Newfoundking Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Personally, I don't like the trailer trucks. They're too big in my opinion, I prefer your standard sized american style truck, any bigger and it's too big. I find the smaller the unit, the more functional it is, and for the sake of wasting all that gas to haul something you don't really need ALL of it, I mean, is it really worth it?However, I sadly have no pictures of what I consider a sexy fire truck, though that white-ish one, I like that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCERT1 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 All over the Eastern shore we have huge stretches without any piped water. The semi's serve quite literally as the first engines hydrant on scene, then secondary engines and tankers ( mostly normal sized ones) establish a shuttle point at an available water source. When the full system is in effect we can successfully run 1,100 gpm with a 4 mile distance between the fire and a water source. Personally I thought the concept was pretty weird till I moved out here too.Ironically that White Brush Rescue is one of the few fancier units they have here despite a lot of woodland, marshland, and fields. I believe it's because of the state forestry fire department and the Wildlife refuge, which owns the truck at the bottom among other trucks.The semi hazmat seems like sort of a waste too, but it's the only major hazmat unit for 3 counties. There are also a number of special support trailers that carry floating booms for waterways spills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundking Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I dunno, I come from a place where when they can't get water, they either let it burn out, or go find water. And we have something like 30 light vehicles, so about 2 for each real unit, so we don't need huge trucks, then again, our hazmat doubles as a command truck, and is a little larger than a medium duty rescue, yet is the only hazmat for as far as civilization goes (unless someone got one and didn't inform us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCERT1 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 It's just a weird system around here but it definitely works for them. Firefighting get real aggressive here, because If you let it burn it will spread fast due to or weather down here. I'm still getting used to not having snow yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko123 Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Personally, I don't like the trailer trucks. They're too big in my opinion, I prefer your standard sized american style truck, any bigger and it's too big. I find the smaller the unit, the more functional it is, and for the sake of wasting all that gas to haul something you don't really need ALL of it, I mean, is it really worth it?However, I sadly have no pictures of what I consider a sexy fire truck, though that white-ish one, I like that one They don't have to be sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hippensteele Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Here Is Our departments sexy engines and rescues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo719 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I fell in love with 181 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 My local fire department sexy fire trucks: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackBowden Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here's some my local depts' trucks. Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCadetForce Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Green Goddess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit 42 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Is that a police riot truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkMod999 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Our Scania Appliances here in Scotland, Only ones in the UK to have fully white!Our new 2012 appliances for our second Busiest Fire Station with 2400 calls(Non Medical), Our busiest 3000(Non Medical) will be getting two this year also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theocd Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Is that a police riot truck?No, its a very old Bedford Self Propelled Pump that is painted Olive Green as they were issued to Military Fire Brigades, hence the name Green Goddess. They saw service as late as 2003 when the Firefighters went on strike.The OC-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit 42 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wow! Very cool. I was wondering why it had a ladder haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkysam123 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 From Horsham (WSF&RS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
met police999 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Our Scania Appliances here in Scotland, Only ones in the UK to have fully white!That must be further up north because I've never seen them before apart from on the news but that was in Ireland Our new 2012 appliances for our second Busiest Fire Station with 2400 calls(Non Medical), Our busiest 3000(Non Medical) will be getting two this year also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
