Virginia apparatus - miscellaneous

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[quote name='Andrew2340' post='131554' date='Jul 21 2007, 02:18 ']Does anyone out there happen to have any more photos from Farmville, VA? I have family that lives there, and in my pre-photography days (2004) I visited up there. We drove by the FD several times, and the bays were always up. Stupid me never realized that I should have stopped & got pictures of the trucks! I remember they had a Quantum, a Freightliner, and some kind of Snorkel in the bays, and they had several rigs parked out back. Specifically, I remember a white rear-mount platform of some kind and some kind of red or white/red engine. Any pictures would be much appreciated![/quote]



I have some more Farmville photos on my PC at home, i believe that I can get to them tonight.



The Quantum that you saw as you passed by is the main rig used within the town limits. The new Quantum that Mike and I posted is the primary rig for responding into Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties.



The red Snorkel that you saw was a loaner from the Pierce dealer. They had been running a Hahn 85' RM TL, but when it bit the dust, they were in the process of spec'ing a new Quantum 105' RM aerial. Therefore, they got the red Oshkosh/Pierce/Snorkel that you saw and ran it for about a year until the Quantum ladder arrived. It had previously served the Fredericksburg, VA FD and is now running as Truck 7 at the Zion Crossroads VFD in Louisa County, VA.



The Freightliner you saw is now the last remaining tanker in thier fleet. They had two "big water" tankers until recently. One was sold to a private firefighting agency in the midwest, and the other is going to another nearby VFD in Prince Edward.



I am sure that between Jerry and I, we can get some Famville photos posted for ya! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/computer.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />