West Virginia - Need help

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Wheeling, WV Eng. 3 (Reserve)

-Evan Smith Photo

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Wheeling, WV Eng. 10

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Wheeling, WV Ladder 10 (Reserve)

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Wheeling, WV Squad 2

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Great shots of Wheeling's apparatus. Their paint scheme has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

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[quote name='firepicsMW' date='27 September 2009 - 05:22 PM' timestamp='1254085376' post='339317']

Wheeling, WV Eng.5

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Can anyone explain the lower level lightbar on the cab of this rig? I understand the concept for lower heights, but the deck gun on top sticks way up there. Just curious?

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[quote name='wvguy38' date='01 October 2009 - 08:59 AM' timestamp='1254400766' post='340095']

Can anyone explain the lower level lightbar on the cab of this rig? I understand the concept for lower heights, but the deck gun on top sticks way up there. Just curious?

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The lightbar was mouted like that to accomodate the height of the bay door at their old fire station, which was recently replaced. Engine 4, which was former Engine 5 (to the best of my understanding), has its lightbar mounted in the same way and was for the same reason.



Evan

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Wheeling, WV Engine 11

-Evan Smith Photo

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And this finishes up the fleet of fire apparatus in Wheeling.



Wheeling, WV Engine 8 (Reserve)

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[quote name='firepicsMW' date='01 October 2009 - 09:15 AM' timestamp='1254401722' post='340098']

The lightbar was mouted like that to accomodate the height of the bay door at their old fire station, which was recently replaced. Engine 4, which was former Engine 5 (to the best of my understanding), has its lightbar mounted in the same way and was for the same reason.



Evan

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Evan, Engine 4 has always been assigned to Station 4. Engine 9's Sutphen was former Engine 5, it did go thru a rehab which included new lights, striping and other mechanical upgrades.



Ladder 6 (1973 ALF 100'/1990's Spartan Glider) to the best of my knowledge was put out of service, and the 1982 Sutphen 90' Tower is assigned as Ladder 6 out of Station 10.



Do you happen to know when they started staffing more EMS Squads? I only remember Squads 1 and 2 (S1 being out of Station 2, S2 being out of Station 10)



The photos are excellent, glad someone got to shoot the whole fleet!

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63Engine1,



Thanks for clarifying that on former Engine 5. In regards to the Spartan/ALF, they said they could still use it if absolutely necessary, but it was being stored in the city garage behind a bus and boat trailer. The third med unit went into service early this year at Station 10. Squad 1, which is lettered as Squad 3, runs from Station 2 and Squad 4 runs from Station 4.

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Charleston, WV Eng. 2

1998 HME/Smeal

2000/500

-Evan Smith Photo

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Charleston, WV Ladder 2

1990 Simon/LTI Olympian

2000/200

100' TL

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*They had a new ladder truck on order to replace this

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Charleston, WV Squad 2

2000 Ford F550/?

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Charleston, WV Reserve Engine 4

1982 ALF

1000/500

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Beckley, WV Ladder 2 (still in front-line service)

1963 International/Seagrave

75' MM

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