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firefighters: what piece do you ride?

Discussion in 'Jobs & Careers' started by jackwithcorona, Apr 16, 2010.

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What piece?

  1. Engine

    86 vote(s)
    63.2%

  2. Ladder

    30 vote(s)
    22.1%

  3. Rescue

    33 vote(s)
    24.3%

  4. Ambulance

    20 vote(s)
    14.7%

  5. Other (describe)

    19 vote(s)
    14.0%
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  1. Sep 8, 2013 at 6:32 PM
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    jackwithcorona

    #141
    jackwithcorona [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Eastern Mass
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    13 DCSB SR5 4x4
    bestop supertop, rubber bed mat, weathertech floor mats
    So to update: got transferred to the truck. Much better life IMHO. We run 3 ladders, and I'm lucky to be on the busiest. It's a 95' Mid-mount Pierce Tower. Truck is a POS, nowhere near the build quality that my Tacoma does... I like to call it the "Pierce of shit"
     
    jackwithcorona, Sep 8, 2013
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  2. Sep 9, 2013 at 10:18 AM
    #142
    rbishopp

    #142
    rbishopp Well-Known Member

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    Webster, NY
    Vehicle:
    2009 4WD Reg cab Taco. Keepin it simple.
    So far I've added an Advance folding bed cover and since removed it. Gave it to my son in Maine, he has an 05 2wd. GT perfect fit seat covers. Weathertech floor mats and window vent visors. Waag center brush/grill guard. Hose clamp tailgate mod. Turned off the seat belt chime. Added Ultra-Gauge. Trailer hitch. Softopper. Replaced sun visors with slide out style. Toyota bed extender. Had Firestone Destinations and now Michelin LTX AT2 in stock size. More mods to come; Fog lights, locking storage in bed, intermittent wipers. Now looking for Radio/HU upgrade. and maybe a lift way down the road.
    Yeah. Worked on several Pierce engines and they all were junk. Shit broke everyday.
    Now that Pierce builds crash trucks I'm stuck again on junk. We just got a new Oshkosh and the door open alarm wont shut off.
     
    rbishopp, Sep 9, 2013
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  3. Oct 8, 2013 at 12:03 PM
    #143
    toastyjosh

    #143
    toastyjosh Well-Known Member

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    northern New mexico
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    95 dark green taco(sold), 2005 chevy 2500HD duramax
    This is our ride

    [​IMG]
     
    toastyjosh, Oct 8, 2013
    #143
  4. Oct 8, 2013 at 2:15 PM
    #144
    kai38`

    #144
    kai38` Well-Known Member

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    Retired from EPFD 28.5 yrs.
    I rode or drove pumpers,ladders, rescues (4dr truck in our dept in the old days) & only drove the Ambulance.
    Best job in my career was driving the pumper,running the pump.
    Never cared much being on a ladder company,
    Over all best job in the world
     
    kai38`, Oct 8, 2013
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  5. Oct 9, 2013 at 9:57 AM
    #145
    Hoyal

    #145
    Hoyal Whiskey bent and hell bound.

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    N 39.2249 W -106.16974
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    2013 Tundra
    Big tires, big lift, Lots of stuff's.
    Gotta love it though being able to try out different areas. I run on an engine company and tower, just depends on the call. 1 company two rigs. I'm sure I'll be going to a strictly engine company next year because I was on a truck last year, the tower and engine this year so history shows I'm going to a strictly engine company. Which I'm fine with I've always said as long say pay check keeps coming I don't care what station I'm at.
     
    Hoyal, Oct 9, 2013
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  6. Oct 13, 2013 at 6:57 PM
    #146
    squad314

    #146
    squad314 Thinks he's Steve McQueen

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    Into the mystic....(foggy Saint John, NB)
    Vehicle:
    2018 TrD Sport Upgrade
    "Hello Kitty" steering wheel cover.
    Here she is, " The Fighting Fives".

    a7averub_bf3da1f42aa3c9eb4516b7040eafbd4f973355b2.jpg
     
    squad314, Oct 13, 2013
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