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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 5, 2007 22:44:38 GMT -5
Here's a Motown classic for 3105. John Walters photo.  3105 - Do you remember the housing for this? Wow!! I went with my better judgment and didn't use an "old guy" joke...then the next thing I know, Jim comes along and ZING!! |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 5, 2007 23:37:43 GMT -5
jay this is great stuff...how long has it taken you to compile all this knowledge and all these photos? Quite some time, Chris. When I first moved to Burlington County in 1984, my grandfather was still active with both Station 252 and 225 and my interest in the fire service expanded a great deal as I now had access to 2 firehouses. A majority of the information I have gathered over the years came from my grandfather, who has been gone for almost 2 years now. I learned a lot from him, as did quite a few firefighters from the 1960s up through the early 1990s. The photos I have are from the collections of several individuals I have come to know. A good sized group of us meet every few months at Hainesport's firehouse for an apparatus and fireground photo slide show. We're getting together this Friday night as a matter of fact. Anyway, here are 2 Wrightstown oldies taken by John Walters that you will enjoy.   |
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Post by Kramer on Dec 5, 2007 23:42:03 GMT -5
wow...weve got the pics of all our old trucks in a frame up at the station. i have a meeting tomorrow so ill see if i can get more of this goodness. i always forget we had a tractor trailer...
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:38:05 GMT -5
Since we're posting old pictures, here are a few from a Magnolia Road that Scott Matson sent me a few years ago. Unknown who took the pictures.  |
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:39:05 GMT -5
1853, the unit used before they got 1852  |
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:40:08 GMT -5
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:40:58 GMT -5
 The old 1851 |
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:41:52 GMT -5
 The old 1857 |
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 6, 2007 0:43:36 GMT -5
 One of the original trucks |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 6, 2007 1:37:24 GMT -5
Burlington City Ladder 9035 aka "90 Truck" with Burlington Township Ladder 3035. Photo by Chief 9000.  |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 8, 2007 9:04:43 GMT -5
In the interests of historical accuracy, no...I was not present at the housing of 3117, the 1964 Chevy/Allegheny Body Works utility truck that TF25 posted and my good buddy hp4l opined upon.
Actually, I was in fourth grade at that time.
Also in the interest of accuracy, 3117 was the first apparatus I ever drove....around 1974. Six cylinder manual chassis, with walk-in body that had four high-pressure breathing air bottles inside for cascading. Changing the bottles always required three guys, a small animal, and a hernia operation afterwards.
Funny story: we used to have a member who for reasons known only to him would sleep off his Saturday night visit to Otts on the bench seat in the back of 17. One Sunday morning we get a call and as I turn out of the station, hear a loud thump in the back. Thinking it was something loose, I continued to the call and parked the truck. While sitting there, I look in the mirror and see the firefighter emerge from the back with a look that could kill.
"Next time, slow down when you're leaving the firehouse".
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 8, 2007 22:12:01 GMT -5
Here's a Station 261 oldie for you Jim. Tanker 2616! It's a White 3000 chassis with an unknown size tank. John Walters photo.  |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 8, 2007 22:28:34 GMT -5
More Chesterfield truckin'. This time a B model Mack from 262. John Walters photo.  |
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Post by hp4l on Dec 9, 2007 10:22:29 GMT -5
Thanks Jay. Keep them coming.
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 10, 2007 1:55:50 GMT -5
Here's an old school piece from Cinn City. It's an early 1940's military surplus Ford weapons carrier that was turned into a brush truck (or "field truck"). John Walters photo.  |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 10, 2007 2:05:01 GMT -5
For tootall and the rest of the 272 crew here's two of the first pieces of apparatus ever owned. Both are Ward LaFrances. The first one is a 1947 and a guy up in New York owns it now. The other one is a bit newer..maybe a 1958 or there about. I don't remember which, but one of them came from the Morrisville, PA area. Both are John Walters photos.   |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 10, 2007 2:10:06 GMT -5
Here's another one for tootall. 1965 Ford/Hahn. John Walters photo.  |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 10, 2007 2:16:26 GMT -5
How about one of the same truck in different stages of it's career? Here's Station 903's 1952 American LaFrance 85 foor tiller in the City, followed by it living in the Township at Station 303. John Walters photos.   |
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Post by TaskForce25 on Dec 10, 2007 2:25:22 GMT -5
Last for the time being is a rig that I know Jim remembers.... The SECOND 2518. It was a 1989 Ford/Braun that was run by the former 259 (now 379) as an ambulance. It was in service as 2518 from 1991 until the present 2518 arrived in 1998. It served Medford Lakes for a few years as 3719 and now is the Medford PD's tactical team until. Scott Mattson photo.  |
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Post by ENG27SQ on Dec 10, 2007 9:09:48 GMT -5
Hmm. So the Hamptons have always had bright colored trucks eh?
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