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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='199940' date='Mar 25 2008, 22:04 ']Quint 1201, Pine Mountain, GA

2007 Pierce Impel

1500/500/75' (Aluminum)

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Pine Mountain is home to the Callaway Gardens attraction that draws thousands of visitors daily and hundreds who stay at the resort facilities.
Rich Dean, Butler, New Jersey, USA

Member of Kinney Hose Co. 1, Butler Fire Dept. since 1973, Fire Police Officer since 2000

Dispatcher at Butler Police Communications from March 1975 to July 2009

Secretary of North Jersey Volunteer Firemen's Association since 1980

Member of Tri-Boro First Aid Squad (volunteer ems) since 2000 as a driver



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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='199945' date='Mar 25 2008, 22:06 ']Tanker 9, Pine Mountain Valley, GA

2005 International 7600/Pierce Contender

1000/3000

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Pine Mountain Valley is on the opposite side of the actual Pine Mountain from the City of Pine Mountain, not a tourist attraction and not that many people either but still a nice place. I understand that the biggest fire potential is a chicken processing plant that did burn a few years ago causing a big problem for its biggest customer, McDonald's, as much of the chicken served in the Golden Arches comes from that plant. The last I knew the heart and lungs of the Pine Mountain Valley FD was a husband/wife/son team.
Rich Dean, Butler, New Jersey, USA

Member of Kinney Hose Co. 1, Butler Fire Dept. since 1973, Fire Police Officer since 2000

Dispatcher at Butler Police Communications from March 1975 to July 2009

Secretary of North Jersey Volunteer Firemen's Association since 1980

Member of Tri-Boro First Aid Squad (volunteer ems) since 2000 as a driver



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[quote name='FLJack' post='210370' date='May 2 2008, 16:00 ']Dave, where is the blue sky? Jack[/quote]

Jack, That's a great Question!
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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='210321' date='May 2 2008, 15:13 ']Here is Ladder 1. At first glance, I realized that it was no 111' and that it was probably older than the 1986 they claimed it to be, but I wasn't all that impressed. I began digging through the rig, getting a look at the dataplates and writing down whatever numbers I could find. It turns out that it is a 1981 Duplex D-300 chassis with Grumman bodywork, #16194. I was still somewhat confused because the Grove ladder had to be older. I asked if the rig had ever been refurbed, but they said that they didn't think so. Then one guy said that he had been told that the ladder was built in 1969 and had been removed from another rig. Next, I asked if they knew where the rig came from before they got it. One guy went inside and called an older member. When he returned, he said "New Castle, PA". Suddenly, it all clicked! I began jumping up and down like a lunatic, screaming "HOLY CRAP". They musta thought I'd lost it, but I soon regained my composure and told them this rig's history:



Back in 1961, FDNY took delivery of two Mack C-85 chassis equipped with 146' Magirus rearmount aerials. In 1969, the Magirus aerials were removed and replaced by 100' Grove ladders. One of these rigs, assigned to Ladder 164, was later sold to New Castle, PA. After a few years in service there, the ladder was removed and placed on a new Duplex chassis. Grumman did the remount in 1981.



So, here's a shot of their x-FDNY ladder.



Ladder 1, Peach County, GA

1981 Duplex D-300/Grumman

1969 Grove 100'

#16194

x-New Castle, PA

x-FDNY



Yeah, I know, I get carried away sometimes....... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_redface.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Icon_redface' />[/quote]





Very interesting find !!!



Thanks



Juergen
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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='210321' date='May 2 2008, 14:13 ']Here is Ladder 1. At first glance, I realized that it was no 111' and that it was probably older than the 1986 they claimed it to be, but I wasn't all that impressed. I began digging through the rig, getting a look at the dataplates and writing down whatever numbers I could find. It turns out that it is a 1981 Duplex D-300 chassis with Grumman bodywork, #16194. I was still somewhat confused because the Grove ladder had to be older. I asked if the rig had ever been refurbed, but they said that they didn't think so. Then one guy said that he had been told that the ladder was built in 1969 and had been removed from another rig. Next, I asked if they knew where the rig came from before they got it. One guy went inside and called an older member. When he returned, he said "New Castle, PA". Suddenly, it all clicked! I began jumping up and down like a lunatic, screaming "HOLY CRAP". They musta thought I'd lost it, but I soon regained my composure and told them this rig's history:



Back in 1961, FDNY took delivery of two Mack C-85 chassis equipped with 146' Magirus rearmount aerials. In 1969, the Magirus aerials were removed and replaced by 100' Grove ladders. One of these rigs, assigned to Ladder 164, was later sold to New Castle, PA. After a few years in service there, the ladder was removed and placed on a new Duplex chassis. Grumman did the remount in 1981.



So, here's a shot of their x-FDNY ladder.



Ladder 1, Peach County, GA

1981 Duplex D-300/Grumman

1969 Grove 100'

#16194

x-New Castle, PA

x-FDNY

Yeah, I know, I get carried away sometimes....... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_redface.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Icon_redface' />[/quote]



The other Mack figured prominently as the 2nd ladder out in Report From Engine Company 82 didn't it?



J
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In a moment, I'll continue with the apparatus from Wren, but first, here's one just for Jack and Don.......



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Engine 24-1, Wren F.D.

2005 International 4400/E-One

1250/1000

#129419


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Tanker 24, Wren F.D.

1985/1997 Ford F-800/Red Diamond

500/1500


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Squad 24, Wren F.D.

1999 Ford F-550/E.V.I. 4x4

#RM2415


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Attack 24, Wren F.D.

1987 Chevy/WFD

250/250 4x4


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Before calling it a day, we stopped at two more Anderson County stations that we had previously visited, but that had new rigs.



Engine 22, Whitefield F.D.

2004 International 7400/E-One

1250/1250

#127497


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Rescue 22, Whitefield F.D.

1985 Ford C/Pierce

1000/1000

#E-2831



x-Georgetown, DE E-77-2


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Last shot for the day was this one:



Engine 8-1, Broadway F.D.

2006 International 4400/E-One

1250/1000

#131256


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Bright and early the next day, Jon and I headed to Pickens County, SC.



Engine 3, Pickens, SC

2005 International 4400/Pierce Contender

1500/1200

#5688489


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Tanker 1, Pickens, SC

1978 Chevy/Atlas

250/1500

#FB-317


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Engine 5, Liberty, SC

2005 KME Predator

1500/1000

GSO-5595


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Ladder 1, Liberty, SC

Ford C/Pirsch/American Fire Apparatus refurb

1000/500/20F/50' Telesqurt



x-Easley, SC


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Engine 3, Central, SC

2005 KME Renegade

1500/1000/40F

GSO-5511


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Engine 2, Central, SC

1970 Ford C/Ward LaFrance

1000/500

#73-485



x-B.AS.F. Corp., Clemson, SC


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Engine 4, Central, SC

1984 Ford L/E-One

1000/1000

#3558


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