[quote name='MFD 61 KS' post='283088' date='Feb 19 2009, 17:24 ']Bruce,
Thanks for the info that is great, cool story with the grey. The rehabed Snorkel was in the last FAJ in the rehabs section. Did Marion suffer cut backs and fire house closings?
What a fantastic photo. They did have this engine in reserve as Engine 21 when I was a kid it was stored in the back of 7's behind Tanker 7 and later when Snorkel 7 went in service it was shipped out on HWY 303 at the old fire/police training center now just police training. It really made the rounds from Engine 1,6,7 and may be a few more places. I did not know they had kept it and fell over when I saw it refurbed at 13's. They said General Motors Arilngton Plant did the refurb in the 90's. The front door gold leaf scramble and jump seat letters matches the orginal design that was started with this 700. All or most AFD rigs followed prior to the 1970's with the same door scramble and letters. 700's are real true classic and I have a soft spot for them. Kansas City, MO KCFD had the second or third largest fleet of 700's seires really cool rigs pumps, tillers, and one four wheel straight 100ft stick. I remember 7's making runs as a kid in the 1970 open cab ALF 900 with the 1972 GMC Tanker and then later in the 83 Century with the 1970 open cab Snorkel in tow, really loud Q sirens.[/quote]
Hey Rick,
Not sure if was Kansas City Mo. or Ks. but I saw a film about a huge fire in a filling station, bulk plant that caught on fire there probally in the 40's or 50's. Man what a mess! The firefighters pushed the fire from out front on the drive back to the storage tanks and then the fun began. It didn't take too long for the heat from the gas fire licking on the storage tanks in the rear to have some wild results. A couple of them took off like rocket ships, WOW fire everywhere for a little while. I remember there were several 400 series ALFs in the battle. Don't know if there were any firefighters or apparatus lost but if there weren't it missed a heck of a chance. Just a memory from a training session from days gone by that I thought you might like..............Bruce
Thanks for the info that is great, cool story with the grey. The rehabed Snorkel was in the last FAJ in the rehabs section. Did Marion suffer cut backs and fire house closings?
What a fantastic photo. They did have this engine in reserve as Engine 21 when I was a kid it was stored in the back of 7's behind Tanker 7 and later when Snorkel 7 went in service it was shipped out on HWY 303 at the old fire/police training center now just police training. It really made the rounds from Engine 1,6,7 and may be a few more places. I did not know they had kept it and fell over when I saw it refurbed at 13's. They said General Motors Arilngton Plant did the refurb in the 90's. The front door gold leaf scramble and jump seat letters matches the orginal design that was started with this 700. All or most AFD rigs followed prior to the 1970's with the same door scramble and letters. 700's are real true classic and I have a soft spot for them. Kansas City, MO KCFD had the second or third largest fleet of 700's seires really cool rigs pumps, tillers, and one four wheel straight 100ft stick. I remember 7's making runs as a kid in the 1970 open cab ALF 900 with the 1972 GMC Tanker and then later in the 83 Century with the 1970 open cab Snorkel in tow, really loud Q sirens.[/quote]
Hey Rick,
Not sure if was Kansas City Mo. or Ks. but I saw a film about a huge fire in a filling station, bulk plant that caught on fire there probally in the 40's or 50's. Man what a mess! The firefighters pushed the fire from out front on the drive back to the storage tanks and then the fun began. It didn't take too long for the heat from the gas fire licking on the storage tanks in the rear to have some wild results. A couple of them took off like rocket ships, WOW fire everywhere for a little while. I remember there were several 400 series ALFs in the battle. Don't know if there were any firefighters or apparatus lost but if there weren't it missed a heck of a chance. Just a memory from a training session from days gone by that I thought you might like..............Bruce
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