This & That from Here & There

[GA_Dave]

Engine 16, Morgan County, GA
2023 Freightliner M2-106/E One
1500/1000
#145752

   

[GA_Dave]

Squad 12, Gilmer County, GA
2023 Ford F-550/2024 Ahrens-Fox
1500/300 4x4
#24191 (#24101 is Squad 11)

   

[GA_Dave]

Squad 14, Gilmer County, GA
2021 RAM 5500/Ahrens-Fox
1500/300 4x4

#23708

   

[GA_Dave]

Ladder 1151, Chatsworth, GA
2013 Ferrara Inferno
2000/300/100'
#H-5108

   

[GA_Dave]

Reserve Engine 11, Murray County, GA
1998 HME 1871/Marion
1500/1000/50F

x-???

   

[GA_Dave]

Reserve Engine 9, Murray County, GA
1998 Pierce Saber
1500/1000
#EB-886

x-South Madison, NJ

   

[GA_Dave]

Rescue 1, Murray County Rescue Squad, Chatsworth, GA
2008 Ford F-350 4x4/Knapheide
#0113251

   

[GA_Dave]

Way back in 1972, Hurst Performance Products began to produce the "Jaws of Life" extrication tools.  To promote this device, they marketed a small response vehicle that was equipped with the Jaws set, air splints, trauma dressings, a spine board, resuscitator/inhalator, and a firefighting package with 25 gallons of light water and a Purple K Powder extinguisher.  All this was packed into an AMC Gremlin.  Somewhere between 5 and 12 of these little extrication units were built and this is reported to be the ONLY survivor still in service.

Reserve Rescue 1, Murray County Rescue Squad, Chatsworth, GA
1974 AMC Gremlin/Hurst HRS 1

   

[Fassy]

Way back in 1972, Hurst Performance Products began to produce the "Jaws of Life" extrication tools.  To promote this device, they marketed a small response vehicle that was equipped with the Jaws set, air splints, trauma dressings, a spine board, resuscitator/inhalator, and a firefighting package with 25 gallons of light water and a Purple K Powder extinguisher.  All this was packed into an AMC Gremlin.  Somewhere between 5 and 12 of these little extrication units were built and this is reported to be the ONLY survivor still in service.

Reserve Rescue 1, Murray County Rescue Squad, Chatsworth, GA
1974 AMC Gremlin/Hurst HRS 1

How in the WORLD did they fit all of that equipment in that little vehicle?!

[GA_Dave]

How in the WORLD did they fit all of that equipment in that little vehicle?!

With a shoe horn and a big hammer?

Hurst removed the back seat and made the best use of the space available. It likely took them several tries before they found the correct arrangement. Once complete, there was still space to carry additional items, such as a typical EMS jump bag. I forgot to include that it also carried a 1000 Lb. electric winch on the rear.

[GA_Dave]

Reserve Engine 10, Murray County, GA
1992 Spartan Gladiator/Quality
1500/1000
#M-764

x-South Old Bridge, NJ

   

[GA_Dave]

Mobile Command Center, Fannin County, GA
2006 Bluebird TC2000/OBS Specialty Vehicles

x-Bookmobile

   

[GA_Dave]

Brush 1, Fannin County, GA
2008 Ford F-450/Wildfire/Georgia Forestry/FCFD
250/300/10AF 4x4

   

[GA_Dave]

Yesterday, "C. Allen B." and I ventured to the Chattanooga area.  Forecast was "partly cloudy", with a 6% chance of rain.  It didn't rain on us, but it was completely overcast all day.  We did pretty good in the morning, but once we hit Chattanooga, we had difficulties in finding the apparatus we were looking for.  Out of 6 CFD stations, we shot two rigs.

Ladder 1, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
1990 Ford LS-9000/Boardman
1250/500/55' Apache
#F-2842

x-Fridley, MN

   

[GA_Dave]

Engine 1, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
2018 Spartan Evolution/Darley
1500/1000/30CAFS
#163359

   

[GA_Dave]

Air 1, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
1998 International 4700/Lee Smith, Inc.

x-Hamilton County Rescue Squad

   

[GA_Dave]

Tanker 2, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
1992 Freightliner FL-80/E-One
1250/1000
#12187

   

[GA_Dave]

Tanker 3, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
2021 Freightliner M2/Midwest
1000/2000
#3086

   

[GA_Dave]

Engine 3, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
2003 KME Excel
1250/1000/30CAFS
#GSO-5518

x-Williston, VT

   

[GA_Dave]

Rescue 3, Dallas Bay FD, Hixon, TN
1997 Ford F-450/Central States