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O'Fallon Truck 9112 1989 Federal/E-One 1500/300 80' RM Serial# E-1-6731 George Reichhardt photo [/quote] This is now serving the Lincoln County (Missouri) Fire District as Ladder 6412.
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any body have pictures of st.louis city new pumper of 4 sides. [/quote] So how many of their St. Louis Quints will become Truck Companies and how many will receive new Engines when it all said and done? I am assuming that new Trucks will continue to operate as Pumper operation at most fires as before.
Alot of speculation and "so-and-so" told me....
Supposedly we are getting a total of 18 pumpers. Now how long that will take is anyones guess, though initally I "heard" we are getting 9. The first couple (not sure how many) will be here mid-April or May. The story being told several front line quints are going in for total refurb. A Smeal guy told me it will take them 100 days to totally refurb each Smeal quint...new engine, tranny, electric, hydraulic, paint...etc. There are a couple of theories going around...The quints that do get refurbed will goto front line companies, and the rest will be reserves. Another is all quints are getting referb. And still another....each district will have 3 Engines (new pumpers), 1 TRUCK (75' quint), and 1 Hook&Ladder(100' or 125' quint). We have 30 firehouses with thress different shifts thats 90 different "fire depts." plus the shop and HQ. Everyone you talk to believes they really know whats going to happen. You have to understand...This is the fire service....Ya dont believe it until it actually happens...even then.... 
Thanks for the compartment shots of the PUC! Very nice piece of equipment.
Shortly after O'Fallon 9112 was delivered in 1989, it was on display at the FFAM (Firefighters Association of Missouri) convention in Wentzville, and equipment on it was actually marked as 306 instead of 9112, because the 4-digit numbering system was still several months away from going into effect, although the truck was numbered as 9112 on the outside as part of its graphics package from E\-One.
BTW, it was numbered as 306 because back then in St. Charles County, if a rig was an aerial device, the last of the three digits of the unit number was a 6. Here are some memory joggers for the local buffs who might've forgotten: 556 was St. Peters Fire Protection Districts' late 1980s Seagrave Telesqurt. 456 was St. Charles Fire Departments' mid-1980s 55-foot Pierce Arrow quint. 466 was St. Charles Fire Departments' late 1960s (???) Seagrave aerial ladder that was aquired from Wellston (now known as Mid County). 456 was St. Charles Fire Departments' early 1970s (???) Ford C open cab Snorkel before the Pierce arrived to replace it. 506 was St. Charles Fire Protection Districts' late 1950s/early 1960s (???) Seagrave aerial ladder, which was aquired from the Clayton Fire Department back in the mid-1970s. 
Sorry for the hi-jack but I have a question for the St. Louis firepixers. Does anyone know if any of the stations in the downtown area have t-shirts for sale? I am visiting there this weekend and if possible would like to pick one up. If someone could let me know here or via PM that be great.
Now back to the pictures.
David "Frenchy" French
"If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I'd be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose" 
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Sorry for the hi-jack but I have a question for the St. Louis firepixers. Does anyone know if any of the stations in the downtown area have t-shirts for sale? I am visiting there this weekend and if possible would like to pick one up. If someone could let me know here or via PM that be great. Now back to the pictures. [/quote] Check out www.STLFD.Com and contact them. they have some good stuff! he should get back to you shortly! you can see what all they have on their site also. hope this helps!
OK. I know what I said about rumors, etc. But, if ya want sumthin to nibble on...."allegedly" there are some ranking officers in Nebraska going over the final inspections on 3 of the new engines. I won't say specifically what companies I was told, but I will tell you there are THREE rigs and the only TWO numbers used are 2 and 8. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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[quote name='StLFF34' timestamp='1302744645' post='434532']
OK. I know what I said about rumors, etc. But, if ya want sumthin to nibble on...."allegedly" there are some ranking officers in Nebraska going over the final inspections on 3 of the new engines. I won't say specifically what companies I was told, but I will tell you there are THREE rigs and the only TWO numbers used are 2 and 8. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />[/quote] 2, 8, 28?
Can you think of any other way those numbers can be arranged?? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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[quote name='StLFF34' timestamp='1302803329' post='434633']
Can you think of any other way those numbers can be arranged?? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />[/quote] 2, 8, 82
Stephen Taylor
Retired Volunteer Firefighter Retired Career Fire Dispatcher Yarmouth Fire Department Yarmouth, N.S. Canada
We dont have an Engine82
how about pumpers 8-2-28? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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NORTHEAST AMBULANCE AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
R.I.P. 2008-2011 Through the great efforts of IAFF Local 2665, the nightmare that was the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District is OVER. As you may have seen in earlier posts, the 3 crooks running the district had pretty much destroyed it. That all changed April 5 when three new legitimate board members were elected by the voters of the district. Prior to it being Northeast, the Normandy FPD had a great history going back to the 1940s. Its one of the busiest districts in St. Louis County running dozens of EMS and fire calls a day. With a heavy emphasis on FIRE. The new board has already decided to get rid of the Northeast name. Not sure on the new name or if it will go back to Normandy. So I stopped by the other day and shot the rigs before the name changes, again. E-4714 2005 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750
Dave, I hadn't heard that they were changing their name, but thanks for the info!
I don't particularly think that the name "Northeast" is so bad, since the district covers so many munys and not just the city of Normandy. But with their negative history (of "Northeast", not "Normandy") I think it's a great idea to move on and change it to something else and start a new, and hopefully positive, chapter in this fire district's history.
During this tenure, they've lost 100+ years of experience. Strong work as always Dave. ALWAYS appreciative of your work.
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