Fire Engines Photos

Pictured is a 2007 Pierce 100 ft Tower Ladder on the run in Wilmington, Delaware during mop-up of a 5-alarm blaze. It was the first working fire for the new machine, and as we are a tradition bound service, the crew provided ice cream and cake for their fellow station members to celebrate Tower-2;s Baptism.

Added by Lou Angeli on 24 July 2007.

Additional fact: When setting the stabilizers or outriggers of this Pierce, and many other USA manufactured aerial devices, the rig is raised so that the tires (tyres) are just barely touching the ground.

Added by Lou Angeli on 24 July 2007.

Lou:

Great shot of a working rig.

Judging by the scattered bricks and size of building, it must have been quite the 5-Alarmer.

For our UK readers, how many Pumpers, Aerials, and other Apparatus did it involve? and from other Fire Departments?

Regards,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 07 July 2008.

The fire was started by a welder's torch in a former warehouse which was being converted to condo units. A great deal of heavy timber and cork was used in construction, from the turn of the century, which fueled the blaze. The 5-alarm was 15 pumps, with 10 from Wilmington, 4 of which were reserve pumps staffed by off duty crews called into the blaze. The other 5 were from neighboring volunteer companies. In addition there were 4 aerial apparatus, 3 from Wilmington and 1 from a neighboring volunteer company. Also on hand was a Heavy Rescue, Incident Command unit and a Rapid Intervention Team responding aboard a pump. There were 6 battalion chiefs on the fireground, 4 serving as sector commanders, 1 as safety officer and 1 in the command unit. The commander was Deputy Chief of Operations and Chief of Department worked from the Command Unit. The fire closed the main AMTRAK rail line between Washington, DC and New York City for several hours. Note: If it weren't for welders' torches there would be no large fires on the US East Coast. Lou

Added by Lou Angeli on 07 July 2008.

now thats wat i call an aerial appliance.why cant out fire services have those ones?

Added by Shaunybhoy on 16 September 2008.

Lou. Bronto salesmen has told me, that there is new rules for the Alp/Hp.NO tyreconnection to the ground!

Anders F. Sweden.

Added by Anders Fallström on 20 June 2014.

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