History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

[GA_Dave]

THAT was some salvo! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



I'll counter with a couple more of my own. I'm saving all the "7th Battalion" for after I get done with the downtown stations.



Engine 36 was recently placed in service for the first time since 1977. They are running with Engine 21's former 1997 Spartan/Quality 1500/500.

[GA_Dave]

Here is Air 7's 2007 International 4400/E-One.

[GA_Dave]

The three rigs that "Punkin" posted are as follows:



Yellow 2

1979 Oshkosh M-4000

1800/4000/515F



Yellow 6

1972 ALF 1000 Series

1000/1000/55F



Yellow 11

1981 Oshkosh T-6

1100/1000/205F/500DC



You'll also get to see my shots of them soon.

[Guest]

Now back to downtown. We've alredy seen this one, just not with the burn damage. IIRC, it was scorched at the big P'tree & Trinity fire. Was that the one where 1 LODD (Scott Duncan) and at least 1 critical inj. (Capt. Ingram)? I'll ask Lumpy (Capt. Ingram's son, a LT. w/ Cobb Co.) if nobody knows fer sher.

[Guest]

As the Firebird 150's dependability decreased significantly, an older TDA was assigned to Sta. 5. Here's a Ford C-cab 100' TDA Pirsch.

[Guest]

From a couple of years ago. E-8 responds on a call past NS CP "Rockdale". I love ATL for it's railfanability and fire buffing. Notice the lean to the no. 8. NASCAR fan? Now, back to the scanner!

[Guest]

And scan I did. Here is an oddity. It was apparently STILL in service as a reserve Ladder Truck in '81. I'll take a wild stab, '46-'48 Pirsch 75 footer? Taken at an Apt. fire off Jonesboro Rd.

[Guest]

Here is AFB E-14 at the aforementioned Apt. fire. Late '81 or early '82?

Pirsch/Ford C "Super Duty" chassis.

[Guest]

Now over to the West side. Sta. 31 off Cambellton Rd. Around '82-'83.

Seagraves. I'll wager Dave will fill in the blanks!

[Guest]

I LOVE those style Pirsch cabs! L-31 poses the same day the previous E-31. ( I keep kicking myself for not shooting a TDA with that cab in, I think, Jackson, TN.)

[Guest]

E-1 getting something checked in her underneath. Poss. late '80s, Nish worked there as an FAO or F/F then.

[Guest]

No number next to "No.". Summer of '81. Poss. a reserve Ladder?

[Guest]

Hot dang! I made Captin on Firepics. That'll never happen in the real world. Last shot, it's getting late and Photoshop beckoned for me to get, well, I might not call it creative. Different?

[Guest]

Another Yellow bird. Yellow 5 leaving one of the many Musters we USED to have in Atl. IIRC, this was at Atl. Area Tech on Stewart Av.

[Guest]

Ya gotta love ALF TDAs. I miss 'em. Here's AFB L-21 making a grand entrance at a muster. Maybe taken around '85 or '86.

[Guest]

Caught these guys leaving on a call out of AFB Sta. 30. Taken in Winter '81.

[jim kay]

More info. and photos will be forthcoming,so here's a face only a buff could love.

[Mark V. Carr]

I hope this doesn't ruin the momentum of this post but I'm going to add a couple. First is this 1979 Oshkosh M4000 1800/4000/515F #2 asYellow 1.



Photo by Mark Carr

[Mark V. Carr]

And the other one, and last one I'll post on this link, is this 1979 Oshkosh M4000 1800/4000/515F #40 as Yellow 3.



Photo by Mark Carr

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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='116980' date='Jun 7 2007, 21:27 ']From 1973 to 1985, Engine 5 ran this 1973 Hendrickson 1871S/Pirsch 1000/500/50' Telesqurt. The company was disbanded in 1985, sending this rig to the reserve pool. When it was finally disposed of, it ended up in Virginia. Perhaps our Virginia members can give us more details.



When the new Station 5 was opened, around 1991, they were assigned the pumper shown above.[/quote]





This unit did in fact end up in Virginia. West Point, Virginia ran this unit as Ladder 1 from 1992 until 2003-2004 when stress crack were found in the boom. Honestly, It was a ragged out money pit from day one. it is now owned by a private collector that has redone it not sure to what degree. I will post pictures at a later date.