Philadelphia, PA

[camdenfirespfn]

Thanks brother I did not know !!

[camdenfirespfn]

Thanks brother I did not know !!

[IrishTruckie]

Ladder 5 prior to delivery to the PFD at KME.

[Guest]

[quote name='Fireman5230' post='257664' date='Oct 30 2008, 21:17 ']I figured so - what IS the piece? An Old Seagrave Tiller? I know that Engine 290 was more or less BRAND NEW but just a LOANER... Did PFD keep that engine or give it back?[/quote]



ladder 290 is a 93 simon duplex former ladder 13

[Guest]

[quote name='tomquimby' post='265935' date='Dec 12 2008, 22:31 ']ladder 290 is a 93 simon duplex former ladder 13[/quote]



Philly has two types of reserve apparatus. 100 series apparatus are fully equipped and are typically used when a front line piece needs short term repairs done. 200 series apparatus don't have any equipment on them and companies need to switch over to put them in service. They are used for longer term repairs. They are numbered according to the engine of the firehouse where they are kept. I.e., E212 is a 200 series apparatus stationed with E12 in Manayunk. Pieces with 90,91,92,etc in their designation are kept at the shop; 80&81 in the designation denotes apparatus stationed at the Fire Training Academy.

[R1SmokeEater]

Link to new Philly pumpers being built:

[url="http://www.horrocksfire.com/product_info.php?cPath=6&products_id=159&prname=City_of_Philadelphia&osCsid=b287f1538211e2f997d70ac051a187eb"]http://www.horrocksfire.com/product_info.p...7d70ac051a187eb[/url]

[Guest]

[quote name='reckscoop' post='93432' date='Apr 1 2007, 17:06 ']...and as a reserve piece. On this day when it was running as Squrt 57, I unfortunately didn't have the guy pull it out far enough to get the whole boom into the sunlight. Just about 6 inches!![/quote]





here is another of the old squrt 238

[jpw25pfd]

Here's a photo of Ladder 5's "new apparatus". It's a 2007 American LaFrance that was formerly assigned to Ladder 1. The piece was reassigned to Ladder 5 after Ladder 1 was closed on 1/05/09.

[Guest]

What happenned to the new Tower?

[Ladder 68]

What companies were closed in the most recent dismantling of the PFD? Sad.



Thanks in advance.

[jpw25pfd]

[quote name='my2cents' post='276204' date='Jan 24 2009, 07:12 ']What happenned to the new Tower?[/quote]

It will be reassigned to Ladder 6. The streets in the area covered by Ladder 5 are too tight for tower to get around easily.

[jpw25pfd]

[quote name='Ladder 68' post='276205' date='Jan 24 2009, 07:22 ']What companies were closed in the most recent dismantling of the PFD? Sad.



Thanks in advance.[/quote]

Engines 1, 6, 8, 14, 39 and Ladders 1 and 11. They were put out of service on 1/05/09.

[Ladder 68]

7 companies closed with the click of a mouse. Crying a** shame. And Philly is always making fires. Wow. Do any other city services get cut back too?



Any ideas where the rigs from the closed companies are being re-assigned?



Thanks for the info, no matter how said it is.

[jpw25pfd]

[quote name='Ladder 68' post='276215' date='Jan 24 2009, 08:59 ']7 companies closed with the click of a mouse. Crying a** shame. And Philly is always making fires. Wow. Do any other city services get cut back too?



Any ideas where the rigs from the closed companies are being re-assigned?



Thanks for the info, no matter how said it is.[/quote]

There were cuts to most other city services. A number of libraries were closed, etc.. It's funny, the closing of the libraries got most of the press. Just remember, fires are down.



The full list of reassignments hasn't been announced yet. The only other change that has been made public, officially, is Engine 8's 1998 ALF squrt will be reassigned to Engine 55.

[R1SmokeEater]

Jack,

Any updated pix of the new KME Pumpers ?

[cml0774]

Is ladder 28 still getting second ladder tower?

[jpw25pfd]

[quote name='R1SmokeEater' post='276243' date='Jan 24 2009, 11:00 ']Jack,

Any updated pix of the new KME Pumpers ?[/quote]

I do have some but they're not my photos. I don't post other people's photos. The final inspection on the first one was done the other day. It will be a little while until it is delivered.

[jpw25pfd]

[quote name='cml0774' post='276267' date='Jan 24 2009, 13:49 ']Is ladder 28 still getting second ladder tower?[/quote]

No, the second tower ladder is now scheduled to be assigned to Ladder 22. This may change the way things are going lately.

[jpw25pfd]

Philadelphia Chemical 1 - 2007 Ford/Seagrave - photo by Jack Wright

[Guest]

[quote name='pfdbuff' post='281602' date='Feb 13 2009, 19:27 ']Philadelphia Chemical 1 - 2007 Ford/Seagrave - photo by Jack Wright[/quote]

Jack - have they decided that this will got to 33's?? Or is there some other plan for the rig?