Task Force 7

Moving along, I need to finish up the decal artwork and tin the exterior brightwork, plus some minor details. But it's almost complete.

Las Vegas FD Specialized Units...
Photo Number 1-LVFD Emergency Command Center-2004 Pierce Lance
Photo Number 2-LVFD Heavy Rescue 44-2008 Pierce Quantum
Photo Number 3-LVFD Haz Mat 3-2001 Pierce Quantum
Photo Number 4-LVFD Air Resource Unit 10-2002 Pierce Saber

Las Vegas FD Trucks...
Photo Number 1-LVFD Truck 3-2001 Pierce Quantum 100' Tractor Drawn Aerial
Photo Number 2-LVFD Truck 1-2001 Pierce Quantum 100' Tower Platform
Photo Number 3-LVFD Truck 48-2001 Pierce Quantum 100' Tractor Drawn Aerial

Got lucky with the Las Vegas Fire Department. We had stopped at a couple of LVFD's stations, then proceeded to the main station. While there, one of their civilian employees in the medical office was retiring. AS every unit with the LVFD is ALS, they were rotating units in to say goodbye....JACKPOT for us photographers....since every rig of each type is almost identical, I'll only post a few....those of you who are into Code 3 Collectibles may recognize the first photo...
Photo Number 1-2000 Pierce Quantum/Snozzle 1500/750/25/25
Photo Number 2-2000 Pierce Quantum 1500/500/25/25
Photo Number 3-2008 Pierce Quantum 1500/750/25/25

More North Las Vegas FD Apparatus...
Photo Number 1-NLVFD T52 2007 Pierce Quantum 1500/500/100' Tower Aerial
Photo Number 2-NLVFD Reserve Truck 52 1994 Smeal 1500/200 75' Aerial
Photo NUmber 3-NLVFD Technical Rescue 52 2006 GMS/Reunel

Guys, I'm sorry I've taken so long to post these. I'm working on a backlog of photos right now. These are from a trip I took to Las Vegas with a group of friends from all over the country in November of last year...
North Las Vegas FD is switching their paint scheme as they order new rigs. So I'll post a few of each...
Photo Number 1-NLVFD Engine 51 2008 Pierce Quantum 1500/750
Photo Number 2-NLVFD Engine 53 2004 Pierce Quantum 1500/750
Photo Number 3-NLVFD Air Resource 53 2007 Pierce Saber

Williamson County, TX (my home county) has taken delivery of 6 new Ford F-450 Super Duty/Wheeled Coach ambulances, with more on the way. These are the first ambulances's to feature Wheeled Coach's "Cool Bar", which intergrates emergency lighting with the front mount A/C unit. They also have air-ride suspensions.
They are remounted onto a new chasis at around 40-60k miles. After another 50k, they are replaced and put into the spare pool for about 2 years, most often less. The oldest frontline ambulance is a 2008.

Yes, because they are. The high cost of Westcheser is due to out of control, egotistical people who could care less about the taxpayers, and politicans who can't plan for the future.
I have a:
-Fully staffed career FD, with new apparatus and new stations planned and excellent response times. More training is required for firefighters down here then in Westchester. Some Engines are ALS first responders.
-COUNTY based operated EMS system with all dual Medic MICU ambulances, the medics respond from a station and start around $55,000 a year and a 23 year retirement pension, with excellent response times. They respond from dedicated EMS stations. Ambulances are replaced every two years.
-A Police Department that focuses on crime, and actually patrols proactively instead of reactively with excellent response times.
-Emergency services share an MDT system
-Excellent School system
-Abundant recreational oppurtunities
-Abundant higher education oppurtunites
-New hospitals being built and opened
-DPW which is on the ball and takes care of problems quickly, and require education and continuing education
Where in Hartsdale, I paid for a Ladder truck that was falling apart and staffed by one firefighter/driver, down here for less taxes I have a 5 man Tower Ladder Quint in great condition that responds with a 4 man Engine company with a brand new Engine. Greenburgh ambulances have a high response time, weren't properly staffed, and often called mutual aid. Most ambulance calls took two police officers off the street for a couple of hours.
For half the taxes I was paying for in Greenburgh.
All this because it's not about the egos down here, and the governments have master planned for everything. Also, the community is very involved and the agencies make sure of that.
I agree with the expenses in Westchester, but these governments are getting more money in taxes the down here, yet the whole emergency services system is in shambles, and I don't see it ever getting better.
I feel the rigs that I comment on are really spec'd nicely, because they are. We have really well-spec'd rigs down here as well. Westchester has very old strutures, and very unique challenges. The taxpayers could really give a crap, and no department (FD-EMS-PD) wants to work together to eliminate redundancies and increase service. Things are never going to change because no one can get along.
Westchester is light years behind us......it's 2011, and having a unified MDT system still isn't a standard.
And, emergency service personel can afford to live in the communities they serve, and don't have to commute a couple of hours to get to work.
And that's just one of many reasons I moved down here.

Photo of New Ladder 50

SIGNMAN and myself made a trip to Washington CT this morning to check out their new Engine 3, Specs are as follows: 2008 International 7400 Series 2 Door Cab, 4 wheel drive (Washington already had thechassis as they were originally going to remount an exsisting body onto this chassis) Max Force 330 HP Chassis equipped with: 1,250 GPM Hale HFM Front Mount Pump, 750 Gallon Pro-Poly Tank, 2 SCBA Seats, Super Single Wheel and Tire Package, Ziamatic Electric Ladder Rack, 6 Storage Compartments, 6" Intake, 5" LDH Discharge, 5,000 Watt Gas Generator, 2,500' of 5" Supply Hose, Two 1-3/4" Crosslays LED warning lights. a 100 pound speedy dry hopper which has a fill door under the ladders. It is 26' 10" in length and 9' 7" high.
Here are the production pictures and some provided by Firematic Supply
http://www.emtbravo....elivered-11711/

Barberton, Ohio Purple Engine

Barberton, Ohio Ladder 1

Cleveland, Ohio (Ladder 4 filling in at Station 1)

Columbus, Ohio Engine 6

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Engine 1

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Ladder 5

All photos were taken by Task Force 7 back in August of 2010.

Barberton, Ohio Purple Engine

Barberton, Ohio Ladder 1

Cleveland, Ohio (Ladder 4 filling in at Station 1)

Columbus, Ohio Engine 6

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Engine 1

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Ladder 5

All photos were taken by Task Force 7 back in August of 2010.

Barberton, Ohio Purple Engine

Barberton, Ohio Ladder 1

Cleveland, Ohio (Ladder 4 filling in at Station 1)

Columbus, Ohio Engine 6

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Engine 1

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Ladder 5

All photos were taken by Task Force 7 back in August of 2010.

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17

These are photos that I took at a 2 alarm fire back on 8-2-10 in downtown Louisville. I edited the photos to only show the apparatus that were on scene.
First on scene was H&L-1

Engine 11 pumping and attacking the fire.

Engine 5

Tower 2

Squrt 17