Richmond, Va

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Richmond Va

Quint 25

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Richmond Va

Bat

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Richmond Va

Bat 3

[Truckman]

[quote name='mnsand' post='56568' date='Dec 5 2006, 19:57 ']This has always confused me and this is the type of situation where a serial number resolves the issue. Unfortunately, when I photographed a good part of the Richmond fleet, I was not taking the serial numbers at that time. Wish I had.



Here is my photo of Stafford's 1971 ALF 100' tiller. I also have that Fire Masters rehabed it in 1989. Here is the serial number I now have on this truck - 12-1-5626.



I also photographed Truck 3 in Richmond, a 1971 ALF 100' tiller. The info I now have is that it carried serial number 12-1-2556.



I will be the first to admit that there may be some errors with the serial numbers. Does anyone have the ALF serial numbers for the three 1971 ALF tillers delivered to Richmond?



Another question for the Richmond experts - Did Truck 2 at Richmond ever run a 1971 ALF 100' tiller? Other info I have on these tillers also says Truck 2 had one.



I am confused. Any info on which piece ended up at Stafford would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks,



Mike Sanders

Ashburn, VA[/quote]









Mike, As I have indicated the three 1971 American LaFrance tractor drawn tiller aerials were bought and assigned to Truck 3 - 8 and 9. Later on Truck 7 ended up with on of these. I am thinking that it came from Truck 8 when they got the "Heniz 57" truck, a Continental on an International chassis with a 100 foot American LaFrance aerial.



Truck 2 never operated a American LaFrance Aerial.

[ur second in]

according to Peter Aloisi's Book Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires, He has before and after pics of the sommerville unit with the before being a picture of Richmond Ladder 9. Hope this helps.

[mike1045]

Sure does, Thanks. The ex Somerville/L9 is rotting away in a yard in Hooksett NH. If I could figure out how to load pics I have some of it.

[mike1045]

        <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Here are a couple....

[GA_Dave]

Most of the Richmond apparatus I have shot has already been posted to this thread, so I'll only post those that have not been posted.



Quint 5

Pierce Dash

2000/200/100'

[GA_Dave]

Attack 19

Ford/Pierce

300/300 4x4

[GA_Dave]

Foam 21

GMC/National Foam

1250/500F

[GA_Dave]

x-Ladder 8

Continental Compac

100' ALF

[e290l103]

I have them as such:





1971 12-1-2385 Richmond, Virginia T8, T7 100' Tillered Aerial American La France

1971 12-1-2386 Richmond, Virginia T9 100' Tillered Aerial American La France



1971 12-1-2556 Richmond,Virginia T3 100' Tillered Aerial American La France/1989 Firemaster Rehab Sold:Stafford, VA





Mike

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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='57033' date='Dec 7 2006, 19:52 ']x-Ladder 8

Continental Compac

100' ALF[/quote]



Now that's pretty cool! I've only seen a couple of Compacs used as ladder trucks, and this is definately the first rearmount Compac I've seen.

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[quote name='photone' post='55820' date='Dec 3 2006, 18:18 ']I got a few apparatus shots when I shot Richmond’s stations a couple of months back. Richmond operates under the Total Quint Concept, operating 20 of the rigs. All but Quint 5 are ladders, Quint 5 is a rear mount tower.



First up, Quint 13. Pierce Dash 2000/??/105ft.[/quote]





That is a 2000/500/50/105ft



2000 GPM Single Stage Pump

500 gallon water tank

50 gallon foam tank

105 foot aerial

[Truckman]

[quote name='photone' post='55822' date='Dec 3 2006, 18:34 ']Ten stations also run Freightliner/Pierce ‘FRV’s’…500GPM quick response rigs. The rigs are cross-staffed with the quint, and run medicals, car fires, etc. They are designated as the ‘engine’ on the radio, and I’ve also heard them dispatched as the third or forth due company on structure fires. The other ten stations have full sized pumpers assigned…Not sure if they’re reserves or actually assigned on calls.



Engine 13. Freightliner/Pierce 500/??



Note the booster line location beneath the rear door to the crew cab. The other nine FRVs are virtually identical.[/quote]







500/500/50



500 GPM Pump

500 gallon water tan

50 gallon foam tank

[Truckman]

[quote name='dogboy' post='55846' date='Dec 3 2006, 20:29 ']Any of you fella's know what the idea was behind the ultra high command area on the old Haz-Mat unit? I just wonder how many times they had to replace the glass.[/quote]





That was a screw up by Marion. They read the drawings wrong and made it that way and when the City inspected it, they said OK we'll take it. As far as I know no glass has ever been broken out on the top "turrett"!! LOL

[Truckman]

[quote name='GA_Dave' post='57032' date='Dec 7 2006, 19:51 ']Foam 21

GMC/National Foam

1250/500F[/quote]





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Foam 8 and Foam 21 are alike:



1250 GPM Pump

1000 Gallon foam tank

[Truckman]

[quote name='Jeff Hawkins' post='55836' date='Dec 3 2006, 19:43 ']I'll share a few images.



I don't have the specs, only the photos (I know, shame on me!). I'm sure Jerry or Taylor will gladly provide them.



Jeff Hawkins[/quote]





17's is a 1992 1250/500



There were 3 1992's 1250/500 and 3 1993 1250/500

[Truckman]

[quote name='Jeff Hawkins' post='55839' date='Dec 3 2006, 19:45 ']One of the older KME pumpers assigned to Station 20.



Jeff H.[/quote]





20's is a 1988 1250/500



There were 3 1988's 1250/500 - 2 1989's 1250/500 - 2 1990's 1250/500

[GA_Dave]

Foam 8 and Foam 21 are alike:



1250 GPM Pump

1000 Gallon foam tank

That's what I thought when I shot it, but the guys at 21's insisted that it was only 500. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />