TEXAS RIGS

[Ladder 68]

Thanks for the corrections Joe. Ah how times have changed. I am driving Ladder 68 today and the difference from 1979 to 2008 is amazing in the way of apparatus and everything else we do and what we use to accomplish it.



I love the photo of the Stafford pumper. I have never seen that photo before. The old timers told me one of our pumpers was there and I have read it in the aforementioned book, but have never seen a photo of it. Thanks a million. I'll have to talk to Paradowski when I see him at the next fire and ask for permission to use that one and put it up at Station #3.



The pumper was a Ford C/Boardman I believe. When I joined there it was Engine 3 which was replaced by a '79 ALF Century and then a '84 Pirsch (Tag on to a HFD order for 2 identical rigs) and finally the current '96 Spartan/Quality pumper (1 of 2).



Thanks again.