03-20-2010, 12:04 AM (This post was last modified: 03-20-2010, 12:07 AM by photog999.)
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.
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
All photos Copyright Metzger.Media 2014 unless otherwise noted
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.
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.
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
All photos Copyright Metzger.Media 2014 unless otherwise noted
[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.
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.
[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
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
All photos Copyright Metzger.Media 2014 unless otherwise noted
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