[quote name='wardengine' post='76439' date='Feb 12 2007, 16:57 ']<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />-->QUOTE(Frank B @ Feb 11 2007, 11:59 ) [post="75893"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]<div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->How can anyone forget the Mack L Snorkle? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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55 foot snorkel boom. The unit was purchased used from the Paoli Fire Co & served as the Kimberton Fire Co.'s first Truck Company. The unit was equipped with a 250 gallon tank & 750 gpm 2-stage Hale Pump. The unit was sold to the Forest Lake Fire Co where it continues to serve as a front line fire unit.
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[color="#0000FF"] these photos are by an unknown (to me) photographer.[/color]
i don't think they have it anymore but have someone confirming it for me[/quote]
ok ' i found out the dept stopped using it a few years ago and sold it to one of their members who still keeps it at one of their stations. it is also believed this member is going to sell it but my source didn't get his number,but he told me he couild get it if someone were interested in the piece. as for it on their web site ,i saw it too but ,a lot of these web sites are not updated .it has been out of service for years by the dept.
' /> 55 foot snorkel boom. The unit was purchased used from the Paoli Fire Co & served as the Kimberton Fire Co.'s first Truck Company. The unit was equipped with a 250 gallon tank & 750 gpm 2-stage Hale Pump. The unit was sold to the Forest Lake Fire Co where it continues to serve as a front line fire unit.
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[color="#0000FF"] these photos are by an unknown (to me) photographer.[/color]
i don't think they have it anymore but have someone confirming it for me[/quote]
ok ' i found out the dept stopped using it a few years ago and sold it to one of their members who still keeps it at one of their stations. it is also believed this member is going to sell it but my source didn't get his number,but he told me he couild get it if someone were interested in the piece. as for it on their web site ,i saw it too but ,a lot of these web sites are not updated .it has been out of service for years by the dept.
tom bretz a ffII,retired disabled ff/emt from Kingston PA F D,own 2 wardlafranceengs a 49,a66,member of iaff 840,six cnty fire asso,pa state firemen's assoc, pa pump primers,schuylkill historic fire soc(spaamfaa's newest chapter--black diamond),luzerne cnty fire/rescue,life mem of columbian fire co kingston,former app op at laflin,edwrdsvlle,forty fort all in pa
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