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I have Volume 1, issue 1 to current Sept/Oct 2012-Volume 29, issue 5. I also have been geeting a second subscription since 99, that goes away unread. If you got Sept/Oct issue, they have an article on water tender classifications-with pixs of various water tenders/tankers

Wow. That was fast. Next time I'm missing something, I'm going straight to you.

I admit I'm not that good, just have a like for old Maxims. My dept had 9 over the years and try to keep tabs on whose went where.

Andy Lieder has it

The Demolition truck, is that a sled dog carrier body?

Looks to me like a hunt truck, seats up top for spotting game and dog boxes below.

According to Mark Simiele's book "Walter 100% traction" Part 1, Walter probably made only one straight frame aerial ladder for Newburgh FD, a 1939 ,with a Pirsch Duralumin 65 foot ladder. Sold to a Diamond Reo dealer in the 60's and the rig was scrapped in the late 70's. Where and when is that picture from?

I'm going to go out on a limb but-a 1930's Walter chassis?

By looking at the photo-it appears to be a WWII German "S" mine, also know as a "Bouncin' Betty". A Claymore type mine, when tripped, jumps 2-3 feet up from the ground and blast a 12 foot radius with ball bearing shrapnel.

does anyone know what this carries??

If that trailer is located at SOC, it contains the rail rescue equipment.If memory serves correct, has a battery powered 2/4 person "locomotive" and several fold up style flatbed units. Used for subway rescue/firefighting. Believe the units were made by Bance, located in the UK.

Re photo: Watch the skies!

For you younger members this is a classic movie reference ( also one of my all time favorites)

The 1950's version takes place at the North Pole, the John Carpenter re-make 1980's version takes place at the South Pole.

Former Westchester Co. Firehouse

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Let me see................

Ah yes that was a bit of fire on arrival, 3 story house under re-construction. Walls were bare studs, all new wire and plumbing in place and it went woosh. By the time we got the ladder pipe up, house collapsed. Side note-thats E-82 not 83 grabbing the hydrant.

So I'm straight, Larchmont has 2 Engines, and new ALF, the Tower Ladder, and the Rescue? The Seagrave was replaced by the ALF? Is the Pierce done with Larchmont?

The Pierce went to Excelsior

why the need for the spare?

The Pierce suffered a mechanical while pump testing.

Both units were stationed at the GSA Ammo Depot @ Baltimore, MD. Both are 1943 IHC half-tracks, both user built. They had 500 gpm front mounts, the engine had a 150 gallon tank, the tanker was 2000 gallons.

almost looks like a newer version of the old "Peacekeeper" that was/is still used by the military and Local SWAT Teams throughout the country. I'll see if I can dig up a photo of the one I drove while in the USAF...

Does New Rochelle PD still have theirs?

It's an Oshkosh Defense product-called the "Sandcat"-Tactical Protector vehicle. It's marketed toward LE/Homeland security

It was in Port Chester for while at a truck repair garage if that is the rig you are talking about, looks like a late 80's GMC or Chevy 3500 4x4 mini attack painted blue. I saw that plate on it and could not place the rig or the town it came from ? It was gone before I got a shot of it.

that was the old MA-27, It was donated to Pleasantville VAC and converted into a rehab unit. I know Hawthorne put a new chief's car into service, so 63U5 might be a 1998 expedition.

100 % correct

64,000 $ question-how many of them are still around? And was that pix taken @ WP drill school?

Thanks for the info, most appreciated.

Ok Everybody, who can supply me with the FDNY Lime Green engine numbers? Doing a major Code3 kit bash, including the lime green units, the Super Pumper tender unit, changes done after delivery, and some of the older FDNY tower ladders using the generic Code3 Mack Aerialscope. I have the units 85,58 and 45, the ones code3 built on the Mack CF. Secondly, were the Macks the only ones lime green, or did some of the AmFrance units get painted green also?

A cross between a wheel loader and bulldozer. Very cool. But as for it being used a fire line dozer, I not too sure how it would work out.Some of the questions I have are: how to "up armor" the operators cab, protect the hydraulic lines in the pivot area,is a winch available and a track design more suited to the rocky soil conditions of the west.The boys at Rome Plow would have fun trying to design a KG blade to work with this new design of machine. I'm not sayin it isn't possible, but it will be some time before we see swampers and operators working a fire line with it. It actually reminds me of the a short lived CAT military unit called the "30/30 Engineer Support Tractor" and the MT700C/MT800C series CAT "Challenger" farm tractor.

Hey... I knew that... But figured at 33 I was too old to answer... What's the verdict on age here?

My bad-need new reading glasses.

The year was 1939, it was a 1000 gpm Stutz that was delivered to Columbus,Indiana

Correct sir!

The Support Services Building at the Fire Training Center is home to E7, L7, R77, U77, FC1 & HM1.

You missed one!

Now what exactly does this foam trailer carry? Does it have a monitor on it or is it a trailer that just carries a crapload of foam?

Utility-70

500 gallons 3%-6% AR-AFFF

1 Akron "Hydro-Chem" monitor-mounted to trailer-detachable (Preset to 3% @ 500 GPM)

1 ground base for above monitor

2-1.75" 200' preconnects (set up work independently of each other-seperate eductors rated @ 1%-6%)

Assorted fitting-various threads (NST, NYC, FDNY)

4-1.5" foam nozzles-assorted

1-spare "Hydro-Chem" nozzle

On-board 1.8kw trailer mounted gererator

Gas-driven transfer pump-mounted to trailer

electric transfer pump

Additional 1.75''and 2.5"hose

The preconnects and moitor work off seperate intakes, each discharge has a seperate pressure guage as well as a foam tank level guage.