Task Force 7

ARFF 31

ARFF 32

ARFF 42

New FDNY Haz Mat 1 and Ladder 165 at staging area outside the Georgia World Congress Center for IAFC Convention this weekend.

After the Bat. Chief came and told me and some other people the fire was contained, I left. I headed over to Coppell to see if their new rigs were in service. Having 3 stations I knew I would have a 33% chance of getting it right. So I went to Station 3 which is located next door to Town Hall. Good call since they were all there for classroom training apparently. Here are two of the four new rigs.
Coppell Engine 122

Front of E-122

Coppell Quint 121


Here are the rigs they replaced. (These photos were taken back in April 2011).


The last photo I caught was of Carrolton Engine 114 doing some sort of training at the high school football stadium.

That's all for now. Enjoy!!

From one of my local PD's. New paint scheme. I really like it!
The OLD:

And the NEW:

They have begun to letter the Tahoes.

VMFD New TL20 is in service. This 2011 Spartan/Smeal 100ft tower ladder looks awesome! In the photos, it is seen on a Pumpout/Hazmat issue on Old White Plains Rd. More information about this rig can be found here.

On my way home today northbound on I-35 service road, I saw a small plume of smoke. I looked over and saw a brush fire growing with heavy fuel and light wind gusts propelling the fire. No PD of FD on scene yet. Given the amount of smoke and the fact a brush unit was putting out a fire on the other side of the highway, I assumed 911 had been called.
The staff of the cabinet store were trying to keep the fire back with garden hoses and fire extinguishers. I also saw a large propane tank. I quickly turned around, parked my car in a safe spot, and told the PD that there was a propane tank involved. I shouted to the people to get away from the fire and come to the front of the building. The owner let me know that there was another large propane tank in the back of the facility. Upon arrival of the first due engine, I let the officer know about this, and they made maneuvers to keep the fire away from the building as much as possible. They did not have a water supply besides the onboard tank, and later on in the incident mutual aid engines had to relay pump with 5 inch hoses for about half a mile, to the nearest hydrant south of the fire. Until then, most departments relied on their booster tankers. Round Rock FD, an urban department, has a tanker that responds with its brush truck. This water was kept to protect the building. Star Flight, our EMS-Fire-Rescue helicopter, provided aerial surveillance to the IC, and then initiated water drops. As of this writing, the fire is almost 100% contained, but that does not mean the fire is extinguished.
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The following link contains the entire set of my photos:
http://www.emtbravo.com/texas/incidents/goldstarfire.html

Hey everyone. My wife and i love to travel and when possible, i try to get some buffy pictures. We usually find ourselves traveling to the Carribean or other beach destinations. However, we have both come to the conclusion that there are soo many places here in the States that we'd like to explore. With that said, we spent the last week of July vacationing through Oregon and Washington State. We flew into Portland, Oregon and spent 2 days there. We then drove our rental car into Washington and up the Coast, where we stopped off at some destinations. We spent one night in Port Townsend, a cool little Port City. Early the next morning we hoped on the ferry and over to the Orcas Island where we spent 2 days. Orcas Island is part of the San Juan Islands off of the Washington State coast, which is absolutely beautiful. We then left the Islands and drove into Seattle, Washington. We were only there for a night, so i wasnt able to photo hunt.
Anyway, i will share some pictures that i had taken. Ill try and include some non-buff shots as well lol.
Hope you enjoy them.
First up: City of Portland Heavy Rescue-1. We were lucky enough to meet these guys in the coffee shop attatched to our Hotels lobby.

Attack 19. The missing rig is the sister to this one. It was in the shop for work.There will be more photos later.
Ron

Truck 44

Truck 34

Quint 25

Quint 15

Engine 63

Here are views of the apparatus that protects the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Although this isn't in the New England area, it's a department that can be tough to get pictures of. On the day I was there, I was able to photo 19 of their 20 rigs.
Engine 53...The TWH release
Ron

Burnet (pronouced "burnit") is located in the Highland Lakes region of Texas Hill Country in Central Texas. It's largely rural, but has some really cool town centers and recreational activities.
They have volunteer fire department that has their own suppresion apparatus, and they supplements staffing when needed. From what I was told, the FD is described as "An EMS agency with a fire truck". They do 4400 calls a year, 1200 being interfacility transports (they transport all over the state). The fact that they do interfacility transports is unique. For EMS coverage, they cover over 750 square miles.
First up is Engine 3, a International/Pierce 4x4:

The brand new Brush 2, 2011 Ford/Blanchat:

Tanker 2:

Medic 7 2010 Ford/Wheeled Coach:

Medic 3 Dodge/Frazer

Burnet PD:

And found sitting alongside the road preserved along with a lot of '50s vintage cars:

North White Plains, NY

Ossining, NY
TL42

Suffern, NY