Fire Department Vehicles

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Shot this one while jogging

I know the place you are standing very well, great shot too.

Here is an Orange County Fire Authority Type 3 (brush engine) on the Falls Fire:



And a Battalion Chief, same fire.



RVC Safety 1 being dwarfed by 60 foot flames on the Mountain Fire... taken as we pulled back out of the area:



RVC's Fire Chief heading into the Bonita Vista area of Apple Canyon during the Mountain Fire. The fire burned multiple structures in here when the header (smoke column) collapsed, which is essentially the same as the outflow winds put out in a thunderstorm.



A Cal Fire Type 3 Strike Team from San Diego County passes Lake Hemet on the Mountain Fire (shot through my windshield):



Smeal/Spartan Type 1 Engine, Calimesa Fire (aka RVC Fire aka Cal Fire) on a late evening brush fire south of Banning:

[Michael J Murawski]

Oh wow, we have a fire department vehicles thread!? 

IMG_6095-C-C-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

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That header is bad ass... was that Mountain? I forgot

[Michael J Murawski]

Yep, Mountain Fire, Day 3, structure protection at the top of Morris Ranch Road.

[phantomphan1974]

SFFD

SFFD by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

Emergency Preparedness Day by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr


Emergency Preparedness Day by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr


Emergency Preparedness Day by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

Emergency Preparedness Day by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

Emergency Preparedness Day by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

Riverside County Fire, Smeal Spartan Type 1 Engines.




They're in there.

[DKuhlow]

my trip to Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago was two-fold. The was the PHX Spotters/NYC Aviation get together, but I also had friends who I travel with to do fire apparatus photography. It was a great weekend for both. I'll post just a few here. While the aviation spotters were on the hill or just getting ready for the event at the theme building, my friends and I were on the Airport grounds. First FS 80, which houses the crash trucks (which I haven't processed yet) and FS 51, which is the structure station and is primary for the terminals at LAX. Here are the engine and ambulance that are stationed there...

LAFD Engine 51


LAFD Rescue Ambulance 51

[DKuhlow]

after the aviation event days, we stayed and visited stations throughout LA and Ventura Counties. Here's a few from LA County

CAL-EMA Engine 8131 Type III Engine Staffed by the LA County FD


LA County Fire Department Engine 76


LA County Fire Department Engine 124


LA County Fire Department Battalion 22

[DKuhlow]

Ventura County apparatus

Ventura County FD Engine 43


Ventura County FD Engine 351


Ventura County FD Truck 41

[DKuhlow]

more from the October photo trip to Los Angeles. The aforementioned LAFD FS 80 ARFF rigs...

ARFF 180


ARFF 80


ARFF 380


Stair 80

[DKuhlow]

last month I was able to photograph LAX's new crash rigs

Group Shot


ARFF 1


ARFF2


ARFF 3