Some of you might also recognize this photo of S-36 which was used in magazine ads for Snorkel for several years. It's actually the '51 operating at a multi-alarm fire in East Whiteland Twp., PA at Vishay Electronics in the mid-70's. Snorkel liked the photo and used it even as they were selling more and more 85' units which was shown in the PIP in the ad.
[quote name='FDSafetyMentor' post='253148' date='Oct 9 2008, 23:43 ']Hey Bruce,
Update on the '51 Mack Snorkel - I got info this past spring from a member at Newtown Square FC that the rig was taken out of service in Forest Lake and moved to a warehouse someplace in or near Binghamton, NY. Unsure of specific location and I have been unsuccessful in trying to recontact Fred Capotosto who was Asst. Chief in Forest Lake in Dec. 2006 (and son of Frank Copotosto). I'm told it is being stored inside but I don't know why it was taken out of service.
Many fond memories of that truck. I operated the rig while I was in Paoli FC from 1972 to 1983. My "biggest" fire in that time frame was the Betsy Ross Candy Company blaze in the Paoli Industrial Park. Here's a newspaper photo of the '51 that day. Sure would like to keep track of that truck and I hope it stays in one piece.[/quote]
[quote name='FDSafetyMentor' post='253148' date='Oct 9 2008, 23:43 ']Hey Bruce,
Update on the '51 Mack Snorkel - I got info this past spring from a member at Newtown Square FC that the rig was taken out of service in Forest Lake and moved to a warehouse someplace in or near Binghamton, NY. Unsure of specific location and I have been unsuccessful in trying to recontact Fred Capotosto who was Asst. Chief in Forest Lake in Dec. 2006 (and son of Frank Copotosto). I'm told it is being stored inside but I don't know why it was taken out of service.
Many fond memories of that truck. I operated the rig while I was in Paoli FC from 1972 to 1983. My "biggest" fire in that time frame was the Betsy Ross Candy Company blaze in the Paoli Industrial Park. Here's a newspaper photo of the '51 that day. Sure would like to keep track of that truck and I hope it stays in one piece.[/quote]
Jack Sullivan
Dir. of Training, Emergency Responder Safety Institute
WebChief, Old Dominion Historical Fire Society
Dir. of Training, Emergency Responder Safety Institute
WebChief, Old Dominion Historical Fire Society