Fire/EMS Vehicle Photo Hunt. Small Addition 01/03/2016!

[lafd55]

Latham Fire Department (Latham, NY)

Unit: Car 26 Dept. Chief



LATHAM26 (1) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

Unit: M-814 (Mobile Command Center)

KAPL814 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Boght Community Fire District (Latham, NY)

Unit: Car 11 1st Asst Chief

BOGHT11 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[Skip Goulet]

I like the way the console, etc., is mounted in the Latham Suburban.

 

[lafd55]

East Greenbush Fire District #3

Unit: Car 4

EASTGREENBUSHCAR4 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

East Greenbush Fire District #3

Unit: Truck 11

EASTGREENBUSHT11 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Knoll's Atomic Power Laboratory (US Dept of Energy)

Unit: Ladder 1 (Saratoga County ID: EL-811)

KAPL EL-811 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[lafd55]

Valatie Rescue Squad

Unit: A-803

VRS803 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: 2017

OFPC5046(2017) (3) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

American Red Cross of Dutchess County, NY

Unit: ?

DutchessARC by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Great Barrington, MA Fire Department

Unit: Ladder 1

DutchessARC by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[lafd55]

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Unit: Spill Response Unit

DEC5425 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Charleston Fire Department

Unit: 210 (Truck 1)

CHARLESTON210 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

West Sand Lake Fire Department

Unit: 4301

WESTSANDLAKE4301 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Town of Colonie, NY Fire Services

Unit: Fire Services Van

TOCFIRESERVICE by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Prevention and Control

Unit: 5572

OFPC5572 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Prevention and Control

Unit: 4132

OFPC4132 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

Keene Valley Fire Department

Unit: A-199

KEENEVALLEY199 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

Guilderland EMS

Unit: 34

GEMS34 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

NYS Department of Health - Bureau of EMS

Unit: 1194

DOH1194 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 


NYS Department of Health - Bureau of EMS

Unit: 1195

DOH1195 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

NYS Department of Health - Bureau of EMS

Unit: Unmarked

DOH(DEB2974) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (US Dept. of Energy)

Unit: 8151

KAPL Ambulance 8151 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[lafd55]

Keene Valley Fire Department

Unit: Engine 191

photo 5 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[lafd55]

Clifton Park / Halfmoon Ambulance Service

Unit: First Responder-1971 (ALS Fly-car)

CPHMEMS FR-1971 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Clifton Park Fire District No. 1

Unit: Chief's Car

CLIFTONPARKFIRE by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Nassau Fire District

Unit: Squad 22-?

NASSAUFIRE by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: 5926

OFPC5926 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[pdk9]

Clifton Park / Halfmoon Ambulance Service


Unit: First Responder-1971 (ALS Fly-car)

CPHMEMS FR-1971 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

I will never understand why some EMS/fire agencies go with vehicles that look like LEO vehicles.


If this was an admin takehome vehicle (ie chief's dept issued vehicle), I could see them having an unmarked slicktop, ie white unmarked NGPI/Utility, but an all-black slicktop with a PB for an ALS flycar is a bit over the top IMO

 

[lafd55]

They have a black Tahoe and this. They story given was that "they ordered white vehicles but were mistakenly delivered black." "It would be too costly to fix it so they are leaving them the way they are."

To me it sounds like a load of crap and I'm sure someone will throw a stink in one of the towns they serve, I know I would....

Also the 6 IONs on the pushbumper is kinda stupid as they aren't all level.

 

[JohnMarcson]

I will never understand why some EMS/fire agencies go with vehicles that look like LEO vehicles.


If this was an admin takehome vehicle (ie chief's dept issued vehicle), I could see them having an unmarked slicktop, ie white unmarked NGPI/Utility, but an all-black slicktop with a PB for an ALS flycar is a bit over the top IMO

My third service EMS department has a slick top all white SUV with the ability to have the warning equipment disabled.  It is used by non-certified office staff sometimes and a take home for an administrator many days.  I would love to get some magnets for the doors so we can use it as a backup to our fully marked SUV.  That said, the previous vehicle was a black (ex sheriff) CVPI with full EMS graphics complete with orange stripe and red exterior domes on a full lightbar.  That thing got the "oh crap a cop" response from people way too much.  So my point is, I agree the color is more the problem than the slick top status in many cases.  I will concede however that EMS vehicles should be marked when used primarily for emergency response.

 

[lafd55]

My whole thing is FD and EMS vehicles should be white, red, or any color other than something dark. They should have fully visible graphics (no ghost graphics), and have a lightbar. Now on the other hand Dept. Chiefs (primarily career depts) I am ok with having fully unmarked vehicles like you see a lot of in MA. This is all IMHO.

 

[JohnMarcson]

My whole thing is FD and EMS vehicles should be white, red, or any color other than something dark. They should have fully visible graphics (no ghost graphics), and have a lightbar. Now on the other hand Dept. Chiefs (primarily career depts) I am ok with having fully unmarked vehicles like you see a lot of in MA. This is all IMHO.

on a related topic...if you want to talk about black on EMS vehicles.

http://www.hcec.com/

 

[Skip Goulet]

on a related topic...if you want to talk about black on EMS vehicles.

http://www.hcec.com/

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One of my favorite emergency organizations, the Harris Co. Emergency Corps.  They made very good time in getting from Houston to Lubbock in May, 1970, when Lubbock was hit with a huge F5 tornado.That was on May 11, and by the mid-morning of the 12th they were in Lubbock with two units.  My REACT team was instantly mobilized and we had the use of a borrowed ambulance that belonged to a local dealer.  The ambulance was a '64 Olds wagon that was fully decked out. The dealer followed us in a '67 lwb Olds combination.  They set us up at the Lubbock Coliseum which was set up as a refugee center after we came in from Lubbock Muni with cases and cases of whole blood that had been airlifted to Lubbock. My partner Rick and I made national TV on all three networks while we were at the airport loading all that blood into the ambulance.  Hard to believe that was 44 years ago.

My whole thing is FD and EMS vehicles should be white, red, or any color other than something dark. They should have fully visible graphics (no ghost graphics), and have a lightbar. Now on the other hand Dept. Chiefs (primarily career depts) I am ok with having fully unmarked vehicles like you see a lot of in MA. This is all IMHO.

I agree that EMS units should be white or red or something reasonable but not black.  I used to  gripe back in the "old days" when funeral homes operated the ambulance services.  It was one thing for them to use a black combination as a backup ambulance when necessary, but an entirely different matter when their first out ambulances were also black, just to match the company's color scheme.  That being said, I totally freaked when I saw a pink 1965 Pontiac Consort ambulance at the small funeral home in Tahoka, TX.  When the funeral home sold not long after that the Consort and their '66 Cadillac combo which was also pink were both painted white over a silver-gray.   The last black ambulance I saw was in 1973 in Lewisville, TX, and it was a '64 Chevy station wagon ambulance that was also a funeral home-based rig.

Of course you can go to the other extreme, too.  In the mid'70s, the Lovington (NM) Fire Dept's first ambulance was a lime-green Type III ambulance. Yechhhhh!(but at least you could see it).

 

[pdk9]

That does sound like a load of crap lol. If they truly ordered white SUVs then it should've been the dealer's responsibility to get them what they ordered; I don't see how it'd be costly for the agency/customer

My whole thing is FD and EMS vehicles should be white, red, or any color other than something dark. They should have fully visible graphics (no ghost graphics), and have a lightbar. Now on the other hand Dept. Chiefs (primarily career depts) I am ok with having fully unmarked vehicles like you see a lot of in MA. This is all IMHO.

+1. Same thing down here in FL. My dept (fully career) has unmarked/slicktop white 2013 explorers & 2012 expeditions for all the chief takehome vehicles and for other admin vehicles (ie for the training captains to use). Nobody pays much attention to them or tries to flag them down (since they don't look like emergency vehicles) but they light up easily if/when they're needed to respond (which they rarely do, hence why I don't think an exterior lightbar is needed).


I'm not saying that all EMS SUVs/flycars have to be white (since we all know that some cities have funky colors for their fire and LE vehicles), but I 100% think that the purpose of an EMS duty vehicle should be obvious; a star of life and word like "rescue" or "emergency medical services" should be clearly displayed on the sides & rear IMO

 

[lafd55]

Western Turnpike Rescue Squad (Guilderland, NY)

Unit: Rescue 50

WESTERNTURNPIKE50 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Guilderland EMS

Unit: 33

GEMS33 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Albany County Sheriff's Office - EMS Unit

Unit: 822

ACSO822 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: (Unknown Plate) 4040 - New Staff cars prior to installation 

OFPC(4040) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Albany Fire Department

Unit: Public Safety Bus

AFDBUS by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[Skip Goulet]

Western Turnpike Rescue Squad (Guilderland, NY)

Unit: Rescue 50

WESTERNTURNPIKE50 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Guilderland EMS

Unit: 33

GEMS33 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Albany County Sheriff's Office - EMS Unit

Unit: 822

ACSO822 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: (Unknown Plate) 4040 - New Staff cars prior to installation 

OFPC(4040) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Albany Fire Department

Unit: Public Safety Bus

AFDBUS by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

I like the graphics on Guilderland 33.

 

[lafd55]

Albany International Airport ARFF

Unit: E1 (Chief)

ALBANYAIRPORTE1 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Selkirk Fire District

Unit: M416 and Foam Trailer



SELKIRK FOAM by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[lafd55]

Clifton Park Fire District

Unit: Car 19 Dept. Chief

CLIFTONPARK19 Chief by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Schenectady County Emergency Management

Unit: County Car 1 (Fire Coordinator)

SCHDYFIRE1 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Schenectady Fire Department

Unit: Rescue 2 (Ex-HAZMAT 2)

SFDR2 (Ex-Hazmat2) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Service - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: 5271 (2018) K9 Unit

OFPC5271(2018) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Department of Health - Bureau of EMS

Unit: 7026

DOH7026 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Mohawk Ambulance Service

Unit: 10

MAS10 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Mohawk Ambulance Service

Unit: 102 Supervisor

MAS102 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[Skip Goulet]

Clifton Park Fire District

Unit: Car 19 Dept. Chief

CLIFTONPARK19 Chief by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Schenectady County Emergency Management

Unit: County Car 1 (Fire Coordinator)

SCHDYFIRE1 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Schenectady Fire Department

Unit: Rescue 2 (Ex-HAZMAT 2)

SFDR2 (Ex-Hazmat2) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Service - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: 5271 (2018) K9 Unit

OFPC5271(2018) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Department of Health - Bureau of EMS

Unit: 7026

DOH7026 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Mohawk Ambulance Service

Unit: 10

MAS10 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Mohawk Ambulance Service

Unit: 102 Supervisor

MAS102 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Any idea on the build on the Mohawk ambulance?  Looks like either a Crestline or Demers.

 

[lafd55]

It's a Demers, all of their buses are pretty much the same as this other then a few boxes that they bought used.

 

[Skip Goulet]

It's a Demers, all of their buses are pretty much the same as this other then a few boxes that they bought used.

Nice!   I'm beginning to see pix of Demers ambulances in this country here and there, but haven't seen the "real McCoy" yet.   Crestline builds some nice stuff too that they export to the U.S.  Their former owner Peter Adsten is a good friend of mine.

I love that pretty red Suburban, too, by the way!

 

[lafd55]

Demers has been in the country since the 90s. Also what Suburban?

 

[Skip Goulet]

Demers has been in the country since the 90s. Also what Suburban?

The red Schenectady Suburban.    I just like Suburbans. We used them as ambulances for many years.  Our last was a '70 high top that was stolen and has never turned up.  I still have the title to it, so I think it went across the border.

 

[lafd55]

Those are Excursions...

 

[lafd55]

Troy Fire Department

Unit: Medic 1

TROYMEDIC1 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department

Units: 51 (Dept. Chief)

          52 (1st Asst Chief)

SRL51 Chief by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

SRL52 Asst. Chief by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Rotterdam Fire District No.1

Unit: U-115

ROTTERDAMJUNCTIONU115 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Hoosick Falls Fire Department

Unit: E-171

HOOSICKFALLS171 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Greenfield Fire District (Maple Avenue)

Unit: EL-293

MAPLEAVEEL293 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control 

Unit: Office Director

OFPC Director by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Jonesville Fire Department

Unit: ETA-362

JONESVILLEETA362 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Unit: CERT Fire Suppression Unit w/Mobile Air Trailer

DOC5679 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[Skip Goulet]

Those are Excursions...

Whoa!  You're right, that is a Ford!  I just looked at it at a glance and thought it was a Chevy Suburban. Getting blind in my old age!

 

[pdk9]

Are those t-Rex lightheads in the Shaker Road-Loudonville Expedition grills and mirrors?


The grill lights look stupid there (when that grill has so much space to mount them higher up in a more effective location, and the wannabe mirrorbeams look funny). On the other hand, graphics are great.


I wish that your area would move away from being big on code 3 and move (overall) more towards whelen, FedSig, or SOS

 

[lafd55]

The cheap installer around here is a Code3 dealer, so unfortunately departments will probably stay.

 

[lafd55]

Guilderland EMS

Unit: 35

GEMS35 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Ft. Hunter Fire District No. 1

Unit: Tanker 1

FTHUNTERT1 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

2nd WMD-CST







2nCST(0009N) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[JazzDad]

2nCST(0009N) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Needs a few more lights.

 

[pdk9]

I hate the use of smaller lightheads like linz6 on super duty grills. I wish all those WMD units would be consistent across the board and have 2 600s/700s in the grill. Also looks like the 1st & 3rd super duty could borrow some of the 50 600s/700s on the sat comms truck to beef up their perimeter warning.


As for the WMD ambo, that just looks hideous with the blue rims and stupid warning light selection up top.


I know that a lot of the gov vehicles like to be unmarked, but I think a basic reflective striping around the body (whether it's white, blue, or a ghost reflective that blends in with the color of the truck) would be nice to have for added safety

 

[lafd55]

Rural/Metro Medical Services

Unit: 83

RURALMETRO83 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Rural/Metro Medical Services

Unit: 37

RURALMETRO37 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute EMS

Unit: 5939

RPI5939 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

 

[tsquale]

I'm not usually a fan of lime yellow ambulances, but the Rural/Metro design actually looks pretty sharp! Keep the great photos coming. I love seeing your updates.

 

[Skip Goulet]

Rural/Metro Medical Services

Unit: 83

RURALMETRO83 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Rural/Metro Medical Services

Unit: 37

RURALMETRO37 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute EMS

Unit: 5939

RPI5939 by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Just curious to know how well Rural-Metro is doing up your way.  It seems like they're losing ground in most places where they have services located.   I agree with Tony. I don't care for the lime green but they do look sharp.  The red and white colors on the RPI unit don't jump out at you, but I like the looks of it much more.

 

[lafd55]

I have no clue, I'm not in their response area in NY. I am in Albany. They have to city contract for Syracuse, that's all I can tell you.

 

[Skip Goulet]

I have no clue, I'm not in their response area in NY. I am in Albany. They have to city contract for Syracuse, that's all I can tell you.

R-M was in Big Spring, TX,   a small town just east of us for a few years, but there were problems with them, so out they went and now Big Spring FD has the EMS.  Ditto on Abilene, where they took over from the original ambulance operator several years ago. They went out and now it's a company called Metro Care, operated by a longtime PCS member.

 

[lafd55]

Crystal Lake Fire Department

Unit: Tanker 242



Crystal Lake Fire Department

Unit: Engine 242



Crystal Lake Fire Department

Unit: Squad 142



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Tanker 143



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Forestry 143



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Forestry 143



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Service 143 / UTV 143



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Engine/Tanker 143



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Truck 243



Ellington Fire Department

Unit: Rescue 143



Hazardville Fire District

Unit: Engine 33



Hazardville Fire District

Unit: Engine 34



Hazardville Fire District

Unit: Truck 31



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Squad 146



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Squad 246



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Tanker 146



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Tanker 246



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Rescue 146



Somers Fire Department

Unit: Rescue 646



Somers Fire Marshal

Unit: 44



Holyoke Fire Department

Unit: Engine 2



Holyoke Fire Department

Unit: Engine 5



Westfield Fire Department

Unit: Truck 1

 

[pdk9]

Man, I love those tandem axle tankers!


Not gonna lie, I wouldn't want to live in a place called hazardville… The name just sounds unsafe LOL

 

[lafd55]

Boonville Fire Department

Unit: ETA 441



Western Turnpike Rescue Squad

Unit: 80



West Oneonta Fire Department

Unit: ETA 75



Merrimac Fire Department

Unit: E 4



Central Bridge Fire Department

Unit: E 3021



NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: 5272



NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Office of Fire Protection and Control

Unit: ???? (2026)



 

Schenectady Fire Department

Unit: HAZMAT 1

 

[pdk9]

I really dislike the location and mounting of the horns and siren speaker on ETA75; I think it's a cheap/lazy choice and leaves them in an easily exposed/damage-prone location. Horns mounted over each front wheel and an international-specific siren speaker on the bumper would've been better.


PS Im sorry if anyone here's a member there, but I think Western Turnpike is a cheesy name for a rescue squad. Something like Town of Guilderland Rescue Squad, Guilderland Rescue District #__, etc when they established in way back when would've sounded less like a construction company