Cool, interesting, odd etc Fire/EMS vehicles -locked due to new section

[JohnMarcson]

I agree. I've seen a few trucks at FDIC with lights just like those that were specifically for tank water level. However, perhaps the specific purpose of those lights varies from region to region.

The ones on the trucks housed in the bay where I work are tank water level..... that's not to say they aren't for something else on other trucks.


Tank Level guages - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion


Multi-colored lights on cab - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion

 

[Lightbarnut]

My understanding has been that tank level indicators that big were for the guys on the end of the hose line at the fire or house to be able to see how much water they had left from a distance. There is a tanker that is a part of the Clay County Fire/Rescue here in Florida that is on a Freightliner FL-112 chassis that has 4 Code 3 550 Traffic Buster lights on the top of the tank in the corresponding tank level colors.

 

[36TruckK]

They are indeed water level indicators, the bigger and brighter, the better...engine guys aren't exactly know for their smarts..LOL

 

[GTRider245]

They are tank level lights. And no they aren't overkill. More so with a top mount pump. The charged line indicator idea was pretty creative though.

 

[gfpd26]

Here are 2 pics of our ALF pumper/tanker as it was being delivered. It shows our water tank level lights above the panel and on the rear. They only activate when the truck is in park. We went with these so command would know what we had left instead of bothering the engineer or clutering up the radio.


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[36TruckK]

Saw this in a parade this past weekend....


Churchtown, NY


W...T....F???????????

 

[amccullers]

^WOW that is a wied truck.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

I want it!!! LoL

 

[triton911bj]

ok, we have mini rescues and heavys, so medium?? kinda neat i think.

 

[gfpd26]

^^^^^^^^^^ THAT IS AWESOME ^^^^^^^^^^^^


Although.... slightly weird........

 

[cory y]

is it the short bus of firetrucks?

 

[Bonanno]

its so cute. lol

 

[Strobe Craft]

It looks so smashed! like someone decided to mash 2 things together! wait, this gives me a idea! :undecided:

 

[N7UBO]

So hot, it's cool.....


http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_2.jpg


http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_4.jpg

 

[Blade Runner]

So hot, it's cool.....
http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_2.jpg


http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_4.jpg

Is that a gas grille in the (former) crosslay compartment??

 

[stansdds]

Kind of looks like it.

 

[shues]

So hot, it's cool.....
http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_2.jpg


http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_4.jpg

Their MX7000 could use some new domes. The clear inboard domes are yellowed as compared to the outboard domes, and the red center dome looks rather conspicuous among the clears.

 

[FireEMSPolice]

So hot, it's cool.....
http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_2.jpg


http://news.boisestate.edu/update/files/2011/08/FireTruck_4.jpg

Wow! That is one cool tailgate vehicle! Now, if only it were dressed in Ohio State flare!..lol

 

[triton911bj]

that looks awsome!!!!, i had the same concept for our 1977 Ward La France. PSU of course lol..some day


WE ARE!.........

 

[Seagravefan7]

DC EMS used to run a blue strobe in center of there ambulances

 

[runesson]

I agree. If they're gonna do it like that, do it more subtly on a SUV or a van, it looks ridiculous on a sedan.

Guess you americans aren´t used to this type of vehicle, but these are very effective and will outperform any american truck- or van-based ambulance. They used to have chevy-van based ambulances some decades ago, but they´ve all been outphased due to poor performance, reliability and fuel-economy. Not to hurt anyones feelings....

 

[DaCityPolice]

DC EMS used to run a blue strobe in center of there ambulances


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Wow, that's cool/interesting/odd!

 

[vonirkinshtine]

Wow, that's cool/interesting/odd!

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[crescentstar69]

Kind of hard to see, but the truck has a Trippe 360 beacon. Very cool!

 

[rofowacker]

This is one of the Companies I run with and these lights are for tank level...

Its to display what "line" is active/charged....

 

[Hoser]

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[btm757]

Frisco, Hatteras Island, NC


http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq309/btm244/3b88b6eb.jpg?t=1317529790


Chesapeake, Va


http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq309/btm244/23933a03.jpg?t=1317529793

 

[Jarred J.]

Frisco, Hatteras Island, NC




Chesapeake, Va

there thats better

 

[Phillyrube]

there thats better

Chesapeake Station 7...did you see the old C95 Mack squeezed into the left bay?


Bet you were ducking out on the expressway toll...heheheheh.

 

[Tristar]

I've been involved with volunteer and paid EMS from 1976 - 2001, and I've never seen an ambulance like this before. It looks more liek a camper than an ambulance. Can anyone identify the maker?

 

[Lightbarnut]

I believe it was Wayne Works. :undecided:

 

[FEltjaked]

I've been involved with volunteer and paid EMS from 1976 - 2001, and I've never seen an ambulance like this before. It looks more liek a camper than an ambulance. Can anyone identify the maker?

Im just curious where did you find this picture? and is this the Broad Channel VFD in NYC? I have always wondered about their history! Very interesting any info greatly appreciated!

 

[Tristar]

Im just curious where did you find this picture? and is this the Broad Channel VFD in NYC? I have always wondered about their history! Very interesting any info greatly appreciated!

Yes, it is the Broad Channel VFD in NYC; I found the photo on their website. Sorry, I don't have any info other than what you can find on their site.

 

[OSP959(R)]

I've been involved with volunteer and paid EMS from 1976 - 2001, and I've never seen an ambulance like this before. It looks more liek a camper than an ambulance. Can anyone identify the maker?

This looks like the truck I would call when I needed an ice cream really fast.

 

[crescentstar69]

Sort of like a Wayne/Divco/Superior Care-O-Van, but the body is slightly different. Here is an interesting link for coachbuilt and custom bodied vehicles such as ambulances, fire trucks, etc: Coachbuilders, Coach Building, Coachbuilt Cars, Coachbuilding History, Encyclopedia of American Coach Builders & Coachwork

 

[Tristar]

I think I've answered my own question...I think it was from American Coach Corporation. I know it's a modular, but the shape reminds me a little of today's Sprinter vehicles. I wonder if they serve soft serve only, or just scoops.


http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/newsletter/articles/2005/apr/02/images/b25788.jpg


http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/newsletter/articles/2005/apr/02/images/b25790.jpg

 

[theolog]

Frisco, Hatteras Island, NC

Chesapeake, Va

Have a happy time on the OBX, did ya? Frisco FD had (has?) a crazy looking pickup with a utility body and ground ladders mounted all over it, and Hatteras village used to have an E-One 4-wheel-drive mid-mount 55-foot ladder/squirt on a International Chassis. I can't find pics of either, but they're definitely worthy of this thread.

Chesapeake Station 7...did you see the old C95 Mack squeezed into the left bay?

I LOVE that engine.

 

[Ipuvaepe]

 

[badge22]

Awesome! I love old rescue trucks! My Dad used to have a 1960 Ford Tilt-Cab rescue. I had a blast with that thing in high school. I learned to drive on that thing. :drooling:

 

[RescueWV]

There's one just like that in a junkyard outside town here. One of my older friends says that when he first moved to town ten years ago that it was still in beautiful condition (like this one). Unfortunately now it's seen a few too many motionless West Virginia winters in the yard...