markmets415

Great shots as always Seth.

Oh I am sure our agency has some of that to stock piled

It's a remote 2 channel transmitter option that SCOTT provides with the TIC which allows a wireless feed which is an excellent tool for use during training evolutions and situations, to be able to monitor what the interior crew is seeing if the need arises. A few other things that came to mind when putting this engine together was the fact that we have several hard to reach areas in our district and have had some pretty inassessible brush fires in tough terrain the last few years (I believe x129 was at the one off Sinpatch Road on top of the mountain), a crew can take the TIC with them to these type of calls and it will give command an idea of what the crews are seeing and have going on. Out here in the country we have been asked to use the TIC for other uses as well, i.e., searches for lost individuals, injuried victims from MVA's that have wandered away from the scene. The remote transmitter was purchased with the camera several years ago but never installed, so with the building of the new Engine, it has already been paid for so why not install it, try it out and use it as another "tool" and yes I always try and think outside the box for using items and utilize them beyond what they were intended for, especially with a limited budget that we have in a small fire district. I am sure there are other things that this set-up can be used for as well, hope that helps v85.

Our agency sells alot of items on ebay, we are in the process of clearing the firehouse as our facility is slated for closure on December 31, 2013, some items are a hose dryer, 6 bottle cascade system and some over 100 + expired fire extinguishers to name a few items.

Thanks Mark, the Engine should serve the district well, especially the many not so easily accessible areas we have, the body was started yesterday, we are headed for a visit on Friday so I should be able to post some more detailed photos.

Custom front and the rear table top console being installed, rear area to hold TIC camera and vehicle mounted charger, knox box, flashlights, carbon monoxide and gas monitor, portable radio bank, a 10" flip down monitor for the monitoring of the TIC camera operations, the bottom of the rear console was left open to be able to place gear bags and there will be an area at the rear for storage and also the mounting of the 3000 watt invertor. We are going to the shop next Friday for a visit so I will post some more detailed progress photos.

, thanks, looks like around the end of May, hopefully, the vehicle is supposed to attend the New England Fire Expo so it should be done at the latest early June

Depending if you want to travel to the Poughkeepsie area, Jerry the owner and 20+ artist is amazing @ Planet NY, let me know if you need further, my picture here is on my back and done by Jerry.

Thank you, I should have more recent photos within the next few days to add, next personal trip looks like next week sometime.

a few more I missed, Brow light, Large diameter discharge being installed

further construction and install of the pump and bumper

Reel to hold 200' of hard 1" line with CAFS

front mounted pump started, steps and bumper area

Custom USSC seating at all locations (4) with dual seat belt and SCBA release.

more of the construction started

Photos added as they now can be seen

if I click on the blank area then the image loads if that helps, I just added a bunch to my thread on our CAFS pumper

Seth I am not seeing any of the photos that are being posted, there is a red X in the upper left corner of the images

is it me guys, I am not seeing any images?

Once the site is back up and running I will post the photos of the progress to date.

After a few years and two votes, the CAFS pumper that has been proposed by the truck committee was passed by the registered voters of the Wassaic Fire District and was sent out for bid, bids came back on Tuesday May 29th, the district received one bid from Firematic (they built our B.R.A.T), the bid proposal is being reviewed by the committee and the Fire District will decide at the meeting on June 13th, fingers crossed, this has been a very long process!

Chassis painted and the super single wheels installed

Our (Wassaic's) B.R.A.T has been taken around to area FD's that are interested in this multi use type vehicle and anyone that has seen it operating at a scene have been impressed with it's performance, it surely has exceeded our expectation of the vehicle, as a result several departments have either selected Firematic to construct a new vehicle for them or are close to signing a contract to have one built. Here are some photos (shared with permission of David Horton) of the Rhinecliff B.R.A.T which is near completion with a expected delivery of next week. Here are some the features of the vehicle; 2012 Ford F550 2 Door 4x4 Chassis w/ 19,500 lbs. GVWSuper Single Continental 20" Tires, 6" Suspension liftHeavy Duty Aluminum Fabricated Flatbed with FEA Tested Roll BarPro Poly 500 Gallon Water TankHale HPX300 - BD26 Diesel PumpStainless Steel Inlet and Discharge ManifoldElectric Primer1.5" Rear PreconnectSidewinder Deck GunOne Rear 2.5" Hose Tras.Two Electric Hannay Reel Mounted under the flatbed.(3) Aluminum Diamond Plate Compartments with flip up doors.Whelen LED Lighting and Siren PackageWhelen LED PFP Scene LightingWarn 16,500 lbs Electric WinchOil Pan and Transmission Skid Plate

Delivery is slated for early March

Chassis is headed to paint, let the construction begin.