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8 hours ago, e5911 said:

new heavy rescue at Ferrera

https://www.ferrarafire.com/trucks/6268/

That rig is for San DIego County.

San DIego just ordered 8 new engines, 2 brush rigs, and 2 light and air units from Pierce.

On 5/16/2019 at 8:53 PM, mr.ranger said:

Nice rig nice to see they finally went with whelen light bars and enclosed the the ladders. Don’t know if of recent deliveries had that. 

Every San Diego pumper since 2009 has had a Whelen lightbar, just not that model.

http://whelen.com/auto/product?head_id=4&cat_id=148&prod_id=624

Judging by the Google street view of Station 7 it does not appear to be large enough to accommodate a TDA.

6 hours ago, mr.ranger said:

Aren’t their rigs relatively new like 2/3 years? I guess they didn’t like the county spec rigs 

These are replacing 2005 era rigs. The "County spec" rigs are still at 18 and 19.

A Phoenix FD unit was involved in an accident with a civilian vehicle today. 3 civilians killed. 3 firefighters transported in critical condition per news reports.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/3-civilians-dead-3-phoenix-firefighters-injured-in-fire-truck-crash-fd-says/75-a94c09a6-5c8a-4290-8f57-d308d4dd5c9b

USAR41 is cross-staffed by the crew of Engine 41.

It has been used by USAR2 when no reserve rescue is available for them. Currently there is one older reserve rescue unit still around. A KME if I recall correctly.

Rescue 44 is operated by the lifeguards and is quartered at the Lifeguard HQ at Quivira Point. It has been special called to non-coastal related incidents sporadically. One I can remember was a tree rescue in Rancho Bernardo.

Hope this helps.

They ordered two Dodge Ram 4500 squads. I imagine that is what County would want them to have when they takeover. 

On 3/3/2019 at 6:14 AM, EMT_FS46 said:

I didn’t see this coming. They have their foot in the door now. I’m sure they’ll bid on LA County EOAs in 2026

This is for Glendale Arizona.

The home station for Squad 62 is Station 57. As previously mentioned it roams the eastern portion of the city. If it shows closer to a call than another unit it will be dispatched in addition to that unit. They can add themselves to calls at will and when not assigned to a call move to areas where the normal company is unavailable for whatever reason (incident, training, mechanical, etc.).

WT40 is the newer of the three, but all are almost identical. 

Engines 1, 20, 73, 75, and 98 are all assigned new Pierce pumpers.

34 minutes ago, RicardoBerg said:

Excellent and is Engine 2 formerly Engine 201?

No. Entirely new company. The personnel from Engine and USAR4 all moved to FS2. New crews on Engine 4.

San Diego USAR4 will officially move to the new Fire Station 2 today and become USAR2. Engine 2 will also go in service. 

The Mack foam rig is being sold.

http://www.kenporterauctions.com/vehicle_listing_Details.asp?id=251781

The OES Type-3 engines came to the LAFD brand new. They had not been assigned elsewhere and were not high mileage at the time of assignment.

Vista moved the truck to Station 5 quite some time ago.

1 hour ago, RicardoBerg said:

TDA's are the best.

Can you please back this statement up with some job related facts? Why are they the best? And why are they the best for every jurisdiction? Can you provide a list of advantages and disadvantages? I look forward to your thoughtful reply.

Escondido, Vista, La Mesa, El Cajon, and Federal Fire all utilize aerial platforms.

Orange has ordered a second Pierce Arrow XT engine. Should be delivered sometime this year.

San Diego utilizes a "boundary drop" type automatic aid agreement to dispatch the closest resources regardless of jurisdiction. As stated above there were many auto aid units on this incident based on its close proximity to the eastern edge of the City.

Looks like Light Force 127 is now just Quint 127. Carson now has a Squad at Station 10. Ex Engine 127 is now running at the new Fire Station 100.

On 12/16/2017 at 11:05 AM, Rescue51 said:

A touching and great sign of respect for FF-engineer Cory Iverson, in that ABC video.  As a side note, it is interesting in the procession, the lead fire truck behind the hearse, appeared to be Mack (circa 1995 +/- ??).  I did not know Cal Fire was still running those. 

That engine is a one of a kind 1996 Ford Cargo Model-11. Similar look to the Mack Model 9. The big giveaway is no crew cab. The entire 3 person crew sits in the front seat "Three Amigos" style. Was assigned to Tehama Glenn Unit. Sold in 2014.

It is not their choice. They just expressed an opinion. Don't count on seeing this occur.