This & That from Here & There

[GA_Dave]

Interesting looking equipment at Peach County, are they rural?  I know I'm going out on a limb and I'm going to probably step in a pile of cow chips

but I assume they don't have much money.  Looks like most if not all the equipment is second hand and some possibly X-military so close to free

is that true?

 

Nothing wrong with that, matter of fact those departments interest me more than the ones with a house full of new toys.  I love the variety.

 

Kris

Peach County is a mostly rural area just south of the center of the state.  About 30.000 people live within it's 151 square miles, one third of those live in the City of Fort Valley, which has it's own FD.  The County FD responds from six stations.  Stations 1 and 3 are staffed 24/7 while the rest are staffed on weekdays, with everything else being volunteer operated.  There is some money, but they make the best of opportunities that come their way, like the field kitchen.  Their proximity to Robins AFB doesn't hurt, as several pieces of equipment have come from there, including the trailer of Tanker 2.  That Mack tractor is the third one that I know about that has pulled it.  They recently got another, newer version pulled by an 1990's International tractor.  Once painted and lettered, it will replace Tanker 2.  Yes, I'll have to go back to shoot it, along with another rig that was still in the works.  I'll be posting yet another x-military rig tomorrow. 

 

The six front line pumpers were all purchased new, two in 1989, one each in 2001 and 2005 and another pair in 2009.  Most of their other apparatus were put together in-house, including four brush trucks, two air/light trucks and more tankers, similar to Tanker 6.  I agree, an interesting department.