I feel like I have been going through Firepics withdrawl....between a number of family events, traveling for work, and some strange weather, it has been a challenge getting photos and posting photos. Hopefully, things will change.
Work had me out at a variety of different locations across Virginia the last 2-3 weeks. Fitting in a quick station visit and dodging some nasty thunder storms have been the challenge.
I did have the opportunity to visit Hot Springs, Virginia up in the mountains in Bath County. The Homestead is a beautiful hotel and meeting place and the entire complex is protected by the Hot Springs VFD. I had several days of meetings and had made arrangements to meet the Fire Chief at the Hot Springs VFD after my meetings. The night before my scheduled visit, we had some intense thunder storms. I was told the Hot Springs ladder truck only gets out a handful of times during the year.....it got out that night for a lightning strike at a local church.
Fortunately, the day of my visit it was not raining, but it was not exactly sunny either. We had made plans to take the apparatus to a nearby field, but the rain ruined those plans. I was able to photograph most of the apparatus at the station, which I will share here.
Engine 1 at Hot Springs is this 1982 Mack MC686F10 1000/750 with serial number 1056. It was purchased new by Hot Springs.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
Work had me out at a variety of different locations across Virginia the last 2-3 weeks. Fitting in a quick station visit and dodging some nasty thunder storms have been the challenge.
I did have the opportunity to visit Hot Springs, Virginia up in the mountains in Bath County. The Homestead is a beautiful hotel and meeting place and the entire complex is protected by the Hot Springs VFD. I had several days of meetings and had made arrangements to meet the Fire Chief at the Hot Springs VFD after my meetings. The night before my scheduled visit, we had some intense thunder storms. I was told the Hot Springs ladder truck only gets out a handful of times during the year.....it got out that night for a lightning strike at a local church.
Fortunately, the day of my visit it was not raining, but it was not exactly sunny either. We had made plans to take the apparatus to a nearby field, but the rain ruined those plans. I was able to photograph most of the apparatus at the station, which I will share here.
Engine 1 at Hot Springs is this 1982 Mack MC686F10 1000/750 with serial number 1056. It was purchased new by Hot Springs.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
Mike Sanders
Winchester, VA
Winchester, VA
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