GA_Dave

Engine 4, Nashua, NH (Department antique) 1947 Mack 95LS 1000/200 #95LS-1078

Hopefully, Reedsville's new firehouse sits a bit farther from the road than the old one. As you may have noticed in my two pics, the trucks were barely out of the doors, but the front bumpers were at the edge of the road. I was standing in the road to get my pics. There are many stories of mishaps such at these, some worse than others. Having actively visited fire stations to take pics since 1981, I have encountered dozens of them and witnessed several! As a Firefighter for over 32 years, I have also been involved in a couple and even though I was the responsible party, I was not completely at fault. Both happened exiting the same bay at the same station, but in different trucks and one on each side of the apparatus. There is a 1" to 3" drop, depending on the time of year, from the station floor to the outside ramp. In both cases, several years apart, the drop was closer to the 3" mark. If the rig was not backed in squarely with the building, you drop one front tire before the other, causing the body to shift and occasionally, a lift-up door to unlatch. Both times, the lift-up door was about halfway up when it hit the overhead door track. Both times, the door removed itself from the side of the rig and landed on the floor. Damage to the building was minimal. Repairs took less time than all the paperwork!

Tanker 1, Larimer, PA 1982 Mack R/4-Guys 1000/3000

Tower Ladder 9, Hamlin, PA (retired) 1971 Mack CF 0/0/75' Aerialscope #CF685FAP-1328

Engine 84-3, Bovard, PA 1971 Mack R/Pierce 1000/500

Engine 1611, Ruth, AL (retired) 1966 Mack C-95 1000/500 #C-95F-1518

You could be 100% correct. I was simply going by what I was told, but I could have been told wrong. I'll adjust my records. Thanks!

Rescue 59-8, Concordville, PA (retired) 1993 Mack MC/Saulsbury

Engine 165, Neel, AL (retired, shown after being wrecked) 1980 Mack CF 1500/500/50' Telesqurt #CF686F15-1412 x-North Caldwell, NJ

Rescue 6-1, Reedsville, PA 1997 Mack CL/Swab Wagon Company

Engine 111, Gallant, AL 1982 Mack CF 1250/1250/55F #CF686F12-1468

Tanker 6-1, Reedsville, PA 2001 Mack CH/4-Guys 500/3000

Engine 1, Northeast Saint Clair FD, Ashville, AL (retired) 1966 Mack C-85 750/750 #C-85F-1390

Engine 8, Tuftonboro, NH (retired) 1989 Mack CF/Ward '79 LTD 1250/750 #CF688FC-1328 x-Rocky Point, NY

Truck 5, Pennsville, NJ (retired) 1982 Mack CF/1995 Northern Fire Apparatus refurb 1250/150/106' L.T.I. Bulldog I x-FDNY

Tanker 74, East Huntingdon Township FD, Tarrs, PA (retired) 1984 Mack R/Pierce 1250/3000

Engine 41-1, Penfield, PA (retired) 1970 Mack CF 1250/750 #CF685F12-1148

Rescue 38, Mount Pleasant, PA 1987 Mack MC/Kenco

Engine 701, Alert Fire Company #1, Saint Clair, PA 1969 Mack CF/1993 L.T.I. refurb 1250/750

Engine 38-1, Mount Pleasant, PA 1984 Mack MC/Grumman 1000/750

Engine 13-2 Rutledge, PA (retired) 1971 Mack CF 1250/750 #CF685F12-1160

Engine 12-3, Dunbar, PA 1989 Mack MC/F.M.C. 1500/1000

Engine 53, Broomall, PA (department antique) 1948 Mack 45E 500/500

Engine 2, Dickerson Run, Liberty & Vanderbilt FD, Vanderbilt, PA 1986 Mack MC/4-Guys 1000/1000

Engine 57-3, Upland, PA (retired) 1983 Mack MC 1500/500