CFD Apparatus status

[MrVelvet]

Haha, after I posted that I did realize it wasn't you.

21 having an aerial will help 17 out on those NW calls. Was A0892 out for major repair work and just acme back online?

 

[Jay911]

When I was logging it in last night to the radios, it said '14A SP A0892' so it was used for 14 Aerial most recently. And yes, 14 still has something.

 

[MrVelvet]

Yeah, a couple days ago 14 switched back to the regular A0792.

 

[MrVelvet]

So 4 Emerg just got a brand new truck - no truck number was given on air as they sometimes do.

Jay, do you know if this the new truck you saw sitting at 16?

Any idea what is happening with E0407?

Thanks

 

[Jay911]

Yeah, it's most likely that new one. I have no clue what will be the fate of E0407.. it's definitely not old enough to be put to pasture. Maybe it'll be 14 Rescue once we have enough aerials to get rid of the extra aerial at 14 (if that is the plan at all).

 

[ENGINE_4]

Yeah, it's most likely that new one. I have no clue what will be the fate of E0407.. it's definitely not old enough to be put to pasture. Maybe it'll be 14 Rescue once we have enough aerials to get rid of the extra aerial at 14 (if that is the plan at all).

ok so theres a big shine new truck just like E0407 at #31, #4, #2, #26, #20, #17 and now 14 station?

 

[MrVelvet]

ok so theres a big shine new truck just like E0407 at #31, #4, #2, #26, #20, #17 and now 14 station?

31, 17 and 20 look like this: (4 doors)

2 Rescue looks like this: (5 doors)

26 Rescue:

I don't know what the new 4 Rescue looks like.

 

[MrVelvet]

Oh, and nothing at 14 right now. Like Jay said, when the aerial situation is back to normal, the current 14 Aerial A0792 might be moved somewhere else and a Rescue placed back at 14.

 

[MrVelvet]

Wow, just heard 23 dispatched for a public hazard on 1A and Range Road 284 and that it was part of the newly annexed land for Calgary. That sure is a long drive for 23 to make when 59 is quite a lot closer.

Even more wow, 14 aerial is headed out there as well - they better pack a lunch.

 

[Jay911]

If it really is Range Road 284, it was a wrong dispatch. CFD is officially not leaving the city on the east side any longer on first responses. It's supposed to be covered by 72, 59, and 60, from north to south, right up to the city limits. The limits zig-zag quite a bit on the east side, but Garden Road (100 St) is inside the city now at Hwy 1. I don't know the boundary off the top of my head along 1A (17th Av), but any mention of Range Roads or Township Roads are outside the city.

 

[MrVelvet]

If it really is Range Road 284, it was a wrong dispatch. CFD is officially not leaving the city on the east side any longer on first responses. It's supposed to be covered by 72, 59, and 60, from north to south, right up to the city limits. The limits zig-zag quite a bit on the east side, but Garden Road (100 St) is inside the city now at Hwy 1. I don't know the boundary off the top of my head along 1A (17th Av), but any mention of Range Roads or Township Roads are outside the city.

Yeah, it was definitely Hwy 1A and RR 284 - the dispatcher had to clarify to 23 Pump that this was a new area of the City, which confused me.

I had to leave my desk and didn't hear if 23 was recalled or not and 59 sent out.

Thanks for the clarification Jay.

 

[MrVelvet]

18 Bush Buggy is running this truck?!

 

[Jay911]

Could very well be. I know it's still in service. It was a piece when I took that pic, and it's still a piece now. It's 28 years old, a manual transmission IIRC (I only drove it twice - once to a call, and once back from same call), and a bit of water and a portable pump. Nothing like the 'modern' bush buggies.

 

[Jay911]

Took a drive past #16 HQ today as I was in the neighborhood.

The following rigs were in the boneyard:

A0590 - 1990 Pierce Dash aerial
A0990 - 1990 Pierce Dash aerial
C0990 - 1990 Chevrolet Caprice (ex battalion chiefs' car)
E0187 - 1987 International rescue
E0388 - 1988 International rescue
P1385 - 1985 International engine
P2584 - 1984 International engine
T0186 - 1986 International tender
TR0696 - 1996 GMC 1-ton flatdeck w/stake body (ex Recovery Truck)
TR1700 - 2000 Ford F450 4x4 (*)
V0298 - 1998 Ford E350 van (ex chiefs)
V0798 - 1998 Ford E350 van (ex chiefs)
V0993 - 1998 Ford E350 cutaway/cube van (ex haztech)
V1395 - 1995 Ford E350 work van (ex maintenance)

(*) This was reportedly already sold to the M.D. of Rockyview for use in Station #73. Not sure why it is still in CFD's hands.

No sign of any new aerials, quints or otherwise. One yellow aerial was still in the shop side, though I couldn't see its number.

E0407 is parked beside that aerial I just mentioned, still decaled for #4 station. On the other side of the aerial is P4100 (21 Pump), probably just in for some work.

I did find two neat things:

TR2207 - last year they bought a second mobile mechanic truck to complement TR1600 (seen hiding behind this one):

and what I presume will be a V??08 ... there were only one of these, with no decals at all, but it wouldn't surprise me to see it become the FPB van. The four district chiefs all just got new Ford vans to replace their '03/'04 vans, so I doubt it's for them.

Beside that, for those keeping score at home, is V3204, the ex-conveyance of the West District Chief (he's now in V2007 if I recall), and on the other side is one of the fire investigators' Astro vans. (They're now using small cars.) Even more interesting, to the other side of the Astro van is Calgary EMS ambulance #2542. Why? Who knows? (EMS is handled by Fleet Services, with all the other City stuff; FD handles their own fleet.)

Speaking of EMS has reminded me... saw a hybrid Ford Escape in EMS livery leaving work the other day. It wasn't a PRU, it was more like a non-responder vehicle. It was definitely not running on gas when it snuck its way out of Whitehorn.

 

[MrVelvet]

Jay, HazTech are using those Dodge vans, so maybe this is another HT unit.

I saw two of them downtown last week during a white powder call. I snapped a pic from my cell phone but can't get it off of the damn phone.

 

[ENGINE_4]

Anyone know when the new Station #3 is going to be opening, and any new word on the 3 leased quint/aerials, thanks

 

[Jay911]

22 station took E0407 to use as 22 Emergency for the time being. 22 lost their tank T0400 when 25's T0107 went out of service due to breakdowns. The crew that ran 22T needed to be put on some kind of truck, so they used a bush buggy for a few weeks. Now that we're in December they appear to be making use of the extra rescue.

any new word on the 3 leased quint/aerials, thanks

What are you looking for? I said a post or two above yours that the rumor is they're in the city, kept at training until the crews can be trained to use them.

 

[ENGINE_4]

What are you looking for?

Well i was just wanting to know if anyone has any basic information on the trucks like: Make/Model/Pump Capacity etc....

Do you know if the other 2 tankers (#29, #30) are still in service Jay?

 

[MrVelvet]

Do you know if the other 2 tankers (#29, #30) are still in service Jay?

29 is still up and running.

No tank at 30. (was there ever one?)

 

[Jay911]

The tanker at 29 is still in operation. The other hall that had a tanker in modern times was 26 and it has not returned there - that one is in the boneyard.

The other hall to have a tank previous to that (but ages ago, having long since been decommissioned) was 28 Station; it was dropped and staff were moved early in the 1990s.

I don't know any details of the quints, myself. Not yet, at least.