Andrew Messer Photos

[Andrew2340]

Mills River, NC "Truck 18"



2004 Chevrolet 2500HD

Personnel Transport



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

I only shot this truck to aggrivate Micah. Where else will you find a Van 18? haha



Mills River, NC "Van 18"



2000 Ford E-350

Personnel Transport



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Station 2 runs these trucks...



Mills River, NC "Engine 18-2"



1998 E\-One Cyclone TC

1500/1000

SO # 18402



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Mills River, NC "Tanker 18-2"



1982 Chevrolet C-70/Howe HR-102

1000/1000

S/N # 16389

"Green Bean"

X: County Line, NC

X: North Transylvania, NC



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Station 3 runs these trucks...



Mills River, NC "Engine 18-3"



1988 Ford C/American Eagle

1250/1000

S/N # C-1181



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Mills River, NC "Tanker 18-3"



1992 Freightliner FL80/E-One

1250/1500

SO # 12003



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

And lastly, Station 4 runs these trucks...



Mills River, NC "Engine 18-4"



1997 Ford F-Series/E-One

1250/1250

SO # 18401

X: Highlands, NC "1253"



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Mills River, NC "Tanker 18-4"



1977 Ford C/Atlas

0/1500

S/N # FB-294

X: Valley Hill, NC "Tanker 8"



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

And lastly, here's a photo of Engine 18 from when I shot it in 2007. Its the first out engine from Station 1.



Mills River, NC "Engine 18"



2006 Pierce Contender

1500/1000

Job # 18372-TR

PC # 6973371



Andrew Messer Photo (2007)



   

[Guest]

Great Photos, Got any recent apparatus photos from Virginia?

[Andrew2340]

No, I've only been to your area once, back in Fall 2007. I'd love to come visit again, but I don't know when or if it'll happen.

[dJames]

As always, Good work Andrew! Let me know if you ever to get to Central/South GA.

[Andrew2340]

These past few weeks, I've been able to shoot a few new deliveries & a few trucks I lacked. Hope you guys & gals like them! Here's probably the most outstanding rig I shot...



Reynolds, NC "Rescue 9"



2009 Pierce Arrow XT

Heavy Rescue

Job # 21316



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

This little fella managed to avoid my camera lens for about 4 years now. Every time I'd drop by, nobody could drive it, it wouldn't crank, or the batteries were dead. Luckily, that day I caught an FF there who said that was his favorite truck to drive. My persistence paid off!



Reynolds, NC "Brush 9-2"

1954 M-37 (Dodge? Jeep?)

125/125

X: US Military



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Shot a few other support trucks at Reynolds, and an ambulance <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Ventured down to Fairview, NC after I left Reynolds to shoot this beast! It's only been in service a few weeks now & runs out of the main station.



Fairview, NC "Tanker 3"



2008 Sterling/Progress

1250/Vaccuum Pump/3500

S/N # V-40939



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

This is the truck that the new tanker "replaced." This is the former Tanker 3, now assigned as Tanker 3-2. It is now the first-out tanker from Fairview's new substation.



Fairview, NC "Tanker 3-2"



1998 Freightliner FL-112/US Tank

500/2000

S/N # UST-3097



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

This is the next truck up for replacement at Fairview. Since I didn't have a great shot of it, and I had a willing crew of guys, I figured I might as well shoot it too!



Fairview, NC "Engine 3-3"



1988 Ford C/Grumman FC-1250

1250/1000

S/N # 18114



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Last time I was at Fairview, my picture of this truck didn't turn out exactly like I'd hoped. This one did! (Even if it is an Anchor Richey Piece-of-Junk!)



Fairview, NC "Brush 3"



2004 Ford F-350/Anchor Richey EVS (Piece-of-Junk)

300/300/8A



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Even though I most always shoot the support vehicles, utility vehicles & sometimes even the chiefs cars (NO, I don't shoot volunteers' POV's, even though they might have more red lights that most first-out engines ever should!) I usually don't post all those. This one is different.



Fairview, NC "Chief 3"



2003 Ford Expedition

Command Vehicle

X: Ellicott Creek, NY "Chief 9"



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)



   

[Andrew2340]

Left Fairview & went to Upper Hominy in hopes of catching this piece. It was the only truck I lack from UHFD's fleet and luckily I found a willing soul to take me to Station 2 where this truck resides.



Upper Hominy, NC "Engine 12-2"



1979 Ford C/Howe HR-72

750/500

S/N # 15777-HR



Andrew Messer Photo (2009)