It was a bit on the warm side when I left Pennington Gap to get to my second meeting. I did not have time for lunch, however the two gentlemen at Pennington Gap equipped me with two Pepsi's to send me on my way. After my second meeting in Pennington Gap, I started heading back to Norton for another nights stay. I had to travel through Big Stone Gap, Virginia. However, with the sun trying to come through, I decided I might as well attempt to find the Big Stone Gap Volunteer Fire Department and see what I could find. Glad I made that decision.
The guys at Big Stone Gap were just terriffic. I was warmly welcomed by the Chief and when I told him I wanted to get photographs of the apparatus, he asked all of the drivers to grab a truck and head up towards a good photo location. However, before he did that, he had to make one phone call. The area we were heading to was up the mountain to the Wallens Ridge State Prison. He called the prison to let them know a group of fire trucks were on the way but there was no concern and no need for a lock down. The Chief told me that there is a larger parking lot in the front of the facility with the mountains in the background. He thought it would make a good location. Once we got up the mountain and I saw the location, I told him he was hired.
Big Stone Gap purchased two 3D Metal fire trucks in 1998.
Engine 2 is a 1998 Freightliner 80/3D Metals with a top mount 1250gpm/1000gwt. It carries serial number 2893.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
The guys at Big Stone Gap were just terriffic. I was warmly welcomed by the Chief and when I told him I wanted to get photographs of the apparatus, he asked all of the drivers to grab a truck and head up towards a good photo location. However, before he did that, he had to make one phone call. The area we were heading to was up the mountain to the Wallens Ridge State Prison. He called the prison to let them know a group of fire trucks were on the way but there was no concern and no need for a lock down. The Chief told me that there is a larger parking lot in the front of the facility with the mountains in the background. He thought it would make a good location. Once we got up the mountain and I saw the location, I told him he was hired.
Big Stone Gap purchased two 3D Metal fire trucks in 1998.
Engine 2 is a 1998 Freightliner 80/3D Metals with a top mount 1250gpm/1000gwt. It carries serial number 2893.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
Mike Sanders
Winchester, VA
Winchester, VA
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