fire equipment pics

[Farmall953]

many more to come

 

[Farmall953]

and some more

 

[Farmall953]

I dont mind putting the pics up just let me know if you want to see them. I still have many more

 

[jlm335]

334, yalls tanker looks alot like my stations..

and that practice burn, are there a few explorers in there? just curious, some of them look smaller than the rest with cleaner turnout gear.

 

[willie59]

I've posted these pics in a different thread, but I had to make sure the Knoxville Tennessee Fire Department was represented in this thread.

 

[334 lawn co]

334, yalls tanker looks alot like my stations..

and that practice burn, are there a few explorers in there? just curious, some of them look smaller than the rest with cleaner turnout gear.

its a beautiful tanker aint it. but no there werent any explorers. just some really short guys in the department. and that kid in the tan shirt is a friend of mine but for the life of me i dont know how he got in so many of these pictures.

 

[raschmid]

ATCO, love the pictures of the Knoxville fire department. I've got a ton of pictures from the Jackson Ave. fire a couple years ago. My uncle used to run a Rural Metro station out of his house in Riverbend about 20 years ago, always love seeing the fire trucks.

 

[raschmid]

To clarify, my location says I'm in Auburn which I am for college, but I'm from Knoxville.

 

[bear]

I'm curious about that robot looking deal about to load that guy into it's belly in post 27. I'm sure it's a peice of rescue gear but the bleeding thing looks like it's goin to shove the dummy into a woodchipper. What is it and what's it do, besides chew on people?

 

[Steve Frazier]

It's a recovery vehicle. If a man is down in a hazardous environment you send in this remote controlled machine to rescue him without putting additional personnel at risk. That's the theory anyway. I think if he saw this thing coming at him he just might get up and run to safety!

It's interesting that they use a dummy for demonstration rather than a live subject.

 

[bear]

...I think if he saw this thing coming at him he just might get up and run to safety!

It's interesting that they use a dummy for demonstration rather than a live subject.

Thanks Steve, It does look like a scary kind of deal. And just the kind of thing I would use to terrorize the nephews with. :tong

 

[willie59]

ATCO, love the pictures of the Knoxville fire department. I've got a ton of pictures from the Jackson Ave. fire a couple years ago. My uncle used to run a Rural Metro station out of his house in Riverbend about 20 years ago, always love seeing the fire trucks.

Yeah, the McClung Warehouse fire was quite a blaze. The warehouse was a complex of three buildings connected together, the first built in 1893. Brick outside, all wood inside. There were 3 firefighters on the third floor of one of the buildings when fire rushed through and trapped them. They tied hose together and scullied out a rear window. Knoxville has a well equipped and very professional fire department, I offer kudos to them as well as all other fire departments everywhere for the work they do regardless of the danger to their own lives. :notworthy
p.s. as for going to Auburn U...we'll forgive you for that.

 

[raschmid]

Ya that fire was when I was still in high school, and I heard about it when I woke up and "was sick" that morning and went to the fire. The woodworking company definetly didn't help that fire slow down at all. I checked your website out, and maybe if the can put the Auburn and UT differences aside haha, once I get out of Auburn and back to Knoxville and start putting a business together I'll talk to you about doing some business. I really like the looks of your root grapples, give me about 2 years and I'll get back to you.

 

[willie59]

once I get out of Auburn and back to Knoxville and start putting a business together I'll talk to you about doing some business. I really like the looks of your root grapples, give me about 2 years and I'll get back to you.

Well, I'd say just about any of us on this website can say this; "if we're still here in 2 years!" Business is tough right now just like keeping working is tough for a lot of folks at this site. Don't get me wrong, we're hanging in there. Not much equipment moving, the attachments is what's keeping us going right now. I'm looking forward to when work picks up for everyone and business is good again. My best wishes for work and good business for everyone at this website, and my deepest thanks to all the firefighters here. :notworthy

 

[334 lawn co]

choppers!

some of our best airborne fighters.

 

[joispoi]

Not a fire truck, but here´s a rescue van that´s been modified with 46'' tires. I tried finding pictures of one of the 46'' ambulances, but couldn´t find any. I´ll have to take some pictures next time I´m in Reykjavík.

 

[334 lawn co]

oh man. thats awesome. yeah try and get those pics. i'd love to see what they look like.

 

[334 lawn co]

my department just saw these and now wants one for working the drag races. i already have a rtv 900 and love it. now i want one of these too!

 

[D5G]

Any new ones?

Found a few pics I forgot about, anyone got more?

1. Pierce Ladder
2. Another city's battalion
3. Same city's heavy rescue
4. & 5. Old Dodge Engine

 

[D5G]

more....

1. & 2. FD's Old Willy's Jeep
3. & 4. F550 (I think)
5. Old truck, I have no clue what MFG.
:usa