General Ike Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Just surfed the Tri Community VFD web site and they have a few other bulldogs still in service. A MR Tanker and a CF pumper. Pretty impressive outfit at a glance. Looks like they are busy. Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, General Ike said: Just surfed the Tri Community VFD web site and they have a few other bulldogs still in service. A MR Tanker and a CF pumper. Pretty impressive outfit at a glance. Looks like they are busy. 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Tanker 1254, Tri-Community FD, Collegedale, TN (retired & collector owned) 1963 Mack C-95 1000/1150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Rescue 1, Baltimore, MD (retired) 1973 Mack MB/Swab Wagon Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Looks like they've gotten creative over the years... The C95 tanker looks like an inhouse conversion from a pumper and on their website, their confined space rescue looks like an old rearmount aerial that they took the stick off of and built compartmentalization onto. Very cool. The city of Norwalk in CT does great stuff in house with their apparatus shop. 1 Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 20 hours ago, General Ike said: Looks like they've gotten creative over the years... The C95 tanker looks like an inhouse conversion from a pumper and on their website, their confined space rescue looks like an old rearmount aerial that they took the stick off of and built compartmentalization onto. Very cool. The city of Norwalk in CT does great stuff in house with their apparatus shop. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Engine 431, Nanty Glo, PA 1977 Mack CF 1000/1000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GA_Dave Posted May 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2016 Tanker 5-13, Robert Fulton Fire Company, Wakefield, PA 1984 Mack R/Pierce 1000/3000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Engine 92, North Montgomery FD, Willis, TX (retired) 1972 Mack CF/1990 E-One refurb 1250/1000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Tanker 57, Quarryville, PA (retired) 1977 Mack CF/Hamerly/1988 L.T.I. refurb 1000/2500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Engine 94, North Montgomery FD, Willis, TX (retired) 1983 Mack MC 1500/1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Engine 5, Herman, PA (retired) 1976 Mack MB/Howe 1000/750 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Engine 1240, Tri-Community FD, Collegedale, TN (retired) 1980 Mack CF 1000/500 x-FDNY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Engine 25, Richland Township FD, Johnstown, PA (retired) 1979 Mack CF 1500/750 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Rescue 1B41, Blue Ash, OH (retired) 1988 Mack CF/Saulsbury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf685f Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ok Dave, Im now on the edge of my seat. You have posted all the Blue Ash pieces around mine. I hope you have my 1972 in your upcoming posts... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 11 hours ago, cf685f said: Ok Dave, Im now on the edge of my seat. You have posted all the Blue Ash pieces around mine. I hope you have my 1972 in your upcoming posts... 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Engine 27, Birmingham, AL (retired) 1990 Mack MC/Quality 1000/500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Engine 4, Spartanburg, SC (retired) 1974 Mack R 1250/500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Engine 9, Eunice, LA (retired) 1984 Mack R/3-D Metals 1000/2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf685f Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Thanks Dave, man I forgot we passed each other that day. I have went through the engine now and almost have it reequipped as it was in Blue Ash. Thanks for sharing. I am loving all these macks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Engine 101, Baltimore County, MD (retired) 1957 Mack B-85 1750/300 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Engine 2, Hendersonville, TN (retired) 19?? Mack MB/Howe 1250/500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Engine 12, Elkridge, MD (Collector owned) 1947 Mack E-75S 750/500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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