[quote name='firepost' date='31 January 2010 - 11:53 AM' timestamp='1264959180' post='361391']
Yes that's the one that was missing, Steve, it was Snorkel 7's Strato Tower that was destroyed on July 7th 1970 when the Wall of a Multi story Industrial building collapsed on it when it was pouring water on the ruins. Unfortunately a firefighter, John Walsh was killed.
By the way both 1960 Strato Towers were not 85 footers but I believe that they were 65 footers.
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I have corrected my roster to read 65-foot for both Snorkel 6 and 7. I had wondered why I never got a photo of Snorkel 7. It was destroyed by the time Duane Troxel and I shot the entire Chicago department in the fall of 1970. Thanks for the info Bill, for the photo of her Steve, and for bringing it all up Dave.
I had the scare of my life when riding up in her twin, Snorkel 6, at CFD Station 46 in 1970 with Duane Troxel. Duane rode up first- no problems. When I got all of the way up so that I could take photos of the area and Engine 46 and Truck 17 both parked below, the controls of Snorkel 6 locked up some how. When the driver tried to unjam it, the bucket just swayed from side to side. Being a guy that is not exactly good with heights, it was extremely scary for me. Duane, of course, was rolling on the ground laughing at my plight 65-feet above. For awhile, I thought I might have to come down on Truck 17's aerial. Luckily, however, the driver figured out what the problem was. After that incident, I had a lot more respect for the firefighters operating in the snorkel basket.
-1970 Photo by Steve Skaar. Duane can be seen on Truck 17's turntable in this photo taken before we got all the way up- and stuck.
Yes that's the one that was missing, Steve, it was Snorkel 7's Strato Tower that was destroyed on July 7th 1970 when the Wall of a Multi story Industrial building collapsed on it when it was pouring water on the ruins. Unfortunately a firefighter, John Walsh was killed.
By the way both 1960 Strato Towers were not 85 footers but I believe that they were 65 footers.
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I have corrected my roster to read 65-foot for both Snorkel 6 and 7. I had wondered why I never got a photo of Snorkel 7. It was destroyed by the time Duane Troxel and I shot the entire Chicago department in the fall of 1970. Thanks for the info Bill, for the photo of her Steve, and for bringing it all up Dave.
I had the scare of my life when riding up in her twin, Snorkel 6, at CFD Station 46 in 1970 with Duane Troxel. Duane rode up first- no problems. When I got all of the way up so that I could take photos of the area and Engine 46 and Truck 17 both parked below, the controls of Snorkel 6 locked up some how. When the driver tried to unjam it, the bucket just swayed from side to side. Being a guy that is not exactly good with heights, it was extremely scary for me. Duane, of course, was rolling on the ground laughing at my plight 65-feet above. For awhile, I thought I might have to come down on Truck 17's aerial. Luckily, however, the driver figured out what the problem was. After that incident, I had a lot more respect for the firefighters operating in the snorkel basket.
-1970 Photo by Steve Skaar. Duane can be seen on Truck 17's turntable in this photo taken before we got all the way up- and stuck.
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