Westfield12

Nice work as always.

Does anybody know the route for Carmel's 100th Anniversary Parade coming up in August?

And here are some pictures. https://www.facebook.com/zack.bowden.9/media_set?set=a.965931466773903.1073741848.100000711762576&type=3&uploaded=46

Thanks. How far down on Tate Avenue does it start?

Does anybody know the routes for the Westchester County Convention, Dutchess County Convention or the Columbia County Convention?

ctparademarshals.com has all the parade dates for Connecticut, and wcpja.com has all of the parade dates for Westchester County and the surrounding areas. DATE LOCATION TIME EVENT Sat. April 25 Pound Ridge 6 PM Inspection Fri. May 1 Croton Falls 5 PM Inspection Sat. May 2 Mahopac 1 PM Inspection Sat. May 2 Thornwood TBA Inspection Fri. May 8 Bedford Hills 5:30 PM Inspection Fri. May 29 Pleasantville 7PM Parade Wed. June 3 Katonah 7 PM Parade Sat. June 6 Pine Plains 3 PM Parade Sat. June 6 Montrose 6 PM Parade Fri. June 19 Amenia 7 PM Parade Wed. June 24 Yorktown 7 PM Parade Sat. June 27 Ossining TBA Inspection Thur. July 9 Mahopac 7 PM Parade Fri, July 10 Mt. Kisco 7 PM Parade Sat. July 11 Millbrook 6 PM Parade Sat. July 18 Dover Plains 6 PM Parade Wed. July 22 Brewster 7 PM Parade Fri. July 24 Bedford Village 7 PM Parade Sat. July 25 Stuyvesant TBA CCVFA Conv. Parade Wed. Aug 5 South Salem 7 PM Parade Fri. Aug. 7 Ossining 7 PM Parade Sat. Aug 8 Pawling 6 PM DCVFA Conv. Parade Sat. Aug 22 Carmel TBA 100th Ann. Parade Sat. Sept 19 Buchanan 2 PM WCVFA Conv. Parade Sat. Sept 19 Dover Del. 1 PM DVFA Conv.Parade Sat. Oct 3 Hopatcong NJ TBA Parade Sat. Oct 10 New Milford NJ TBA 100th Ann. Parade CT Parades Date Location Day Time Rain Date MAY May 16 Collinsville Saturday 6:00 PM May 30 Oxford Center Saturday 5:00 PM 5/31 12:00 PM JUNE June 12 Bethany Friday 7:00 PM June 13 Beacon Hose Saturday 6:00 PM JULY July 11 Windsor Locks Saturday 6:00 PM July 11 Tunxis Hose Saturday 6:00 PM July 18 Canaan Saturday 6:00 PM July 25 North Haven Saturday 6:00 PM AUGUST August 1 Thomaston Saturday 6:00 PM August 21 Bridgewater Friday 6:45 PM August 22 Winsted Saturday 5:00 PM SEPTEMBER September 5 Ellington Saturday 5:15 PM September 20 Convention (Beacon Falls) Sunday 12:00 PM September 26 West Redding Saturday 6:00 PM

That is nice looking.

Well, it's only a 2001, so it really isn't that old.

Why are they selling that?

Ledyard, CT's new Ambulance R-100. Photo from PL Custom's Facebook page.

A Spartan/Smeal, I think.

Fire extinguisher factory catches fire. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/21/fire-extinguisher-factory_n_6915482.html

New ambulance from Cromwell, CT:

Here's Ossining's new rescue pumper (Photo from Facebook).

Nice picture.

I watched it and it definitely seems promising.

Thanks.

Is that an addition or replacing a current truck?

Does anyone know the full route (start, end, where the trucks park after the parade) for the Mahopac, NY 100th anniversary parade on August 23rd? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

The tom.m.carey@gmail.com e-mail didn't work and I still haven't heard back from the mvfdparades@aol.com e-mail, but I got the route, anyways.

Here are some upcoming CT new deliveries: Avon - Has bids out for two engines. Beacon Falls - Funding approved to replace Engine 1 with a quint, but nothing has been ordered. Bethany - Has received a new EMS fly car (1L1). Bethel - Funds approved for new engine, don't believe anything awarded. Bethlehem - A new pumper tanker is being spec'd out with an order to be placed this budget. Branford - M2 refurbished ambulance, E4 1997 Pierce Saber complete refurb. Brooklyn - Mortlake Fire approved funds for a new heavy rescue (They bought a Rescue 1 demo). Chaplin - Has purchased a used 2004 Pierce pumper. Cheshire - Has gotten funds approved (last I knew for a new aerial truck). Colchester - Spartan/Marion Heavy Rescue I/P. Colebrook - I believe they're spec'g a new pumper. Danbury - Pierce MMA I/P. Deep River - Has purchased a used 2008 ALF 100' Quint tower ladder from Schenectady, NY. Derby - FD-10 (Ambulance) refurb. Derby - Purchased Trumbull Center's Dive Bus. Derby - Ordered is a Pierce Arrow XT for Storm Engine Co. East Hampton - Pierce Arrow XT pumper and Peterbuilt/Pierce 2,000 gallon tanker. Center Groton - Dodge/Marion Rescue. Greenwich - Has two Seagrave rescue engines on order. Guilford - Twin Spartan/4-Guys 3500 Gallon Tankers. Hamden - (3) Ford Crew Cab Pick-Ups to replace the rescue trucks in town. Hebron - Spartan/4-Guys pumper. Killingly - Danielson & South Killingly light duty rescue trucks. Mansfield - Spartan/SVI pumper tanker. Middletown - funds approved for a new pumper. Milford - Smeal Quint I/P. New Britain - Smeal aerial truck I/P. New Canaan - Spartan/Marion pumper. New Haven - Engine 5 Pierce Arrow XT 500/water 500/foam 1500/gpm. New Milford - Water Witch Spartan/Marion pumper. North Haven - Emergency Unit #1 Ford/PL Custom ambulance. Old Saybrook - Pierce Velocity pumper I/P. Oxford - Spec'g another pumper unsure if ordered (Riverside F.D.) Preston - Smeal will be building them a rescue pumper. Shelton - (2) KME quints are in. The Squad should be in this week followed by Huntington in August. South Fire District - Has purchased a 2014 Spartan/Marion Demonstrator pumper. Unit will replace Engine 32 (2000 KME which will be traded in) and will be almost a twin to Engine 30 (2007 Spartan/Marion) with 1500 gpm pump and 1000 gal tank. Also will carry A and B Foam. Expected delivery in the fall after some additional equipment is added at Marion and cab is given White over Red paint to match rest of South District fleet. Sherman - Specs were being done for a new ambulance and pumper. Unsure if anything ordered. Simsbury - (2) Spartan 4 guys pumper I/P. Somers - Kenworth/4Guys 3,000 gallon tanker. Southington - approval for a new pumper. South Windsor - Sutphen pumper nearing completion (Fall delivery last I knew). Pawcatuck - should be getting the E-One Typhoon in any day now. Thomaston - Smeal Rescue Pumper ordered. Nichols ordered a heavy rescue. Wallingford Engine 1 Sutphen pumper delivered. Waterford - Jordan new E-One engine nearing completion. West Shore - Ford Pick-Up light duty rescue. Westfield - Signed a contract with Rescue 1 for a new heavy rescue.

Okay, thanks. I didn't try those e-mails yet.

http://m.connfire.com Great site for news and pics from CT Fire Depts.

Is that Sharon, Connecticut?

Why did they change their color scheme?