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Okay - need help with this one. It has a Crown logo on it, but it is a White chassis? It is Horseshoe Bay, Texas' Ladder 1
1980 White/Crown/Pierce 1500/380/50’ PRC SN E0908 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007
Killeen Airport is covered by KFD's Station 4 - a neat trip for the apparatus buff. Here are the two rigs that were there a year ago:Killeen, Texas CFR 4
1988 Walter R2000 750/600W/100F/500PK © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007 Killeen, Texas Engine 4 1979 IH/Pierce 300/800 PRC SN E0247 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007
Harker Heights, Texas Truck 101
2005 E\-One 2000/360/75’ E\-One SN 130286 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007
Killeen, Texas Reserve Engine 204
1988 Ford C/Smeal 1000/500 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007
Burnet, Texas Engine 2
1987 Ford F/Pierce 1000/750 Pierce SN E3578 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007 Burnet, Texas Engine 1 1994 Pierce Saber 1000/750 Pierce SN E8639 © Ken Wible Photo 5/29/2007 
Man you got lucky to get a pic of that. When I was in Killeen I was told I had a better chance of winning the lotto then getting pics from AMCOM FD.
[quote name='firetruckenthusy' post='219167' date='Jun 5 2008, 07:30 ']AMCOM FD at Killeen Airport 1996 GM Fire Attacker 250 250 500PK[/quote]
[quote name='Txfirephoto' post='219177' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:26 ']Man you got lucky to get a pic of that. When I was in Killeen I was told I had a better chance of winning the lotto then getting pics from AMCOM FD.[/quote]
Yeah- it was a lucky shot. I couldn't even find out what other rigs they had... They did say that there were 5 of these rigs placed in service - one at AMCOM and 4 at Ft. Hood - but the Ft. Hood rigs were all torn up over the years of tank trail abuse.
I like that hummer with the bumper gun.
 Quote:Okay - need help with this one. It has a Crown logo on it, but it is a White chassis? It is Horseshoe Bay, Texas' Ladder 1 I checked my Crown list and found no match to this rig. It's not the first Pierce rig I've seen with a Crown logo. I think Crown was a dealer for Pierce years ago, but I'm not sure. However, it does have a Snorkel Telesqurt on it. As I've mentioned before, Snorkel was often the primary contractor and Pierce was their subcontracted body builder. The rig could have been spec'd with the White chassis. Do you know if this rig is original to Horseshoe Bay? If it was originally delivered to another FD, it could have been sold through Crown. Maybe you could ask Mr. Miller. He probably shot it years ago! BTW, it's about time somebody shot some Killeen stuff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' /> I remember when 225 was delivered. KFD also had an older version, called 226. It was a Loadstar, possibly with a Boardman body. All of their rigs were white back then, except the Seagrave TDA. That was almost my first FD, my green uniform kept me from getting one of their blue ones!
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='219244' date='Jun 5 2008, 19:56 ']I checked my Crown list and found no match to this rig. It's not the first Pierce rig I've seen with a Crown logo. I think Crown was a dealer for Pierce years ago, but I'm not sure. However, it does have a Snorkel Telesqurt on it. As I've mentioned before, Snorkel was often the primary contractor and Pierce was their subcontracted body builder. The rig could have been spec'd with the White chassis. Do you know if this rig is original to Horseshoe Bay? If it was originally delivered to another FD, it could have been sold through Crown. Maybe you could ask Mr. Miller. He probably shot it years ago!
BTW, it's about time somebody shot some Killeen stuff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> I remember when 225 was delivered. KFD also had an older version, called 226. It was a Loadstar, possibly with a Boardman body. All of their rigs were white back then, except the Seagrave TDA. That was almost my first FD, my green uniform kept me from getting one of their blue ones![/quote]Crown was indeed a west coast Snorkel and Pierce dealer. So, there were some Squrts, Telesqurts, and Snorkels with mixtures of Crowns and Pierce plates. The Pierce log has this rig listed as a demo. It may have then been purchased by Horeshoe Bay or acquired second hand from elsewhere.
Went to the muster/parade in Hugo, Oklahoma today and this rig was the newest truck there. It is Faught, Texas' 2008 Kenworth/Fouts 750/3000. It replaces a 1983 American LaFrance/Saulsbury that I have posted earlier in this forum.
What are the plains for the old ALF/Saulsbury tanker? That is also one great looking tanker.
[quote name='firetruckenthusy' post='219746' date='Jun 7 2008, 16:59 ']Went to the muster/parade in Hugo, Oklahoma today and this rig was the newest truck there. It is Faught, Texas' 2008 Kenworth/Fouts 750/3000. It replaces a 1983 American LaFrance/Saulsbury that I have posted earlier in this forum.[/quote]
[quote name='Txfirephoto' post='219957' date='Jun 8 2008, 12:23 ']What are the plains for the old ALF/Saulsbury tanker? That is also one great looking tanker.[/quote]
You are sure right, Billy. In fact, here is another shot of her. Evidently, when you apply for a FEMA grant with the claim that your rig is "no longer capable of firefighting operations,", FEMA stipulates in the grant that the old vehicle must not be used for firefighting anymore. That includes your department or any other. There was a loop hole where someone individually could purchase the rig then sell it to another department, but I heard they closed that loophole. I was telling the guys that they needed to keep it in a perpetual bid process, just keep it in the station for a parade truck, but they need to bucks and are trying to sell it. It is up for sale for some outrageous amount, so maybe my thought isn't too far from reality.... 
Georgetown, TX Fire Department (Williamson County)
Squad 1 2007 Ford F-550/Pierce Seth Granville
My Photos: x635Photos.com  1988 Spartan/Quality 1250/500 Cockrell Hill, TX This is also an ex Oklahoma City, OK engine that reportedly was one of the first to arrive after the 1995 bombing. Left Front View Lindsay D Richardson, TX 1988 Spartan/Quality 1250/500 Cockrell Hill, TX Front View Lindsay D Richardson, TX 1988 Spartan/Quality 1250/500 Cockrell Hill, TX Right Front View Lindsay D Richardson, TX 1988 Spartan/Quality 1250/500 Cockrell Hill, TX Rear View Lindsay D Richardson, TX |
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