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Glendale FD

 

Engine 22 and Engine 27

1978 Seagrave 1500/500 & 1977 ALF 1500/500

 

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Glendale FD

 

Truck 29

1966 Seagrave 85' Midmount.

Also served the Sierra Madre FD as Truck 41 later in life.

 

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Great  pictures, I LOVE the old shots from back in the day. Keep'em coming. 

 

Thanks for sharing. 

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Burbank Water Tender 16.
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How long have they had Tender 16 for?  

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Quote:How long have they had Tender 16 for?
They've had it for sometime now I would say they probably got it early to mid 90's.
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What is the round thing on the back of Glendale's Seagrave Engine? Looks to be either a vent fan or a foam fan.

John Fauble





I am interested in all of the equipment and apparatus used in fire fighting and ems service.
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I think that's a foam generator (hi-ex?), from the days before pre-piped systems were common.

Quote:What is the round thing on the back of Glendale's Seagrave Engine? Looks to be either a vent fan or a foam fan.
John I.

Fire/EMS Dispatcher / EMT-B

Fire Apparatus Photographer / Hobbyist

www.fireapparatusphotos.com

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Nikon D5600 (retired: Nikon D90) / Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 / Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
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Quote:I think that's a foam generator (hi-ex?), from the days before pre-piped systems were common.


I believe you're right. I remember seeing one being used in a demonstration in the back of Station 29 for a bunch of kids on a tour of the station.
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Burbank Airport crash truck.
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Burbank FD 

Engine 11

 

Taken during a FD Event at Johnny Carson Park across from the NBC Studios in Burbank.

 

 
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San Gabriel FD

 

1957 Mack B 1000/300.

 
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Former Long Beach Naval Base Engine 3

 

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Glendale FD

Engine 26

 

Up until the mid to late 80's, Glendale ran 2 Two piece Engine Companies, Engines 21 & 26.  Each with a Wagon and Pump.  If a fire call was dispatched, both would respond, if it was an EMS run, only the Wagon went.

 

Wagon 26

 

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Pump 26

 

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Glendale FD 

Engine 21

 

Wagon 21

 

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Pump 21

 

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What was there purpose with running both Wagon & Pump?

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Quote:What was there purpose with running both Wagon & Pump?
The 2 engine companies cover Downtown and the financial districts of the city. Tactics were, that the Pump would sit at the hydrant and pump, while the Wagon would lay a line from the Pump and roll up to the fire scene and attack the fire.
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Ummm...Dont most of us just lay a line from the hydrant to the fire?  LOL    J/K

 

  Was it more of a pressure issiue with the hydrants?  or was it more like boosting the flow to the fire from the pumper at the hydrant.
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Quote:Ummm...Dont most of us just lay a line from the hydrant to the fire?  LOL    J/K

 

  Was it more of a pressure issiue with the hydrants?  or was it more like boosting the flow to the fire from the pumper at the hydrant.


If I recall correctly, it was a means of boosting the flow. LAFD did/does use the same process with their Task Force Concept that was started as a result of the 1965 Watts Riots.


Hope that helps,
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Interesting to see Glendale used the wagon & pumper concept.  This was something that was popular here in the Mid-Atlantic, where the term Wagon is still used quite a bit, even though the two-piece engine companies were phased out years ago.

Taylor Goodman
Captain - Henrico County (VA) Division of Fire
Fire Chief - Huguenot VFD, Powhatan, VA
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