[quote name='srq2009' post='172778' date='Dec 20 2007, 15:20 ']Those are awesome pictures Bryce! I love seeing Seattle stuff.
I spent the summer there in 2006 (along with many christmases past) in Seattle...and I love that fire department. I am dying to see the new R14 and Haz 1 in person, but I won't be in seattle for at least another 6 or 7 months.
Remark - I see that those '87 Western States/Spartan trucks have Fed Qs then, but any of the ones still around now only have the electronic sirens...and now Seattle puts electronic Qs on its trucks...I just think it's interesting.
Got any more good Seattle stuff?![/quote]
I've got a bunch more old SFD pics from the late 80's 'til now. I just need to find the time to scan them in! With a kid on the way, it's hard to find the time. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I'll try to scan some more this weekend.
The Western States rigs all originally had Qs, as did the Spartan/LTI rigs delivered around the same time. They took off the Qs and replaced them with electronic sirens when they started having problems with the AVLs on the rigs. Back then, they used a dead reckoning Loran-type AVL system. When they spun up the Q, it'd restart. So off went the Qs. Also, this was pre-GPS, so if you somehow got off track and the system didn't have you positioned accurately, I was told once that you had to drive to the Kingdome to get it to reset and accurately show where you were! Eventually they scrapped the whole thing...probably for the best.
PM me when you're coming out if you're gonna do some photos.
I spent the summer there in 2006 (along with many christmases past) in Seattle...and I love that fire department. I am dying to see the new R14 and Haz 1 in person, but I won't be in seattle for at least another 6 or 7 months.
Remark - I see that those '87 Western States/Spartan trucks have Fed Qs then, but any of the ones still around now only have the electronic sirens...and now Seattle puts electronic Qs on its trucks...I just think it's interesting.
Got any more good Seattle stuff?![/quote]
I've got a bunch more old SFD pics from the late 80's 'til now. I just need to find the time to scan them in! With a kid on the way, it's hard to find the time. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I'll try to scan some more this weekend.The Western States rigs all originally had Qs, as did the Spartan/LTI rigs delivered around the same time. They took off the Qs and replaced them with electronic sirens when they started having problems with the AVLs on the rigs. Back then, they used a dead reckoning Loran-type AVL system. When they spun up the Q, it'd restart. So off went the Qs. Also, this was pre-GPS, so if you somehow got off track and the system didn't have you positioned accurately, I was told once that you had to drive to the Kingdome to get it to reset and accurately show where you were! Eventually they scrapped the whole thing...probably for the best.
PM me when you're coming out if you're gonna do some photos.
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