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Steele Creek VFD

Engine 3

1996 Pierce Dash

1500/1000

#EA-432

[BFD1151]

Steele Creek VFD

Tanker 4

2003 Freightliner FL112/Pierce

750/3000

#13679

[BFD1151]

There was an interesting story behind these pictures at Steele Creek. After fellow firepixer Andrew and I introduced ourselves to the guys at the station, a mentally unstable guy came up to us and said he had been assaulted. As the guys at the station were trying to assess him, he kept trying to run out in traffic in a busy South Tryon St. It turns out he was just mad at his roommate for not letting him smoke. After 45 minutes of watching the cops and MEDIC the guy finally got transported to the hospital where he could get the help he needed and we got our pics. If you can imagine it, it probably happens in Charlotte like other big cities.



Steele Creek VFD

Rescue 8

2001 Freightliner FL80/Pierce

#11877

[MFD76]

[quote name='BFD1151' post='319664' date='Jul 7 2009, 18:26 ']Charlotte FD

Tanker 37

2008 Spartan/Smeal

1500/1000/300F

#3581[/quote]



How do they staff the tankers? Are they housed with an Engine?



Stay Safe, Rick

[BFD1151]

The tankers are staffed with a driver only, usually a firefighter riding in the back of the engine company at the station the tanker is assigned. The tankers are assigned to stations 9,21,28,35 and 37. The tankers, however can be used as a backup engine if the companies' regular truck is OOS and could be staffed as an engine company in times of disasters such as flooding or similar incidents by hire-back personnel.



Daily responses for a tanker include vehicle fires on the interstate, hazmat incidents requiring large amounts of foam, and of course areas that have low hydrant pressure or no hydrants at all.

[l18clfd]

Micah.... what??? no love for the Ladder Company??? When did you come by???





[quote name='BFD1151' post='319660' date='Jul 7 2009, 19:17 ']Charlotte FD

Engine 18

2008 Spartan/Smeal

2000/500/30F

#3577[/quote]

[BFD1151]

We wanted a picture of L18 but it was out at a church daycare giving tours of the truck. We came on an A-shift day about 2 weeks ago, but I'll come by on your shift sometime to get a pic of the ladder.

[MFD76]

[quote name='BFD1151' post='319782' date='Jul 8 2009, 11:44 ']The tankers are staffed with a driver only, usually a firefighter riding in the back of the engine company at the station the tanker is assigned. The tankers are assigned to stations 9,21,28,35 and 37. The tankers, however can be used as a backup engine if the companies' regular truck is OOS and could be staffed as an engine company in times of disasters such as flooding or similar incidents by hire-back personnel.



Daily responses for a tanker include vehicle fires on the interstate, hazmat incidents requiring large amounts of foam, and of course areas that have low hydrant pressure or no hydrants at all.[/quote]



Cool thanks, glad to see it is a functional engine also.



Stay safe, Rick

[chris7119]

Not a good shot but,



West Liberty Engine 591

2008 Rosenbauer International

1500/1250

S/N # 1463709

[chris7119]

Atwell Engine 402

Seagrave, 2007 I think is the year

1500/1000

[BFD1151]

Carolina FD, Pineville

Engine 4

1990 IHC 4900/KME

1250/1000

GSO#1027

Ex-Demo

Ex-Carmel VFD?

[BFD1151]

Here is a better pic of a truck previously posted:



Carolina FD

Ladder 1

1998 HME 1971/3D/AI

1500/500/75'

#2966

[Guest]

Does anyone have any photos from the Holly Ridge, NC FD in Onslow County?



As A kid years ago, we stopped by there on the way to Myrtle Beach and I shot the rigs all parked outside the station. Have since lost those old photos. Would apprecate anyone posting any of the era or newer.

[camdenfirespfn]

West Lexington Fire Rescue

Rescue 71 2008 Seagrave Marauder II

[camdenfirespfn]

Spencer Fire Department N.C



2008 Seagrave Marauder II

[dawson_fire]

[quote name='Chester911' post='324241' date='Jul 26 2009, 08:48 ']Does anyone have any photos from the Holly Ridge, NC FD in Onslow County?



As A kid years ago, we stopped by there on the way to Myrtle Beach and I shot the rigs all parked outside the station. Have since lost those old photos. Would apprecate anyone posting any of the era or newer.[/quote]

I will be starting a new thread soon from my vacation and I shot 3 of their rigs so they will be in there. Hope you can wait a couple of days and I'll make them early in the thread.



Terry

[Mark V. Carr]

Nice shot Steve - you got train and fire engine all in the same picture!



Spencer Fire Department N.C



2008 Seagrave Marauder II

[/quote]

[photone]

[quote name='GA_Dave' post='211108' date='May 4 2008, 23:25 ']1952 Ford/Spencer Shops

500/500



This pumper was built in the Southern Railroad shops at Spencer, NC. I phorographed this one and the one from Franklin several years back. I believe Rockwell Rural aso had a Spencer Shops rig.[/quote]



Lots of awesome shots here...and had to comment on this historically speaking...Both railroad and music history at that.



Spencer NC was the never reached destination for Southern RRs Fast Mail, train # 97 which missed a curve at speed at Stillhouse Trestle, across Cherrystone Creek in Danville Va. This occurred on Sept 27, 1903.



The wreck, of course, inspired the balllad that became the first million selling Country hit...The Wreck of the Old 97



The first line of the ballad starts...



"Well, they handed him his orders in Monroe, Virginia, saying, 'Steve, you're way behind time; this is not 38 it is Old 97, you must put her into Spencer on time.'"



Thought that was an interesting little factoid!

[Guest]

Once again into the Mts of NC. Trying out my new camera. I was having some serious issues with the old. So with New camera, come new trucks--and old.



First is Asheville's new Quint 5, a Pierce arrow Xt

[Guest]

Next is Weaverville, Nc. A bit north of Ashville on I-26



It seems they are replacing their whole fleet. 1st is Their newest engine E8 a 2009 Pierce Contender.