Archive of posts filed under the Apparatus category.

Articulated All-Terrain Aerial Platform Fire Truck From South Africa

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Lee Wilson found this one, and shared on social media. Would you believe a converted Caterpillar 740B articulated all-terrain construction vehicle converted into a heavy-duty fire truck complete with aerial platform? Cobra Petro Projects built the thing which is believed to be a world’s first. (At least with the aerial platform added. We’ve seen similar …

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City, County Proposed Budgets Announced – Details on Fire Spending

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Budgets have been proposed for both the city and county, for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. Here are details on the fire department and fire services expenditures: City of Raleigh Proposed budget presented to City Council on Tuesday. Highlights: Replace two engines and one ladder. [ Ed. note #1: Need more! Ed. note #2: Hearing it’s actually …

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Vintage Wilmington Fire Apparatus in 1997

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Vintage Wilmington fire apparatus as photographed in September 1997. Wait, when did trucks from the 1980s start qualifying as vintage?!? Courtesy of David Raynor, a blog reader, fire buff, and former law officer who lived in Raleigh and Greensboro in his day. Pictured left to right, top to bottom: 1987 Ford/Grumman pumper, 1000/500 1985 Ford/Quality …

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Vintage Photo of Raleigh Service Truck in 1987

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For your Monday evening enjoyment, here’s another vintage photo from David Raynor, this one of a Raleigh service ladder truck, operating at a fire at St. Mary’s and Hargett streets in 1987. That’s Truck 15, a 1964 GMC that was shop-built using the ladder rack from Raleigh’s first service truck, a 1922 American LaFrance. It …

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New Crash Truck Delivered at Airport – September 1969

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In September 1969, a new fire engine was delivered at Raleigh-Durham Airport. The Ansul 480 “aircraft crash rescue vehicle” was built on a 1969 International Harvster Loadstar chassis by Southeastern Safety Appliance Company in Charlotte. The Airport Authority authorized its purchase on August 5 of that year. It cost $32,250.50. The truck was equipped with …

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New Oshkosh Striker 3000 Delivered at Airport

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On Thursday morning, a new crash truck was delivered to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The 2016 Oshkosh Striker 3000, 2000/3200/420/450#/460# plus Snozzle is first new ARFF rig since 2000, and the first lime apparatus in a quarter century. The truck was purchased with 85% of funding from federal and state sources, and thus the safety yellow …

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UPDATED – New Crash Truck Coming to RDU Airport

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Note: See subsequent posting about the truck’s delivery on April 28, 2016. Production is complete on the airport’s new 2016 Oshkosh Striker 3000, 2000/3200/420/450#/460# + Snozzle. It’s also the first lime apparatus since the 1990s. Here are some pictures from the pre-delivery inspection last week, shared by our friends at RDU Fire-Rescue. Delivery is expected …

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Drawings of Cary’s New Engine 5

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Our friends at the Cary Fire Department share these drawings of their new Engine 5, a 2016 Pierce Enforcer, 1500/500, that’s due in late summer. Features include: New York-style hose bed Lowered cross lays Ladders stored with the 24-foot to the outside High-rise pack storage on the passenger side New York hooks mounted to the …

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Vintage Montage – Local Rescue Squads at Carter-Finley, 1986-87

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Here’s a montage of Wake County rescue squad ambulances, staged at Carter-Finley Stadium in the fall of 1986 and 1987. Larger versions of each have been posted to the History of EMS in Wake County page on Facebook. Look in the photo albums. Top to bottom, left to right are trucks from Cary, Knightdale, Six …

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