This & That from Here & There

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The Newton County, GA Fire Department can trace it's roots back to the early 1960's, when it consisted of numerous separate volunteer departments scattered throughout the County, including the small cities of Mansfield, Oxford and Porterdale.  Others, such as East Newton, North Newton, Central Newton, Salem Road, and Rocky Plains, provided protection for all parts of the County outside the city limits of Covington, which has had a career department for many years.  Back in the 1990's, the County began to purchase apparatus and staff a couple stations.  Today, there are ten staffed stations, only one of which was a former VFD station. 
   I began photographing apparatus in Newton County back in the late 1980's, while everything was still all volunteer.  Finding someone to pull the apparatus outside for photos was only by chance.  There were several stations where I never found anyone.  Many of the older VFD apparatus are long gone, but a handful still exist in reserve status.  Yesterday, I found one I had never before seen.  It came from the East Newton VFD.

Reserve Rescue, Newton County, GA (running as R-7)
1999 International 4900/Saulsbury
500/300
#299087

We just completed delivery on a used SL75 going to Station 7. They've also got 7 more apparatus on order (5 pumpers, SPH100, and 2 KW 4000 gallon tenders.