GA_Dave

Ladder 1, Fleetwing Fire Company, Lambertville, NJ (retired) 1982 Mack CF 0/0/75' Aerialscope

Ladder 1, U.S.M.C. FD, Quantico, VA (retired) 1975 Mack CF/Maxim 0/0/85'

Engine 343, Violetville, MD (retired) 1975 Mack CF 1000/500

Truck 7, Riverdale, MD (retired) 1970 Mack CF/Maxim/1989 Aerofire refurb 0/0/100'

Engine 12, Elkridge, MD (Collector owned) 1947 Mack E-75S 750/500

Engine 2, Hendersonville, TN (retired) 19?? Mack MB/Howe 1250/500

Engine 101, Baltimore County, MD (retired) 1957 Mack B-85 1750/300

Engine 9, Eunice, LA (retired) 1984 Mack R/3-D Metals 1000/2000

Engine 4, Spartanburg, SC (retired) 1974 Mack R 1250/500

Engine 27, Birmingham, AL (retired) 1990 Mack MC/Quality 1000/500

On the day of my visit, your Mack was at Station 2 and it was not staffed. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I never got the chance to photograph it until the day I met you in Spencer. Here is the shot I took that day. For those who don't know, this apparatus has a stainless steel body. Former Engine 1B-13, Blue Ash, OH (Collector owned) 1972 Mack CF/1989 Pierce refurb 1250/750 #CF685F12-1462/#F-2306

Rescue 1B41, Blue Ash, OH (retired) 1988 Mack CF/Saulsbury

Engine 25, Richland Township FD, Johnstown, PA (retired) 1979 Mack CF 1500/750

Tower 1B-32, Blue Ash, OH (retired) 1982 Mack CF/Pierce 1250/200/100' L.T.I. #CF688FCS-1022/#E-1511 After a 2001 Pierce refurb (#F-4509), it was sold to Millers Ferry, NC.

Engine 1240, Tri-Community FD, Collegedale, TN (retired) 1980 Mack CF 1000/500 x-FDNY

Engine 5, Herman, PA (retired) 1976 Mack MB/Howe 1000/750

Engine 94, North Montgomery FD, Willis, TX (retired) 1983 Mack MC 1500/1000

Tanker 57, Quarryville, PA (retired) 1977 Mack CF/Hamerly/1988 L.T.I. refurb 1000/2500

Engine 92, North Montgomery FD, Willis, TX (retired) 1972 Mack CF/1990 E-One refurb 1250/1000

Tanker 5-13, Robert Fulton Fire Company, Wakefield, PA 1984 Mack R/Pierce 1000/3000

Engine 431, Nanty Glo, PA 1977 Mack CF 1000/1000

I agree. While they do purchase some apparatus new, they have also bought many used rigs and refurbished them in house. The confined space truck was a used platform that served them for many years. When the aerial failed it's annual test, they re-purposed the perfectly good chassis. Although they are a completely volunteer operation, they have an uncommon way to reduce response times. Four of their five stations have several small apartments attached, where young, single members live. An apparatus, with a crew of 3 or 4, can be out the door in just a couple minutes. On my last visit, a new Station 3 was being built and I'm sure it will have living facilities as well.

Rescue 1, Baltimore, MD (retired) 1973 Mack MB/Swab Wagon Company

Tanker 1254, Tri-Community FD, Collegedale, TN (retired & collector owned) 1963 Mack C-95 1000/1150

Tri-Community VFD is a very interesting operation and I have visited them countless times over the years. They have had numerous Mack apparatus and you will, in time, see all of them here. Stay tuned!