Memphis Fire Dept

[Guest]

[quote name='moweaqua_medic' timestamp='1254003688' post='339057']

Here are pics of Memphis Truck 29 on its way to Memphis from Appleton.



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Gorgeous rig! Thanks for sharing!

[Juice]

Thanks for clearing that up guys, at first I thought maybe I was looking at the picture wrong, but once I saw a shot dead on behind the truck I knew I was right. Very interesting concept there.



Trav!

[Truckman]

[quote name='Good2Go' timestamp='1295205501' post='420802']

Gorgeous rig! Thanks for sharing!

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Nice rig.

[Truckman]

Take a peek at this Pirsch Tiller. As said the tillerman sits inside the aerial and as you can see the steering wheel and windshield is removable so the aerial can be raised.



My photo of an 1946 aerial.

[Guest]

[quote name='Truckman' timestamp='1295369845' post='421107']

Take a peek at this Pirsch Tiller. As said the tillerman sits inside the aerial and as you can see the steering wheel and windshield is removable so the aerial can be raised.



My photo of an 1946 aerial.

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There is a good chance that that tiller (or one of similar vintage) is still in service....

[Juice]

Thanks for that picture as well, wouldn't that be something to still see one of these bad boys screaming down the road running to a fire?



Trav!

[Truckman]

The photo of a 1957 Pirsch aerial in operation, showing where the tiller

windshield, steering wheel and seat is located after breakdown.



The other is from a 1946 Pirsch showing the windshield, steering wheel

and seat in the running position.





Both are my photographs.

[Guest]

[quote name='Truckman' timestamp='1297121251' post='424192']

The photo of a 1957 Pirsch aerial in operation, showing where the tiller

windshield, steering wheel and seat is located after breakdown.



The other is from a 1946 Pirsch showing the windshield, steering wheel

and seat in the running position.





Both are my photographs.

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Love the 'pompier; ladders, loved climbing them in training, should still be a part of the training.

[Truckman]

[quote name='WAGONMAN' timestamp='1297121470' post='424193']

Love the 'pompier; ladders, loved climbing them in training, should still be a part of the training.

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I think you are right about allowing recruits to climb them, as this give them confidence.



When I was at our drill school, we had several and used them to climb the tower several times during their basic. We also used the life net as well back then. They are all gone now. Nothing like jumping off a good building from the second or third floor into a life net held by your peers!

[Ladder 68]

Agreed....we had to climb them every day in the academy. In fact it was the last drill before lunch. Very much a confidence builder.

[Guest]

Anyone have pictices Memphis Fire Department new T-21 and E-57 .

[kenosha]

"New" Truck 21 2003/2010 E\-One 100'RM (Former Truck 3 which rolled onto its side in accident with Engine 8 in 2003). This rig returned to service as Truck 21 in 2010 after extensive repairs were made. Ryan Smith photo. Also note, on the smugmug website my brother and I share (link below) we have an extensive collection of apparatus pictures from Memphis and throughout the United States.

[firesafe91]

Does Memphis still have any of the Ford/Pirsch tillers still in front-line service? If my memory is correct, T6 and T21 were the last two front-line tillers in service. I was in Memphis a couple of weeks ago and drove by the shops. The T6 tiller was sitting in the lot and appeared to be stripped of equipment.



I also saw that the city council (see page 15 of attached link) approved capital funding for the purcahse of eight alternative response vehicles, one brush truck, seven ambulances, two pumpers and two quints. Will the quints be replacements for two of the three E\-One tower ladders or is the city planning to integrate quints into their operations.



Thanks in advance.



http://www.cityofmemphis.org/pdf_forms/d...122110.pdf

[kenosha]

The only senior aerial left is Truck 6, the Ford/Pirsch senior aerial. Truck 21 was replaced in 2010 as shown above. Truck 6 is currently in a reserve, from what I heard, the engine "blew up" in it. From what i understand though, it is being repaired and will return to service. As of now, the entire reserve fleet is senior aerials with the exception of two E\-One 100'RM trucks...so for now, if you come here you'll still see some senior aerials in use.



As for the quints, I heard one will replace Engine 54's Pierce telesquirt. I'm not sure about the other one...







[quote name='firesafe91' timestamp='1299198529' post='427834']

Does Memphis still have any of the Ford/Pirsch tillers still in front-line service? If my memory is correct, T6 and T21 were the last two front-line tillers in service. I was in Memphis a couple of weeks ago and drove by the shops. The T6 tiller was sitting in the lot and appeared to be stripped of equipment.



I also saw that the city council (see page 15 of attached link) approved capital funding for the purcahse of eight alternative response vehicles, one brush truck, seven ambulances, two pumpers and two quints. Will the quints be replacements for two of the three E\-One tower ladders or is the city planning to integrate quints into their operations.



Thanks in advance.



http://www.cityofmemphis.org/pdf_forms/d...122110.pdf

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[firesafe91]

[quote name='firepicsMW2' timestamp='1299201270' post='427852']

The only senior aerial left is Truck 6, the Ford/Pirsch senior aerial. Truck 21 was replaced in 2010 as shown above. Truck 6 is currently in a reserve, from what I heard, the engine "blew up" in it. From what i understand though, it is being repaired and will return to service. As of now, the entire reserve fleet is senior aerials with the exception of two E\-One 100'RM trucks...so for now, if you come here you'll still see some senior aerials in use.



As for the quints, I heard one will replace Engine 54's Pierce telesquirt. I'm not sure about the other one...

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Thanks Ryan!

[MFD76]

[quote name='firepicsMW2' timestamp='1299201270' post='427852']

The only senior aerial left is Truck 6, the Ford/Pirsch senior aerial. Truck 21 was replaced in 2010 as shown above. Truck 6 is currently in a reserve, from what I heard, the engine "blew up" in it. From what i understand though, it is being repaired and will return to service. As of now, the entire reserve fleet is senior aerials with the exception of two E\-One 100'RM trucks...so for now, if you come here you'll still see some senior aerials in use.



As for the quints, I heard one will replace Engine 54's Pierce telesquirt. I'm not sure about the other one...

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Whew!!! Ryan thanks I was scared for a minute that the evil quints had spread <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Thanks for the info Memphis has always interested me. Sad to hear the Senior Aerials are a dying breed. Tillers are a fantastic option for both urban and suburban fire departments. Stay Safe, Rick

[daviddnb]

Question about engine 55.



How many engine like this engine have raised roof and what is the year of this engine.



This is E\-One or Pierce that built the 2 quints and the 2 engine



Thanks

[kenosha]

No other MFD E\-One Engine's have the raised roof. Engine 55 is a one of a kind, I believe it was originally delivered in 2002, however it was heavily damaged in an accident and returned to service in 2010 after major repairs (including new chassis) were made. All the newer Pierce Arrow XT Engines do have a raised roof, we have ten Pierce Arrow XT's total.



I imagine the 2 new engines and 2 new quints will be Pierce's as that is what MFD has ordered in recent years, however I don't know for sure. I don't know if those pieces have even been ordered yet.





[quote name='daviddnb' timestamp='1299588776' post='428550']

Question about engine 55.



How many engine like this engine have raised roof and what is the year of this engine.



This is E\-One or Pierce that built the 2 quints and the 2 engine



Thanks

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[Truckman]

[quote name='daviddnb' timestamp='1299588776' post='428550']

Question about engine 55.



How many engine like this engine have raised roof and what is the year of this engine.



This is E\-One or Pierce that built the 2 quints and the 2 engine



Thanks

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If you go back in this thread to post no. 432 it the 14 Engine photo, and on post no. 495 is the 29 Truck photo. While you are looking beyond those and intermixed, are others that have raised roofs.

[daviddnb]

Thanks for the answer.

How many ladder co. run new arrow xt.



For me, no major diference between the Pierce or E\-One engine, but for the ladder I like E\-One more than Pierce, espacially the memphis E\-One, with the short wheelbase.