Found on the side of the Road

[grumpyff 1,159]

Ex-Milton, NY 1974 International/Sanford. The owner was willing to sell this one for $4000

[grumpyff 1,159]

This one was across the street, and I would not have seen it from the road, but the woman who works in a deli/garden store told me about it. 1947 American LaFrance, Ex- Hudson, NH Ladder 2. The trailer portion of this rig stayed inservice until 1998 ( the tractor seen here was replaced in 1977). On their website, http://hudsonfirefighters.com/retired_apparatus.htm there is a picture of it.

[efdcapt115 1,511]

Found inside the......oh sorry you said ON the side of the road.....

[Bnechis 3,961]

Found inside the......oh sorry you said ON the side of the road.....

Dive, Dive aruga...aruga. Master of the boat bring us to peroscope dept please>

[grumpyff 1,159]

Who said the front intake restricts water flow

[PCFD ENG58 1,085]

UP deck gun , I mean periscope !

[Bnechis 3,961]

Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.

[IzzyEng4 427]

"CAPT!!! YOU TOLD ME TO NOSE IT IN!!!!!!!

[smwells 7]

Sorry, I thought it was the entrance for the new underground truck wash.... Cleans the truck inside and out..

[efdcapt115 1,511]

Can't you just picture Hurley sitting in the driver's seat with his SCUBA gear on going....."no rush fellas.....it's just ducky in here..."

[CBX4627 114]

After a road trip yesterday, I realized I had a bunch of roadside relics, fire apparatus either reused for something else, or left to rot.

First up is a Continental Compac. I found it working on a construction site in Poughkeepsie just south of the train station in October, 2009. It looks like it was originally slime yellow, but i was unable to ask anyone to look for more info on it.

Who else had Compac's in the area besides Yonkers? Don't believe this is a Yonkers rig..........from the pics i've seen on here, the only 2 door Compac engine that YFD had, was the refurbed ALF with the front suction, and I don't see any front suction.

[batt2 145]

Who else had Compac's in the area besides Yonkers? Don't believe this is a Yonkers rig..........from the pics i've seen on here, the only 2 door Compac engine that YFD had, was the refurbed ALF with the front suction, and I don't see any front suction.

Wasn't there one in the Stratford-Trumbull-Shelton Ct area?

[JBE 328]

Who else had Compac's in the area besides Yonkers? Don't believe this is a Yonkers rig..........from the pics i've seen on here, the only 2 door Compac engine that YFD had, was the refurbed ALF with the front suction, and I don't see any front suction.

Maybe these guys??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44700898@N02/4787699140/

PS, hope the side gig is working out for you.

Edited August 20, 2010 by JBE

[dfdallen 13]

Wasn't there one in the Stratford-Trumbull-Shelton Ct area?

Stratford had one

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

BTW it is Lyme, NH the other Ford-C came from

[sfrd18 360]

Stratford had one

Yes, Stratford did have one. It ran out of Fire Station # 2(Company 2) on Huntington Rd. I believe it originally served as Engine 2 then as a spare(Engine 8 I believe), until it was taken out of service in the early 2000's. Here's a partial shot of it:

Company 2(In the left apparatus bay)

[grumpyff 1,159]

BTW it is Lyme, NH the other Ford-C came from

Thanks, I will update my records. I could never figure out where it came from.

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

Thanks, I will update my records. I could never figure out where it came from.

No worries...here is the site for the organization who donates these trucks.

http://www.mutual-aid.org

BTW founded by and directed by Daniel Sheridan, FDNY Battalion Chief

Edited August 21, 2010 by bvfdjc316

[se36 2]

Who else had Compac's in the area besides Yonkers? Don't believe this is a Yonkers rig..........from the pics i've seen on here, the only 2 door Compac engine that YFD had, was the refurbed ALF with the front suction, and I don't see any front suction.

KJ in Orange county had one

[billfitz 109]

I believe Piermont had a couple of compacs - don't know if they were 2 or 4 door?

[grumpyff 1,159]

I drove past the Bedford Hills location this weekend. the Hahn from Glastonbury is gone (Saltzburg and Lyme Fords remain). There are a few new additions, one is the GMC/Darley from Califon Fire Co. (Hunterdon County, NJ)

[grumpyff 1,159]

The other two were ambulances with no markings

and

[ltx17 19]

piermonts were on international commercial chassis(2dr)

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

The other two were ambulances with no markings

and

The ambulances, while being stored at that yard are property of an agent of Mutual Aid Americas and not Mutual Aid Americas itself.

[HFD3004 1]

Found behind a radio station up in Greenpoint, NY. Just south of Hudson, NY on route 9G. I got no info on, no one was around to ask permission. their website, <a href="http://www.985litefm.com/main.html" target="_blank">http://www.985litefm.com/main.html</a> has a few pictures of it, but no info either.

This is a former Copake Falls and Churchtown FD Engine, both from Columbia County.

[IzzyEng4 427]

Yes, Stratford did have one. It ran out of Fire Station # 2(Company 2) on Huntington Rd. I believe it originally served as Engine 2 then as a spare(Engine 8 I believe), until it was taken out of service in the early 2000's. Here's a partial shot of it:

Company 2(In the left apparatus bay)

If memory serves me right Stratford actually had two at one point, both in lime yellow.

[grumpyff 1,159]

Found this 1947 Chevrolet marked 'Moorhead FD' 'Community fire truck' in a gas station in Poughkeepsie,NY today. In my usual rush I forgot to look for any builders tags on the body. A Google search revealed a Moorhead, MN department, but no mention of this truck in their website. Also looks to modified into a tanker at some point.

driver side

officer side

and the rear chute

[Arrowxt 8]

Ex-Milton, NY 1974 International/Sanford. The owner was willing to sell this one for $4000

WOW 4000? I remember this old girl...everytime I drive past it. We have come a long way with our apparatus, it may be worth buying and sitting out front of station. I would love to point to it everytime I hear "the mirrors are out of adjustment" or "someone dumped all of the air out of the seat." That truck would pain me on response time. Gas job with 2 speed "farmer rear" $4000? Good luck!

[grumpyff 1,159]

Yes, Stratford did have one. It ran out of Fire Station # 2(Company 2) on Huntington Rd. I believe it originally served as Engine 2 then as a spare(Engine 8 I believe), until it was taken out of service in the early 2000's. Here's a partial shot of it:

Company 2(In the left apparatus bay)

I think this is the best lead so far. Look closely at the bumper on the officer side. A similar bumper sticker appears in their picture as well as mine. Unfortunately I no longer have a unedited photo ( I reduced the pixel size for storage.)

[sfrd18 360]

If memory serves me right Stratford actually had two at one point, both in lime yellow.

Interesting. What company did it serve?