff then fire buff. With that being said here's a shot of what in a years time from when the photo was taken would be his first chief's buggy. This was a 1971 or 72 Buick Estate Wagon, probably one of the biggest POS ever turned out by GM. The second car inline was the A/C's car, a 1969 or 70 Buick Vista Cruiser.


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[quote name='photog999' date='15 March 2010 - 09:02 PM' timestamp='1268703720' post='370301']

Here are a few experiments from my attempts at scanning my slides with my new scanner. I may have posted this before but I still think this is such a unique rig it bears reposting even tho the shot is not the best. This is one of I believe 3 snorkels built by Seagrave. This is Melrose Park Snorkel 705. This is one of the few times I ever saw it on a call and I never did witness it working. I shot this sometime in 1982 according to the process date on the slide.

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Cool rig!!!! I brightened it up some what. Hope you don't mind Dennis.



Matt "W"


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[quote name='ifd29buff' date='20 March 2010 - 01:26 AM' timestamp='1269065193' post='371141']

Cool rig!!!! I brightened it up some what. Hope you don't mind Dennis.



Matt "W"

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Did Melrose staff this rig or was it cross-staffed. Great photo's Dennis please keep posting.



Stay Safe,

Rick
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Rick Mosher
Olathe, Kansas Fire Department
Engine Co. 4
Metro Kansas City, Missouri
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The Quincy Tower was finished by KME, it was basically already done when operations ceased and iirc it was delayed by 6 months or so because of it. I may have to try to put dibs in on the Quincy LaFrance.
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[quote name='photog999' date='19 March 2010 - 11:19 PM' timestamp='1269057582' post='371100']

Quincy Engine 8

1980 Ford C/Pierce

1000/500

Serial# E-0692



This rig will also be disposed of when the Ferrara's are delivered.

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Possibly Ex-Engine 3?
Larry Di Camillo

Fire Chief

Stafford Fire Department

www.staffordfirerescue.org



Engineer/Operator

Houston Fire Department

Ladder Co. 68 "A"

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[quote name='MFD 61 KS' date='20 March 2010 - 03:47 AM' timestamp='1269073624' post='371145']

Did Melrose staff this rig or was it cross-staffed. Great photo's Dennis please keep posting.



Stay Safe,

Rick

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More often the not there was probably one guy assigned to dirve it to the scene.



Dennis
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[quote name='moweaqua_medic' date='20 March 2010 - 11:15 AM' timestamp='1269100518' post='371175']

The Quincy Tower was finished by KME, it was basically already done when operations ceased and iirc it was delayed by 6 months or so because of it. I may have to try to put dibs in on the Quincy LaFrance.

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Thanks, that would explain the lack of either KME or Grumman emblems on the rig other then the Aerialcat logo on the ladder.



Dennis
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I guess I know what you did after I talked to you on the phone Dennis. That pic of your Dad's buggy looks like it was taken on your parents block.
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Here's a few rig shots from a 2-11 alarm in University Park this afternoon.



First up is Monee Engine Co. 562


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Chicago Heights Engine Co. 654


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Flossmoor Engine Co. 1340


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Peotone Truck 14


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