10-76 to the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago.

Several fire engines arrived to deal with the results of the accident

Called-out to an alleged conflagration on the beach at Eastbourne (New Zealand) this splendid and immaculate Dodge Commando fire appliance from the local brigade makes wonderful Perkins v8.540 noises as it moves along the seafront. It was a G1513 model and was fitted with automatic transmission.

We were all sound asleep at 2:45 am when the carbon monoxide detector started chirping. It was LOUD! The dog was terrified and I have to admit it got my attention. On with the robes, slippers, and leash and out the door into the cold we went. A call to 911 got us a fire truck and 4 friendly firemen who checked out the house and informed us that the CO detector had been manufactured in 2006 and they generally have a useful life of 5 years. Their (the fire department's) detector could not find a problem, we were welcome to go back in the house. We agreed to buy a new CO detector tomorrow (Ugh - shopping on Black Friday!). About an hour later the dog has stopped trembling and all is calm.

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Although Suntoys have shown some promise recently with their new but limited range of licensed 1/64 models, their staple products are still crudish generic models like this. The cab looks like it might be based on an old Ford Transcontinental truck but who knows? Part of a 2 vehicle set currently on sale at Poundland. Mint and boxed.

Swanlwy Fire Station Appliance.

Photo Copyright T.Gurney 2015.

Cleveland Fire Brigade

Triabunna Fire Service - Big Red Truck at the Village Market

Old Dodge fire engine

Baltimore City FD Engine Co. 35 & Foam Engine Co. 35

with thanks to tim bone

with thanks for the use of pics to add to groups original copy right Adey Allison

Violetville VFD, Baltimore Co. MD

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Scania fire truck outside a fire station in Hong Kong in 2005.

1998 Simon/Duplex

with thanks for the use of pics to add to groups original copy right ian morrison

Portland Bureau of Fire and Rescue.

AMERICAN LaFRANCE

Fire engines at the Pavilion - 5

Date de mise en circulation : 22-12-2004

"Specialist rescue team" with inflatable pontoon boat on standby by the look of it. It's been raining heavily, but not that heavily.

2009 Spartan/Crimson

L164DCW 1993 Leyland/DAF 60.

with thanks for the use of pics to add to groups original copy right Adey Allison

Skokie FD IL Engine Co. 18

2004 Pierce Dash

A deliberately generic Fire Engine by Matchbox. Nice shape but couldn't they have used their many licensed castings? Anyway, this was bought this year as part of a 5 vehicle set. Mint and boxed.

Seen in Ringland, Newport.

Taken at the Abbey Hill Steam Fair, 2013 in Yeovil using a Canon 550D DSLR with 18 - 55mm lens

ALL386H Dennis F108 PE London Fire Brigade, Isle of Wight August 1989

Fire engines at the Pavilion - 4

with thanks to tim bone

Quick film scans.

Crossing over from 2023 Case C to D is the latest recolour of the Matchbox MBX Fire Dasher, a rather believable but totally generic design. Money saved on no manufacturers license fees means this gets the real life San Luis Obispo Fire Department livery.

Found recently at B&M Bargains.

Mint and boxed.

Leaving Ulster Hose.

Baltimore City FD Engine Co. 35

2000 Pierce Saber

I normally avoid buying the vast majority of the generic designs which have dominated the Matchbox range for a good five years now but occasionally one appears which looks believable enough. The Foam Fire Truck isn't a particularly new casting but its the first time i've really ever noticed it and as this new for 2017 recolour was in an ASDA store I visited recently I decided to buy it. Its extremely simplistic design which is just made up mainly of right angles and flat panels appeals to me and reminds me of the type of vehicle you might see in places such as Africa or any other continent which has large areas of desert and scrubland. Mint and boxed.

firemen borrowing a video

Brandweer Mechelen elevator

The fire brigade put on a demonstration of a rescue of casualties from a burning building using the ladder.