Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
Here is another new column here at the Fire Critic titled “Random Rigs” (Thanks Eddie Crombie). I hope to add more of this in the future. When I have enough photos for a “category” I will add another post. For instance, in two hours I received 31 photos for this column. Keep sending in photos of your rigs to firecritic@firecritic.com! I will add them to the next edition of “Random Rigs”.
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Here’s one of my rides… Russell Berg, Driver/Operator/Firefighter/First Responder, Fall Creek Area Fire District, Fall Creek, WI
Paramedic Joffre Schrandt sends this ambulance in and asks if it is ok because it is not red and white….Who is going to break it to him that this is indeed an ambulance?
The photo above and below are from FF Mike McCarthy of The Black Hat Radio Show. It is apparent by the top picture that Mike is afraid of this truck and will not get close to it to get a picture of it. Then again, by the bottom picture it is apparent they have been busy getting it ready for Christmas!
Firefighter/Paramedic Jon Dahlvig sent in his engine from Blue Mound (TX) Fire Department. On the door of the rig it says “Pride, Honor, Dedication, Compassion”…Ours says “Internationally Accredited”. I wonder which one means more to our citizens?
Paul Vanlook, Secretaris VZW, of FireObservers.org sent in this engine. This is the first out engine (first of three) at the Gavere, Belgium fire station.
Firefighter Craig Lairson sent in these photos from the City of Trotwood, Ohio. How come we spell ambulance backwards on the front of ambulances but we don’t spell stuff backwards on the front of fire apparatus?
Kansas City Fire Department Truck 5. Sent in by Ryan Cummings. That, my friends, is what a work truck looks like!
Morristown Municipal Airport 2010 Oshkosh Striker sent in by Ed T.
Rescue 26 Fenton City Fire Department in Fenton, Michigan. Sent in by Firefighter Matt Hadfield.
South Euclid. Sent in by James Moroney
Brandi Keller of Life Between the Tones sends in this photo from Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department in Oakwood, Ohio where her husband runs.
1998 Sutphen Pumper (above), and a 2001 75ft Sutphen Quint (below). Also not pictured a 1987 Sutphen Pumper and a 2008 Sutphen Pumper…. (Butler County OH = Sutphen Country!). Pictures sent in by Jason Scott Agoston. It may be Sutphen Country, but they cheated you one rear axle on that ladder truck!
This is Walker County, Ga FireMedic1. Staff by two fire/medics. We are an ALS Ambulance that also runs every fire, rescue, extrication, and Haz-Mat in our 485 sq ft county.
Williamsville Fire Dept. Hutchinson Hose Co. Truck 6, a 2011 Spartan Crimson 100′ aerial platform. One bad mama! Sent in by Ryan Licata.
East Bangor Fire Chief Pete Zazulak sent in the photo above and the two photos below. Above is Truck 31-12. Below is Truck 31-42 and Truck 31-11
Robert Melancon sent in Engine 6 from Grand Travese Rural FD Battalion 6 Fife Lake.
Troy Maness, Fort Harrison VA Fire Department.
Riding the this rig right now! Riverside Fire Authority Battalion 1A, Centralia (Washington). Sent in by Jim Walkowski.
75′ Pierce Impel 2009 model…. 1500 gpm/ 500 gallon tank
Good Friend and Brother Chris Botkin sent in the photo above and the three below. Above: Swoope Vol. Fire Co. (Virginia) Engine 142
Swoope Vol. Fire Co. (L to R… Tanker 147, Brush 148, Response 14, Engine 145)
Riverheads Vol. Fire Dept. (Virginia) Engine 252
Riverheads Vol. Fire Dept. (Virginia) Attack 251
Suffolk, VA Engine 8 – 2011 Pierce Velocity. Sent in by Adam Knight.
Steven Branch sent in this 94 seagrave 1000 gpm 1000gwt
