Finally being rewarded a grant for a fire engine...

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.... Our fire dept. is strictly volunteer and answers over 300 calls per year. Our latest model fire engine is 1984 and our oldest is a 1976 (which we still use the hell out of). After 4 years of submitting grants to the federal government, we have been rewarded a grant for $299,000 to purchase a new engine. E-ONE is building the truck from the frame up and will be here in 210 days. We are so damn excited we can't stand it. Just wanted to throw in some good news to the forum.

BFD.jpg our fleet now

eone.jpg an engine just like the one we've ordered
 
That's a nice rig. One of these days I hope to be living in the boonies, I would love to be part of a volunteer FD. But, I would want to be answering a LOT less calls than that hehe.
 
We have a fire engine in use that is the exact same as one Calgary put in one of their museums...:eek:
 
Nice Rescue Pumper... midship pump...you know if your getting a Hale or Waterous? A PTO driven generator is awesome if you got the room.
 
Ken, what's your email addy? I'll email you the specs from EONE and see what you think.
 
yeah we are planning a trip to go down there and take a tour of the assembly process.
 
Manic said:
We have a fire engine in use that is the exact same as one Calgary put in one of their museums...:eek:
That is funny, It seems like a lot of the ones around here are new or newer.

We just pay the guys crap and get new equipment I guess :dontknow:

Well for the the first four years I looked into signing up and the pay sucks until you reach first class lieutenant.
 
So I need to wait on doing any backwoods swamp torching another 210 days???:dontknow:
You might want to remind me when it arrives...:rock: :rock: :rock:

300 a year? :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:
Wasn't it 298 camp fires ~and~ 2 meth labs???:D


BTW... My brother is on the VA Beach FD. (x-ladder truck, now in emt/hazmat)
You can tell they are FUNDED!
The place is like a country club. Very new and impressive (except for the boat...):dontknow: DSCF6519.JPGDSCF6520.JPGDSCF6517.JPG
DSCF6556.JPGThe ITCH to the rescue!!!:rock: :rock: :rock:
 
Now that is a fire dept. Thanks, Itch. Actually we go to a lot more meth labs than that. I think in 2004 it was about 50 total. Something to be proud of, huh? Damn crackheads!
 
EMT/SRT said:
Now that is a fire dept. Thanks, Itch. Actually we go to a lot more meth labs than that. I think in 2004 it was about 50 total. Something to be proud of, huh? Damn crackheads!

YEA... But I guess ya gotta kinda "THANK" those crackheads... In a way they got ya the new wheels...:rock: :rock: :rock: ???:nurse:

~and~ I'll bet you got some good stories from them. I know my BRO sure does...:D Inbred,backwoods, skin headed, transsexual, swampy, stupid crack headed people are sooo funny... sometimes!!!:banghead: :dontknow: :sheep: :stupid: :canabis: :bandit: :D :D :D I don't think the rest of the U.S. understands just how REDNECK most of Florida is...
 
You nailed it. People that don't sleep for days at a time, find some dumb shit to keep busy. We found a DeWalt Sawzall with a dildo duct taped to the blade.
 
EMT/SRT said:
You nailed it. People that don't sleep for days at a time, find some dumb shit to keep busy. We found a DeWalt Sawzall with a dildo duct taped to the blade.

I know this will probably get moved, edited or deleted but...

Doesn't everyone have that setup???:dontknow:

Redneck lesbian Viagra...:p

The Pit bull must have been locked in the pound that night...:dontknow:

Billy made it in shop class for his MOM...:rock: :rock: :rock:

Sorry but That's just LAZY...
...UMMMM:dontknow: Actually... HMMMM:dontknow: ... Gotta go...:burnout::D :D :D :D :D :D

Off to the offensive section!!! :burnout:This subject has overloaded my joke curcuit...
 

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