TEXAS RIGS

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Refinery Terminal Fire Company Corpus Christi Texas recently placed this 2008 FFA in service. I went down on the 4th of July to take a night shot of the rig.

I learned a lot - like when it is dark, being different completely from my normal shooting in bright sunlight - the camera shutter stays open a lot longer than normal.

This, in conjunction with learning that the camera setting I use for shooting (landscape) automatically keeps the flash from

working (I never needed the flash in the daytime) so I didn't have the flash to help.

All that said, my 35MM will probably be garbage, and out of the 30+ shots I took with the digital, I got 9.

All in all, I believe it was a great opportunity and it came out well, considering my lack of experience in night shooting.

Ferrarra production number H-3587

Chassis: Ferrara Igniter Custom Chassis

Body Type: Heavy Duty Modular Stainless Steel

Engine: Detroit Diesel Series 60, 515 HP

Transmission: Allison 4000 EV Automatic

Pump: Hale RME3-300, Single Stage, 3000 Gals

Foam System: Williams Hot Shot II-300

Tank: Water 400 Gals, Foam 2000