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[Seluryar]

So much Ford Taurus win this week!

 

APD Ford Taurus Interceptor #14 by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

APD Ford Taurus Interceptor #14 by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

Fairlawn Ohio Police Ford Taurus Interceptor #33 by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

and one from last night:

AFD Engine 3/Batt 4 by Seluryar, on Flickr

[rgalante]

Some pics i took during 2013.

 

Small Kitchen fire. On the scene - Seixal Municipality FD with Urban Pumper 01, Light Pumper 02 and Ambulance 09. Portuguese Police was also at the scene.

 

[Neil Gordhan]

 

Blast from the past at Chiswick yesterday, covering for a Skoda ANPR unit

[Ghost Graphic Designs]

Some pics taken last weekend...

INEM BLS Ambulance responding to a call, taken inside the car. [VW Crafter]

 

Beato's Volunteer Fire Department - Brush fire truck. [1983 Renault 85 150 TI]

 

Beato's Volunteer Fire Department - Some equipment vehicles and ambulances.

 

Beato's Volunteer Fire Department - "Rural" fire fighting vehicle. [Mercedes-Benz NG]

 

Beato's Volunteer Fire Department - Intensive Care Ambulance (box ambulances are amazingly rare in Portugal / notice the spanish license plate) [Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - Germany style]

 

 

Note: Despite the good vehicles and equipment, Beato's fire station is one of the worst in Portugal. They have no defined place to sleep, no air conditioning and when it rains, everyone gets wet. This is happening because they are using an old palace as a station since their fundation date. The city hall doesn't care about this and the fire fighters are sparing their own money to get better conditions and a new firehouse. Despite the bad conditions, this is the volunteer department that has more calls in Lisbon (RSB Lisboa and INEM handle about 80% of the calls) and they are considered one of the best VFDs in the capital.

[Xplorer4x4]

Indian State police
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All my Emergency Vehicle Pictures

I dunno about you but I much prefer the blue on white scheme rather then the old gold/orange on navy blue. Gold/navy blue wasnt to bad but the orange on navy blue was one of the ugliest I have ever seen from any department!

[met police999]

Note: Despite the good vehicles and equipment, Beato's fire station is one of the worst in Portugal. They have no defined place to sleep, no air conditioning and when it rains, everyone gets wet. This is happening because they are using an old palace as a station since their fundation date. The city hall doesn't care about this and the fire fighters are sparing their own money to get better conditions and a new firehouse. Despite the bad conditions, this is the volunteer department that has more calls in Lisbon (RSB Lisboa and INEM handle about 80% of the calls) and they are considered one of the best VFDs in the capital.

so the firefighters etc have no place just on the side of the street? there's no way they would get away with that here health and safety would be all over it

[theparanoid]

I dunno about you but I much prefer the blue on white scheme rather then the old gold/orange on navy blue. Gold/navy blue wasnt to bad but the orange on navy blue was one of the ugliest I have ever seen from any department!

I got no idea what the old cars look like. Not from Indian. My company just has several customer in Indianian.

Of course my last trip was to Virginia. So here some goodies from that trip.

 

Virginia Emergency Vehicles

MVA as was leaving to drive home.

 

Roanoke Police.  If you look at the above photo you should see this Vehicle in it.

Salem Fire Department Medic 802.

Saw these police cars while stop at red light. The day I drove down.  There where three total.  only got pictures of two.

 

Took this with my Cell well getting lunch. Left my camera behind.

[Xplorer4x4]

I got no idea what the old cars look like. Not from Indian. My company just has several customer in Indianian.

http://i.imgur.com/rkva6uq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RcwTxjC.jpg

Pics dont really do it justice..

[theparanoid]

Virginia Emergency Vehicles Part II

[theparanoid]

Middlesex Township Police traffic stop


Northern Regional Police Department Allegheny County

Stat Medevac


 

[theparanoid]

Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company Ambulance 45-3









This is just a small sampling of the 46 Pictures of this rig.
 

[Ghost Graphic Designs]

A couple of new videos filmed today...

 

New MB Sprinter from Campo de Ourique's Volunteer Fire Department

 

MB Sprinter from INEM (National EMS Institute) responding from one of the bases in Lisbon

[Handsup!]

Would anyone be interested in a emergency services video thread? I have a new Canon 550D coming soon and it shoots very good film, and i know other users here like videos (like above)

[rgalante]

Would anyone be interested in a emergency services video thread? I have a new Canon 550D coming soon and it shoots very good film, and i know other users here like videos (like above)

I would be interest in that .

 

I also have alot of videos fo Portuguese Emergency Services

[theocd]

Nah, leave the videos in here, saves cluttering things up with two threads that effectively do the same thing

 

The OC-D

[theparanoid]

Northern Regional Police Department, Allegheny County

McCandless Police Department

[met police999]

whoa what's with the ram bars on them!?

[CFDDIVE11]

Jesus do they plan pit maneuvering a semi with that thing?!

[squamishfire]

Well during a pit manoeuvre the police vehicle always takes some damage, those ram bars would stop tjat

[Newfoundking]

Those are actually really good rambars. As Squamishfire said right as I was typing this post, they're good because they provide full protection. 

 

I'm looking at the fronts, and it looks almost as if there is some sort of rubber or similar ending on the very front. This means that they Won't do as much damage to the other vehicle as well. Not just in PIT maneuvers, but in many other things they're gonna be pushing. I've seen police cars and other emergency vehicles be used to push parked vehicles out of the way in the event they're blocking fire trucks from accessing a fire, or whatever, as well as out of dangers way. Given I'd rather a dented bumper than a crushed car due to train, it'd be nice to not have the bumper dented either. 

 

Point given, it's better they've got those than some half assed rambars. 

 

PS You can't PIT a semi