Aviation "Fire Department". Bronx, NY

[Anesti 329]

Since there is a thread about them, I was able to shoot there rigs 2 weeks ago.

Their "new" ALF from New Jersey

[Anesti 329]

1 of their 2 esu type units, Unknown where they came from.

[Anesti 329]

2nd esu unit, Unknown from where it came from also a guy told me they are waiting for a crown vic,a ford explorer and a possible a passenger van

Edited January 25, 2012 by Anesti

[sfrd18 360]

Are these units still operated by Aviation in the Bronx? Also, is Aviation currently disbanded?

Edited January 25, 2012 by sfrd18

[Anesti 329]

Are these units still operated by Aviation in the Bronx? Also, is Aviation currently disbanded?

Yes these are their new units, They reopened 3 weeks ago from what i heard.

[LTNRFD 266]

By what I can see in these pictures, there doesn't appear to be any hose on the ALF pumper except for the booster reel. Are there other pictures that shows if there is hose on the rig. If there isn't any hose, how do they fight a fire other than a trash fire?

[Steve 78]

Where did they get the funding to purchase all of this equipment?

[IzzyEng4 427]

Where did they get the funding to purchase all of this equipment?

One of the other site or news articles says they are "membership funded", basically they purchased the equipment themselves.

[newsbuff 286]

By what I can see in these pictures, there doesn't appear to be any hose on the ALF pumper except for the booster reel. Are there other pictures that shows if there is hose on the rig. If there isn't any hose, how do they fight a fire other than a trash fire?

I just blew this up from Anesti's photo.

(Anesti)

Doesn't look like any hose to me.

[Bnechis 3,961]

You do not need hose to buff...but a big red truck with red lights & siren gets there faster.

[LTNRFD 266]

You do not need hose to buff...but a big red truck with red lights & siren gets there faster.

Like the old rescue you owned ???

[Bnechis 3,961]

Like the old rescue you owned ???

It did not have red lights or a siren thank you

[LTNRFD 266]

It did not have red lights or a siren thank you

But it was a BIG RED TRUCK !!!!!!

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Like the old rescue you owned ???

Now that's some funny s*&t right there.

[EFFD4091-MLSS emt 13]

do they still have that 2 bay station on Gildersleeve by Harding Park?

[Anesti 329]

do they still have that 2 bay station on Gildersleeve by Harding Park?

No, i think it was torn down a few years ago.

[velcroMedic1987 330]

Got any photos with the license plates? Are these things even street legal?

[TheNewLadder32 49]

From what I can see non of these apparatuses have license plates.

[sfrd18 360]

What's the point of having rigs that aren't going to be used for firefighting? Is it just a group of buffs, seeing as how there's no hose on the back of their rig? Where is the Aviation "Fire Department" located now?

Edited January 31, 2012 by sfrd18

[M' Ave 1,466]

What's the point of having rigs that aren't going to be used for firefighting? Is it just a group of buffs, seeing as how there's no hose on the back of their rig? Where is the Aviation "Fire Department" located now?

They have office space in a building that is shared with a law firm on White Plains Rd., 1 driving mile from Eng. 96 and Lad. 54.

[Stepjam 118]

I'm sure someone out there knows a lot more about this than I do, but I seem to remember that their original ex-FDNY ALF Century was destroyed on 9/11. Sometime after that, they received a donated, older E-One (I think) from somewhere down in the Tidewater area. Maybe that was short lived because of incompatible fittings, etc.

Anyway, the Vollie Companies are a slice of old New York that I'm glad to see are still around, if only for posterity.

[IzzyEng4 427]

I'm sure someone out there knows a lot more about this than I do, but I seem to remember that their original ex-FDNY ALF Century was destroyed on 9/11. Sometime after that, they received a donated, older E-One (I think) from somewhere down in the Tidewater area. Maybe that was short lived because of incompatible fittings, etc.

Anyway, the Vollie Companies are a slice of old New York that I'm glad to see are still around, if only for posterity.

The ALF was not destroyed, its up at Andy's place. The E-One was donated out of VA and they had anothe rig that was purcahsed for them. Those two were sold. This is covered in the other thread covering this.

[PCFD ENG58 1,085]

The rig is very much alive !

[M' Ave 1,466]

The rig is very much alive !

Sure is! It has eye balls and everything

[IzzyEng4 427]

Sure is! It has eye balls and everything

"The better to watch you my pretty!!!"

[v85 212]

Sure is! It has eye balls and everything

And what appears to be quite an empty hosebed in the back. Hard to put out a fire with NO HOSE.

[210 91]

And what appears to be quite an empty hosebed in the back. Hard to put out a fire with NO HOSE.

I don't beleive it's putting out fires these days.

Edited February 10, 2012 by 210

[IzzyEng4 427]

And what appears to be quite an empty hosebed in the back. Hard to put out a fire with NO HOSE.

I don't beleive it's putting out fires these days.

210's right, if you looked above at my post (#22 to be exact) I said where this rig now resides.

The ALF was not destroyed, its up at Andy's place.

Edited February 10, 2012 by IzzyEng4

[pauloghia 5]

There's a lot of history behind that engine. I think West Hamilton Beach had one or two similar to the old Aviation ALF and they also run a Century 2000 alongside their refurbed Mack, again similar to the ALF originally posted on this thread. I'm not a big American LaFrance fan, but it would be awesome to own that one.

[Pagers 197]

West Hamilton Beach's Mack looks really good when they had it refurbed in 99, I think they have added some LED's to it since.