Ladder 91-0 from the Aliquippa Bureau of Fire collapsed early Sunday morning while operating at a fire at an auto repair business in Aliquippa injuring one firefighter.
A longtime Aliquippa firefighter was hospitalized after a ladder on an aerial truck collapsed while department's members were battling a fire on Sunday morning.
Capt. JT Pennington fell from the ladder when it collapsed in front of Junak's Auto Repair, 337 Franklin Ave., where the fire was reported around 6:30 a.m., dispatchers said.
According to the description accompanying the video, this 1928 American LaFrance Type 92 is from the Cleveland (Mississippi) Volunteer Fire Company was refurbished in 1998.
Morristown, Tennessee’s first truck to not be powered by horses was abandoned until last year when two firefighters decided it was time to try to restore it.
Screengrab from WBIR’s video
“I can see so much potential with the truck where a lot of people don’t see the potential, but we do see the potential of having the truck going, and it’s just going to be amazing to see it going down the road,” (firefighter Danny) Case said.
The firefighters hope to have it restored and running again by its 100th anniversary. They’ve set up a facebook page dedicated to the restoration and fundraising efforts.
According to the person who posted this video, Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department’s Ole “Hullie” was the first engine the department had when it began in 1969, purchased from Bristol, Tennessee.
Dog Missing From Fire Truck: It belongs on a 1946 antique fire truck in Pensacola, Florida, and firefighters want it back. Pensacola Police say the chrome bulldog has been missing since November, and the area around where the dog sat is damaged. The truck had been inside Fire Station 4 since October. It’s valued at $350. Anyone with information about the bulldog’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective on Shannan Fortenberry at 850-435–1978 or the Pensacola Police Department at 850-435-1900. The full press release can be found here.
American LaFrance and Code 3 Collectibles Continue Partnership: According to FireHouse.com, the two have renewed the licensing agreement so the collectibles will remain available. A new addition, the “Pink Ribbon” Engine will honor female firefighters and the proceeds will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. More information can be found on FireHouse.com here.
“The Fire Apparatus Manufacturing Industry in North America” is a new report out by Research and Markets. Among the findings:
Since 9/11, federal grants helped boost apparatus manufacturing
The need for rescue tools drives design innovation
Power-saving options are pushing green initiatives
VIDEO: The 2010 Metal-Fab Tanker was built for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Watch the video & take the tour.
New Pumper In Ohio: Erie Township took delivery of a brand new Sutphen. Catharine Hadley with the Port Clinton News Herald reports the truck holds 1,000 gallons of water and can pump 1,500 gpm. It cost $357,000. The department’s previous newest truck, from 1990, will become the back up. Read more about the truck here.
FUNDING:
Paying It Off: Making payments on the new $900,000 Pierce will be easier for Great Falls, Montana. (VIDEO ABOVE) The city received a $720,000 grant from Homeland Security which will be used to help pay off the truck the purchased last spring. Read KFBB’s full story here.
Goodbye 1973! A federal grant has helped Antioch, Illinois, fund a new pumper-tanker. The $285,000 grant requires matching funds. The new truck, to be built and delivered by 2013, will have a 750 gallon tank and be able to pump 1,500 gpm. The Lake County News-Sun has more here.
Taking It From The Streets: In order for the New Haven Fire Department to receive funding for a new truck, the city had to reallocate some funds from road paving projects. Thomas MacMillan writes in the New Haven Independent the fire department will now be able to pay for a new truck to replace one that’s 15-years-old and an ambulance that was in a crash last October. The full story can be found here.
This video was posted to Jay Leno’s Garage in March, 2007, so maybe you’ve seen it before and know its story. If not, watch and enjoy his story of how he came to own this 1941 American LaFrance fire truck that began its service in the Warner Bros. lot.
Tree Falls On Battalion Chief’s Truck: San Bernadino Battalion Chief Dave Benfield was directing operations at a grass fire when a tree fell on his truck. Benfield told the Hi-Desert Star: “If the fire had been larger I would have been working out of the command module in the rear of the vehicle. If this had been the case I would not be alive.” Read more here.
Kentucky City Wants New Truck: City officials in Ashland are trying to find money in the budget for a new fire truck. According to the Daily Independent, 2 of the city’s trucks are out of service and Ashland is borrowing a truck from nearby Catlettsburg. The full story from Katie Brandenburg here.
5-Year-Old Donates Life Savings To Help Rebuild Sissonville VFD: Wearing his Halloween costume of a firefighter’s hat and jacket, Joshua Shaffer gave the firefighters $45.85–his entire life savings. The department lost the main station, 3 trucks, and almost all equipment in a fire in October. ”They can’t do it all by themselves,” Joshua Shaffer told the Charleston (WV) Gazette. Read more and see pictures here.
83-Year-Old American LaFrance Taken Out Of Service: For the past 25 years, the Plant City, Florida, truck’s duties consisted of parades and school exhibitions, but now, it’s been deemed even too unsafe for those activities. More here from Tampa Bay Online.
