Our new truck...

[FireAndy]

Our new equipment truck arrived this last Friday at 11pm at night. Here is a pic and a link to other shots if you want to check them out. It is an American Lafrance.

Link to other pics. (http://www.garfieldfire.com/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core:Show Item&g2_itemId=453)

[BFDNJFF]

Someone stole all your Equipment !!! :eek:


LOL just kidding pretty Rig! Congrats!

[mcaldwell]

Nice rig. :)

But if were comparing M2's, here our our new girls. The Engine is a year old this month, and the 65' Squrt is only two months old.

[Dave1983]

Our new equipment truck arrived this last Friday at 11pm at night. Here is a pic and a link to other shots if you want to check them out. It is an American Lafrance.

Link to other pics. (http://www.garfieldfire.com/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core:Show Item&g2_itemId=453)

Nice, but its not red. :confused: :( ;)

[EngCo29]

Nice, but its not red. :confused: :( ;)


Safety Yellow :D ;)

[allineedisu]

This is nice, from what I can tell it appears to be some type of Rescue Vehicle and it needs to go ouside to get ripe.

Just an hint and suggestion, try next time shooting a little back from the vehicle to get a full shot of the truck or apparatus.

[dave29]

Cool rigs ya'll

[thejdubb02]

Our new equipment truck arrived this last Friday at 11pm at night. Here is a pic and a link to other shots if you want to check them out. It is an American Lafrance.

Do you have any other pictures other then that. It looks great but i would like to see some more pics if you have them! :D

[FireAndy]

Hey all...click the link in the first post for more pictures. There are about 10 or so of them. I know I should have shot it further back but the pics had to be taken in the fire hall and we are cramped for space with 2 engines and this huge thing in there. It showed up at 11pm so it was dark outside and the flash wasn't good enough to get good pics, but there are some others there showing the inside and different compartments.

Our Truck Photos (http://www.garfieldfire.com/wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core:Show Item&g2_itemId=263)

You will see some are in daylight before they had lettering on them. This was down in Florida at American Lafrance when the Asst. Chief and our mechanical guru went down there to check it out. As well as it showing up at our station and the pics like the one I posted.

[Maverick9110E]

looks good! need some daytime photos though. lol. how do all of you guys like the m2's? our company is looking to replace out hole pumper with an american lafrance m2 cab and commerical chassis.

[hwoods]

"Equipment Truck" is a name that is unheard of here in this area. What does it carry? and why have one?

[JackTee09]

Hwoods - I apologize but can't pass it up.

"Equipment Truck" is a name that is unheard of here in this area. What does it carry?

hmmmmmm....equipment! :D :D :D

[hwoods]

Jack, You got me. What can I say? :D :D

I'm thinking that it is a small version of what we call Squads here in downtown Maryland. The term "Truck" here is ONLY used to denote a Ladder Company. I've heard some real proud Chiefs say they "Got our new Truck in" only to find out that they were talking about an Engine, not a Truck. Funny how Terminology changes around the Country.

[JackTee09]

Jack, You got me. What can I say?

:D Thanks brother! :D

[mcaldwell]

looks good! need some daytime photos though. lol. how do all of you guys like the m2's? our company is looking to replace out hole pumper with an american lafrance m2 cab and commerical chassis.

We like ours, but we have had a couple of fit and finish problems with the Engine. Nothing major, but a little annoying that they couldn't catch some obvious items before it rolled out of the factory. The Aerial has been almost perfect so far (knock on wood).

Both of our units have the 300hp mercedes deisel, and it has plenty of pep in the 24,000lb engine, but it is slightly underpowered for the 36,000lb aerial.

They both drive and handle very well by our standards.

[FireAndy]

"Equipment Truck" is a name that is unheard of here in this area. What does it carry? and why have one?


Some departments call it a squad. I wouldn't say its a small truck by any means (it's enormous :)). It carries the jaws of life, spare bottles, extra hose, generators, med bags etc etc. This truck responds to almost everything (fires, accidents etc., and occassionally a medical if our primary is already in service on another call). It has our water rescue equipment on it as well. It also carries 3-4 firefighters in the crew compartment, and a driver and officer.

There are some daylight photos in the second link I posted, just without lettering on it.

[FireAndy]

looks good! need some daytime photos though. lol. how do all of you guys like the m2's? our company is looking to replace out hole pumper with an american lafrance m2 cab and commerical chassis.


So far we love it. We have taken it on many test rides and only one call since we got it. Seems to drive well, corner well and good acceleration. With as big as the compartment area is on the bag and with the amount of equipment the truck has on it, the vehicle handles and seems to operate very well.

[F52Westside]

Nice, but its not red. :confused: :( ;) :eek:

Andy - Just leave it out in the sun for awhile and it will ripen up. :rolleyes:

Just kiddin' - Looks like a nice Rescue.

[Firefighter2230]

Some departments call it a squad. I wouldn't say its a small truck by any means (it's enormous :)). It carries the jaws of life, spare bottles, extra hose, generators, med bags etc etc. This truck responds to almost everything (fires, accidents etc., and occassionally a medical if our primary is already in service on another call). It has our water rescue equipment on it as well. It also carries 3-4 firefighters in the crew compartment, and a driver and officer.

There are some daylight photos in the second link I posted, just without lettering on it.

like allineedisyou said we would consider it a rescue rig around here still a nice rig by any means I like it :D

[LRFPD60]

Hey, since we are talkin about new rigs, we just put this beast into service this past saturday. Havent run more than a medical call in it so far. And yes, it is a KME, pretty much our whole fleet is KME.

http://jonsmidamerica.com/images/inventory/LRRearMount.JPG

(sorry, couldnt get the picture to work but this link should work)

[Maverick9110E]

Some departments call it a squad. I wouldn't say its a small truck by any means (it's enormous :)). It carries the jaws of life, spare bottles, extra hose, generators, med bags etc etc. This truck responds to almost everything (fires, accidents etc., and occassionally a medical if our primary is already in service on another call). It has our water rescue equipment on it as well. It also carries 3-4 firefighters in the crew compartment, and a driver and officer.

There are some daylight photos in the second link I posted, just without lettering on it.


sounds like a rescue to me.

[EngCo29]

looks good! need some daytime photos though. lol. how do all of you guys like the m2's? our company is looking to replace out hole pumper with an american lafrance m2 cab and commerical chassis.

Mav,which one are you speaking of, I know,not the 04 Grave but what other one are you talking of?? :confused:

[JackTee09]

Or, in Providence you might call it "Special Hazards" instead of a rescue, squad, or "Large Wheel Mounted Vehicle with Enormous Tool Capacity." :D

[FireAndy]

sounds like a rescue to me.

We call our first reponse for medical runs a rescue, this we call an equipment truck, I have also heard it called a squad. Squad/Rescue/Equipment truck, call it what you will :)

I think we should call it BFT.

[Maverick9110E]

Mav,which one are you speaking of, I know,not the 04 Grave but what other one are you talking of?? :confused:


the 71 HAHN

[Peetmoss]

Nice looking rig except for the paint job :D Looks like school bus yellow to me. But I shouldn't have said anything some of our apparatus is nasty lime green. Thankfully we went to red

[EngCo29]

the 71 HAHN

Ha,you had me going,I thought you were talking about the 00' Seagrave haha.MAv, I have 3 buyers for our FDNY Mack,2 of the 3 don't need the truck for Fire-Service, those 2 want it for parades,etc if you want to contact one of them let me know,I'd be glad to give you the info :) :cool:

[RFRDxplorer]

Hey, since we are talkin about new rigs, we just put this beast into service this past saturday. Havent run more than a medical call in it so far. And yes, it is a KME, pretty much our whole fleet is KME.

http://jonsmidamerica.com/images/inventory/LRRearMount.JPG

(sorry, couldnt get the picture to work but this link should work)


Were you guys on the Working Fire videos a while back for a buttload of houses that caught on fire on Easter I believe. The shakes were really dry and it was pretty big. I have that video somewhere I'll have to dig that up.

[Maverick9110E]

haha theres a bunch of guys that dont want to see the truck go. even a few talked about getting together and buying it themselves. but if we do look to sell it i'll give you a buzz.

[LRFPD60]

RFRD, you are correct. The fire was a couple of years before I joined. I wanna sayit was in '99. Yeah we had a firefighter go through the roof on one of them. What is sad is that neighborhood where it happened is retarded and hasnt learned their lesson. They still have the same cedar shake shingles on their roofs.

Our new engine is rather large and has a hard time getting down some of our narrow farm roads. But man does it look impressive. Every light, including compartment and interior cab lights, are LED's. The only halogen lights are on the actual headlights.

[hwoods]

Nice looking rig except for the paint job :D Looks like school bus yellow to me. But I shouldn't have said anything some of our apparatus is nasty lime green. Thankfully we went to red

We have something even better than red. Look us up at www.gdvfd18.com

[Dickey]

Awesome looking "VEHICLE"

Around these parts, we say "truck" and most of the time we mean "vehicle." Even in different parts of Wisconsin, you say "squad" and they mean an ambulance unlike the large rescue squads on the east coast. Kinda like the "tanker" vs. "tender" on the west coast.

Typically an "equipment truck" in this area of the state is a vehicle that carries fire support stuff, lights, fans, bottles, maybe extrication equipment, rescue stuff, etc. Basically like the "squads" on the east coast but maybe just a bit smaller.

I personally think like hwoods......a squad is a large rescue vehicle. An ambulance is an ambulance. A truck is a ladder and an engine is an engine.

230 years of tradition unimpeded by progress!!!

:D :D :D

[WebFire]

I'm interested in the price tag on this truck. If you don't want to share it on here, would you mind PM'ing it to me.

Thanks!

[Peetmoss]

We have something even better than red. Look us up at www.gdvfd18.com


Engine 181 is sharp looking