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To the recreational surfer, this many boards for two weeks in Tahiti might appear excessive, but if we do the math it suddenly kind of makes sense.
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- The contest can run in waves ranging anywhere from 2ft to 12ft.
- Parko has five different board lengths he likes, ensuring he is equipped for anything in that size range, and each board will likely differ by two or three inches. So we'll say he has asked for a 5'11, 6'1, 6'3, 6'6 and 6'9. Total 5 surfboards
- Teahupo'o breaks boards at any size, so he will need a replica of every board, just in case. Total 10 surfboards
- But what if the surf is the same size and he's required to ride the same size model for the entire two weeks? Two boards is not enough! Heck, sometimes an unlucky surfer will break two boards in 10 minutes at Teahupo'o! So that means he needs at minimum, three in each size! Total 15 surfboards.
- But what if it's eight foot the day he gets off the plane and he does break, or damage, three boards in a row? Better throw in a few extra, just in case … Total 18 surfboards.
- And hang on, what if some of those boards simply don't perform to his liking? What if he is experimenting with boards of the same length but with slightly different widths, or tail configurations? Total 20+ surfboards.
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Mick Fanning Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti, Cements ASP WCT Rankings' Lead 28 August 2012 Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, has claimed the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti over compatriot and Gold Coast stablemate Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in classic four-to-six foot…
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That's not to say Mendes doesn't think highly of Aldo as an opponent. Mendes knows that Aldo is 20-1 in his MMA career, and that Aldo has gone 10-0 while dominating all ten opponents since leaving his native Brazil and making his North American debut in 2008. But Mendes thinks he has the right skill set to be the one to finally solve the puzzle of Aldo.
"I don't think Jose has any holes or cracks in his game," Mendes said. But he quickly added, "I feel the same way about my game. I don't have any holes."
Mendes has been working with his friend and training partner Urijah Faber, who lost a unanimous decision to Aldo in 2010, to formulate a game plan against Aldo. Mendes didn't give away all of his strategies, but he did say he believes other opponents have been too cautious and passive and failed to take the fight to Aldo.
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Given his wrestling background, it's no surprise that Mendes plans to clinch with Aldo and attempt to take him down.
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Mendes said he has no qualms about going to Brazil and beating a popular local fighter in front of a capacity crowd.
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Colombian FM to meet with her Venezuelan counterpart on Friday
Via telephone call, Colombian Foreign Minister María Ángela Holguín confirmed her meeting with newly appointed Foreign Minister Elías Jaua, who appreciated the "friendly and fraternal expressions" he has received from some of his regional counterparts
"Colombian Foreign Minister María Ángela Holguín expressed her willingness to take concrete steps in order to strengthen all areas of cooperation with Venezuela," the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said in a communiqué.
Holguín confirmed her visit to Caracas through a telephone call held with the Venezuelan FM, who expressed his gratitude for the "friendly and fraternal expressions" he has received from some of his regional counterparts, Venezuelan state-run news agency AVN cited.
On Wednesday, the newly appointed foreign minister met with Argentinean Planning Minister Julio de Vido in an attempt to "reinforce Venezuela-Argentina trade."
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That political protest in Venezuela has lost momentum seems pretty obvious: people are no longer building barricades to block off streets near Plaza Francia in Altamira (eastern Caracas), an anti-government stronghold; no new images have been shown of brave and dashing protesters with bandanna-covered faces clashing with the National Guard in San Cristóbal, in the western state of Táchira; and those who dreamed of a horde of "Gochos" (Tachirans) descending in an avalanche to stir up revolt in Caracas have been left with no option but to wake up to reality.
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Blogoff retrospective: Picking through everything and picking out the ones I like . . .
I finally made time today to read all of my posts in the Sellsius 101 Blogoff Challenge, correcting any errors I spotted and commenting where I had something to add to the conversation.
Jim Cronin of The Real Estate Tomato had asked me which posts I thought were my best and worst. I didn't think any were horrible. There were plenty that I would not have done were it not for the contest, and others I might have done at greater length in different circumstances. I was gratified to show off many of my columns from the Arizona Republic, because they present a very hands-on approach to real estate.
Here are a few that I think stand out:
Blogoff Post #1: Cry, 'Havoc!' and let slip the war of blogs: "So, although there may be a lot of blog entries posted in this contest, I don't think there will be any wasted entries. Your attention will be repaid with knowledge, insight, wisdom and, one hopes, grace."
Blogoff Post #39: Work for passion, not money: "An admirable poverty is only admired from the outside. From the inside, eventually, it can come to be a tailor-made hell."
Blogoff Post #45: Real estate weblogging? Yo, Shlomo! Cut back on the promo: "The bottom line is, if you start to look like spam to me, I'll start to treat you like spam. How is that to your advantage…?"
Blogoff Post #50: Real estate weblogging? Write about blogging: "We become a forum, an agora — blog to blog, within a blog and within our own minds, solitarily engaged in the most blaringly public of debates."
Blogoff Post #90: Stupid mistakes of the newly self-employed: "The only benefit I can think of to having a job is that there's always someone to tell you to get busy. Not so for the self-employed. If you don't learn to monitor and manage the hours of your days, you'll be back on the clock in no time."
Truly, time will tell: I link back to earlier posts all the time. We'll know how these hold up by how I reference them in the future.
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New sports program highlights social inclusion
For the first time in the Adams 12 Five Star School District, student athletes and students with disabilities came together on one court, competing in a unified basketball game on April 8. In front of a packed gym, the Mountain Range Mustangs, the home team, took on the Horizon Hawks in a game where winning wasn't the most important thing. Instead, the goal focused on inclusion and teamwork.
The game was the first of five in the new Unified Sports Program in Adams 12. Collaborating with the Colorado Special Olympics, the athletic department and student support services worked for a year to integrate the program and offer a co-ed basketball league that consists of teams from all five comprehensive high schools made up of students with and without disabilities.
Eddie Hartnett, director of district athletics and activities for Adams 12, said the Unified Sports Program is a nationally renowned program found in many other districts in and out of Colorado. He said the program is dedicated to social inclusion through shared sports trainings and competitive experiences.
"We are really excited to have the program in the district," he said. "It's been quite the learning experience or all of us, the students, administration and the coaches. But the program is also impacting all of us at the same time. It's been very positive."
Hartnett said it's really special to see the student athletes work one-on-one with the students with disabilities.
"As these student athletes work with their teammates with disabilities, they are learning life skills like compassion, empathy and understanding," he said. "And for the students with disabilities, they are able to be part of their school and represent their school in way they've never had the opportunity to do before."
Mindy Watrous, president and CEO of Special Olympics Colorado, was impressed with the debut game at Mountain Range, especially with the amount of student support shown for both teams. She said it's been fantastic working with Adams 12 to start a Unified Sports Program and gives the district credit for their hard work in implementing and supporting the program. With a focus on inclusion, Watrous said the program in Adams 12 will bring student body together.
"This program really changes the culture within a school and also reduces bullying," she said. "It teaches students that everyone has their own special, unique gift. And many times student athletes realize that they are more like their teammates with disabilities than they are different."
Horizon junior Josh Ralphs joined the unified team because he wanted to help other students have the same opportunities he has in his school when it comes to athletics. After the first game, he was excited about the opportunity and is looking forward to more games.
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This morning, Acton Institute President Rev. Robert A. Sirico took some time away from his preparations for Acton University to speak with Jim Engster, host of The Jim Engster Show on WRKF radio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, discussing how to address the issue of poverty in society, and the approach taken by Pope Francis and the church in general to that and other issues. They also discussed the problems with the ObamaCare model of health-care reform, among other issues. You can listen to the interview using the audio player below.
Rev. Robert Sirico was recently on WSJ Live, talking to Simon Constable about Pope Francis and his shakeup of Vatican finances:
Acton Institute President and Cofounder Rev. Robert A. Sirico joined host Josh Tolley on The Josh Tolley Show on the GCN Radio Network to discuss the recent meeting at the Vatican between Pope Francis and US President Barack Obama. Sirico speaks about the discrepancy between the White House and Vatican recaps of the meeting and how that reflects the different purposes that the leaders had for the meeting as well as their different approach to dealing with social problems.
You can listen to the interview using the audio player below.
Kishore Jayabalan, Director of Istituto Acton in Rome, was tapped by BBC World News last week for his analysis of the meeting between Pope Francis and President Obama at the Vatican. We've got the video, and you can watch it below.
In USA Today comes this story from the Associated Press:
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday permanently removed a German bishop from his Limburg diocese after his 31 million-euro ($43-million) new residence complex caused an uproar among the faithful.
Francis had temporarily expelled Monsignor Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst from Limburg in October pending a church inquiry.
At the center of the controversy was the price tag for the construction of a new bishop's residence complex and related renovations. Tebartz-van Elst defended the expenditures, saying the bill was actually for 10 projects and there were additional costs because the buildings were under historical protection.
But in a country where Martin Luther launched the Reformation five centuries ago in response to what he said were excesses and abuses within the church, the outcry was enormous. The perceived lack of financial transparency also struck a chord since a church tax in Germany brings in billions a year to the German church.
The Vatican said Wednesday that the inquiry into the renovation found that Tebartz-van Elst could no longer exercise his ministry in Limburg and that Francis had accepted his resignation, which was originally offered Oct. 20.
Back in October, I was part of a panel of guests on the BBC program World Have Your Say, discussing the question, "Should Religious Leaders Live a Modest Life?" The springboard for the conversation was the scandal surrounding Monsignor Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.
At the Boston Globe yesterday, John Allen sees this as a potential sign of a social gospel alliance between Pope Francis and President Obama, whose first meeting is today: (more…)
Acton Institute Director of Research Samuel Gregg joins hosts John Hall and Kathy Emmons on It's The Ride Home on Pittsburgh's 101.5 FM WORD to discuss President Obama's scheduled visit this week in Rome with Pope Francis. Gregg notes the differences in worldview between Francis and Obama, and contrasts the likely relationship between the current pope and president with the more well-known relationship between an earlier pope and president, John Paul II and Reagan. You can listen to the interview using the audio player below.
There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In fact, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history, with an estimated 21 million in bondage across the globe. In an effort to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking across the world by 2020, Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby have personally given their backing to the newly-formed Global Freedom Network. The Global Freedom Network is an open association and other faith leaders will be invited to join and support this initiative.
In their joint statement, the signatories underscored the need for urgent action:
Pope Francis recently installed 19 new cardinals in a ceremony at the Vatican, the first that he has chosen in his pontificate. Most of the new Cardinals hail from outside Europe and North America, and the group includes the first Cardinal from the long-impoverished nation of Haiti. Kishore Jayabalan, Director of Istituto Acton in Rome, spoke with the BBC about what this new group of Cardinals means for the Roman Catholic Church, and how they reflect the changing face of the church in the 21st century. This interview originally aired on February 22, 2013.
We're approaching the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico joined host Warren Pierce on The Warren Pierce Show on WJR Radio in Detroit Sunday Morning to discuss the style, substance, and impact of Pope Francis on the Vatican as he continues to lead the church. You can listen to the interview via the audio player below.
Back in October, I was a guest on the radio show World Have Your Say on BBC World Service. The occasion was the suspension by the Vatican of the Bishop of Limburg, Germany, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van-Elst, known as the "bishop of bling." The bishop had reportedly recently spent 31 million euros (roughly $41 million) for the renovation of the historic building that served as his residence, inciting his suspension and a Vatican investigation into these expenditures.
Using this as a springboard, the subject of the BBC discussion was "Should Religious Leaders Live a Modest Life?"
Today, Tim Roberts of the National Catholic Reporter records a similar, but perhaps more ambiguous, case with regards to the Camden Bishop Dennis Sullivan:
Camden Bishop Dennis Sullivan has purchased a new residence, an historic mansion that once served as the home of the president of Rowan University.
The New Jersey diocese purchased the 7,000 square foot home with eight bedrooms and six bathrooms for $500,000. The residence will provide Sullivan with more room for entertaining dignitaries, hosting donors and for work space, according to Peter Feuerherd, diocesan spokesman.
He said the bishop will live there "with at least two other priests, maybe more."
The home, built in 1908, has been on the market for about two years. According to a report in the Camden Courier Post newspaper, the home was purchased in 2000 for Dr. Donald Farish, then president of Rowan University. Under the university's ownership, the house underwent about $700,000 in renovations.
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Archaeology's Tech Revolution Since Indiana Jones
Let′s face it, Indiana Jones was a pretty lousy archaeologist. He destroyed his sites, used a bullwhip instead of a trowel and was more likely to kill his peers than co-author a paper with them. Regardless, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 12, did make studying the past cool for an entire generation of scientists. Those modern archaeologists whom "Raiders" inspired luckily learned from the mistakes of Dr. Jones, and use advanced technology such as satellite imaging, airborne laser mapping, robots and full-body medical scanners instead of a scientifically useless whip.
Such innovations have allowed archaeologists to spot buried pyramids from space, create 3-D maps of ancient Mayan ruins from the air, explore the sunken wrecks of Roman ships and find evidence ofheart disease in 3,000-year-old mummies. Most of the new toolkit comes from fields such as biology, chemistry, physics or engineering, as well as commercial gadgets that include GPS, laptops and smartphones....
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Filipino food isn't well known, for reasons that seem mystifying to its fans
Familiarity breeds appetite: Learning names of Filipino food dishes makes them more appealing on buffets, takeout counters
If the restaurant scene in any city reflects its population, you would expect Filipino food to be massive in Winnipeg.
After all, roughly one in every 14 Winnipeggers can claim some Philippine descent, while one in 20 cited Tagalog as the main language they speak at home when the 2011 census was conducted.
Winnipeg's Filipino community is large enough to support roughly two dozen restaurants, most of them buffets or takeout counters, plus a couple of Filipino food trucks and a handful of sit-down restaurants that offer made-to-order menus.
But it's rare to hear Winnipeggers say, "Hey, let's go out for Filipino tonight" the way restaurant-goers commonly propose going out for sushi, pizza or even pho. Filipino food just isn't that well known outside the Philippine-Canadian community, for reasons that seem mystifying to its fans.
"I've always wondered about this," says Ron Cantiveros, the publisher of Winnipeg's Filipino Journal and a fan of all manner of food. "I think it comes down to what we're used to back in the Philippines, where there's a lot of street food and mom 'n' pop cafes, but not a lot of sit-down restaurants."
The vast majority of Winnipeg's Filipino restaurants are casual places that offer a number of dishes on a buffet or steam table. Filipino customers already know the dishes, while non-Filipinos will eat them without actually knowing what they are -- and thus miss out on the chance of recognizing them by name.
"You're not looking at it on a menu, the way you're looking at 200 variations of pho at Vietnamese restaurants," offers Cantiveros, who figures familiarity is the main knock against Filipino cuisine.
But there's also the matter of some ingredients that don't jibe with the most timid of Western palates -- at least not during the days before nose-to-tail cooking became trendy and offal and charcuterie started showing up on high-end menus.
One of the most popular Filipino dishes, a beef stew known as kalderata, is flavoured with liver paste. Blood is the key ingredient in dinuguan, a common Filipino pork stew. Oxtail and sometimes tripe are the stars in kare kare, a peanut-sauce stew.
None of these comfort-food dishes are the least bit challenging, especially in comparison to the fertilized duck eggs known as balut, which contain partly developed embryos, or bopis, a dish of pork-lung stew.
"That stuff scares finicky Filipino folk, too," says Cantiveros, citing bopis and balut as treats savoured by first-generation arrivals. "I don't really eat it."
At the other extreme of the accessibility scale, the Philippine spring rolls known as lumpia are so common in Winnipeg, they're dished out by food trucks during the summer and served all year as bar snacks at at least two Corydon Avenue lounges. And pancit, a sour-sweet dish of fried glass noodles, is usually an instant hit with anyone who tries it.
Like any other cuisine, Philippine food is a fusion of culinary influences that reflect centuries of human history. The original inhabitants of the Pacific Island archipelago were already blessed with a variety of fish, fruit and vegetables. Starting in the 16th century, they acquired a taste for pork from Spanish silver traders and steamed buns and noodles from the Chinese merchants who met them halfway. Modern Philippine cuisine also has Japanese, Malaysian and Vietnamese influences.
Filipino restaurants are concentrated in the city's northwest quadrant, along Sargent Avenue in the West End, Isabel Street in the inner city and sprinkled throughout the North End, Tyndall Park, Garden City and the Maples.
If you happen to find yourself in a Philippine spot, the following glossary may help you figure out what's on the steam table.
Adobo: Chicken, pork or other meat cooked in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic. Not to be confused with Spanish adobo -- a red-pepper marinade -- although it appears that's what inspired the name.
Balut: A fertilized duck egg, eaten as street food in the Philippines and available in Winnipeg at Asian groceries. The very definition of an acquired taste, the partly developed embryo inside the shell may be the ultimate challenge to the western palate. Few Canadian-born Pinoy profess to actually like the stuff.
Bopis: Pork-lung stew. Don't be scared off by the idea: patrons of Philippine buffet restaurants find it quite tasty after placing it on their plates without knowing what it is. Lung has a mild taste, for offal, especially compared to gamier animal parts, such as liver or kidneys.
Dinuguan: Pork or offal in a pork-blood sauce. Again, don't be turned off by the blood: This is a tasty, savoury stew.
Halo-halo: A sweet and very filling dessert mixture of palm fruit, young coconut, jackfruit, boiled beans and other fruit, topped with evaporated milk and shaved ice.
Kalderata: A hearty stew of beef and potatoes in a tomato-based sauce that usually also includes peppers, carrots and -- the secret ingredient -- a smidgeon of liver paste. You won't taste the latter, but it adds complexity to the dish.
Kare kare: A slow-cooked stew of oxtail in peanut sauce with green beans, eggplant and other veggies. Sometimes served with a small dish of salty shrimp paste to kick up the seasoning.
Longganisa: A small, fat pork sausage, sweetened with brown sugar or cane sugar. At breakfast, a dish of longganisa served with an egg on top of rice is known as longsilog.
Lumpia: Philippine spring rolls. Larger ones usually contain vegetables, while smaller, cigarillo-sized lumpia usually contain ground pork. Arguably the best-known Philippine foodstuff in Winnipeg; there are two lumpia carts at St. Norbert Farmers' Market during the summer.
Okoy: Shrimp and bean sprout fritters, adapted last century from the Japanese omelettes known as okonomiyaki.
Pancit: Along with lumpia, this noodle dish is arguably the most accessible Philippine foodstuff. The most common variety is pancit bihon, glass noodles fried with soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, strips of cabbage, bits of sweet cured sausage and sometimes small shrimp. You are guaranteed to find pancit at any Filipino takeout counter or buffet.
Sinangag: Fried rice with garlic. A base for a number of breakfast dishes.
Siopao: Fluffy, steamed dumplings, similar to the barbecue pork buns served as part of Chinese dim sum. Usually stuffed with meatball filling, or hard-boiled egg pieces with hoisin-flavoured shredded chicken or pork. The name is a variant of siu bau, or Chinese pork buns.
Sisig: A time-consuming dish of pork jowl, belly or shoulder marinated in vinegar or citrus juice, braised until soft, chopped into small pieces and then fried up with onions and chicken liver. There's also squid sisig, tuna sisig and in San Francisco, a sisig taco truck. Expect pork sisig in Winnipeg.
Tapa: Cured slices of beef, usually fried or grilled. On top of rice with an egg at breakfast time, it becomes tapsilog.
Tinapa: Smoked fish. Milkfish, also known as bangus, becomes bangsilog over rice at breakfast.
Tocino: Pork in a sweet marinade, fried until the sugars caramelize. Served over rice with an egg, it becomes tosilog.
Turon: A deep-fried banana or ripe-plantain fritter. Basically, a dessert spring roll. Greasy, addictive and fantastic. Try to get them while they're still warm. Often on sale at Filipino groceries, at the checkout stand.
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Our dept. is looking into purchasing Medium Size Rescue as our next 1st responder/medic vehicle. Not looking for an ambulanc or a heavy rescue "spartan" type vehicle, something in between. Truck has to hold 4+ ff/emts, holds various medical and rescue tools of the trade. Anyone that has suggestions, pics, personal working with medium size rescure trucks would be great.
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While there are 100's of "medium" designs I have seen over the years, the there seems to be a bunch of these things here being bought around the country. To me, it seems to be a pretty decent idea, as it allows for additional personnel for response and also gives an area to hold a couple people or a patient(s) on a backboard accross the bench seat inside while waiting for transport vehicles. Nice package and gives some pretty decent compartment space. There seems to be a bunch of people who offer these models. I have seen several manufactured by EVI from Florida (who seems to have made more of these than anyone) but I have also seen a few from American LaFrance and Rosenbauer ( I am sure there are several others that build these, so do some surfing).
They are kind of nice with the F-550 chassis, as you can get the increased payload capacity of 19,500#, verses years past when they were overloaded before you put tools on them, when the only option was the lighter Chevy/GMC or Ford 350's. There are many many options, but I thought that I would share one particular "mid-range" model I have seen.
Stay Safe and good fishing!
firefish1488 is correct in that EVI makes some really nice vehicles.
Made a trip to look at several near us some years back when we were looking at new Rescue Rig's (and if I had any say in the matter that's what we would have bought, but that's another story )
Also - I had the chance to look & and tour the Wheeled Coach Facilities a couple years back & their SRV series of trucks didn't look too bad either.
To digress slightly:
We have been switching to Wheeled Coach Ambulances here in my county and thus far I have been quite pleased with the quality of product and the service we have gotten from WC and our local Rep.
To cite an example - we made a mistake in our spec regarding the height between a counter top & a shelf - Wheeled Coach corrected the problem in wonderful fashion and at no charge to us. This was after we had accepted the vehicle and driven it home from Fla. !!
Back on topic.
Also - don't rule out any smaller / local builders.
We have a local builder that is quickly making a larger name for themselves. They started as Ex Grumman employees when Grumman went out of business & KME bought all their patents.
While I agree w/ Fish that the newer 550's are a great improvement, I would suggest that before you make up your mind about a chassis, that you set down and create a DETAILED list of everything you want to carry (from 1 claw hammers to 15lbs of Stay Dry) along with it's known or estimated weight.
Once you have that - allow for margin of error in your estimation. Then allow some more for future expansion. Then see if that weight figure combined w/ passenger weight (don't forget to account for your gear) and body weight are still w/in the weight capacity of the chassis you have in mind.
Also - don't forget that Ford is re-entering the Business class truck market with the F650/750 chassis.
Also Freightliner/Daimler Chrysler Corp., who bought out the rights & designs to the old Ford L-Series trucks, has reintroduced them to the market under the Sterling badge.
I have seen several of these chassis in municipal applications and also heard good things about them from the Wheeled Coach folks. Even seen a few as Fire Apparatus. Might want to keep them in mind as well.
Wish you the best of luck w/ your rig. Just remember that no matter what any other department has on their truck, it may not work for you so be sure to look at it in the context of how YOUR department operates.Take Care - Stay Safe - God Bless
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Amtech, (www.amtechusa.net )is also a good builder. We bought an F-550, 4 x 4 with seating for five about a year ago. We got a 10K hydraulic generator on it and it works great.
Check the Fire Apparatus Manufacturer's web site for their weight and cube sheets.(www.fama.org) It gives you a good idea on weights and space for equipment.
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A word of warning: Make sure that whatever you get, make sure you get it a bit heavier than what you think you'll be carrying now.
Our rescue(granted, it's an 88) started off as a vehicle replacing a one ton van unit. Then it got an air cascade and all of our spare bottles. Then it got the hazmat support equipment that we carry. Then it got all of the medical equipment and specialized rescue equipment that the county likes us to carry for them. Etc. etc.
So it became overloaded. They gave the option for a larger chassis and powerplants and everything, but it was passed up due to increased cost of 10k. So now it takes a while to get there.
And now we're going to spend $500,000 on replacing it.
Words of wisdom from our department: If you're looking at a long term investment(instead of maybe a quick fix) SPARE NO EXPENSE! If the thing will be around for 15~20 years, might as well spend for it now."What a WACKER!"
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Send me a private e-mail with your name and fax number. I'll spec out a GMC Topkick Crew Cab and fax it to you. The truck will work out better than a F-Series due to tighter turning radius and stronger framerails.
Yea, it might look like a higer step in but the built in step is the same height that you have to reach for to get into a Ford. Afterall, it is a real medium duty truck, not a beefed up pick up.
I didn't want to make this look like a commercial for GMC but you're not set up so I could send you a private e-mail.Steve Dragon
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I agree with a lot of the comments from others about "overspec'ing" the chassis for future requirements (Load) and also take a look at SVI Trucks. (Supervac in Loveland CO.) They have been building a wide variety of Rescue (Light, Medimum, Heavy) as well as Hazmat, Air & Light and Command Vehicles.
They have a great website showing many delivered apparatus and also whats "on line" being built and build a quality apparatus in a wide variety of configurations and designs to suit your $ and needs.
Depending on your budget $ and needs look at the GMC 5500 chassis or the Acterra from Sterling.
Here are a couple of photos you can view:
Monongahela PA Truck 62
1998 IH/Summit
Air & Light Unit (The body is similar in construction to a rescue)
Westerville, Ohio Rescue 111
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How come you dont see many rescues built on a chevy chassis? They seem to have the same options maybe a little less options for aftermarket though.
I believe that GM's comparable chassis to the F-350/450/550 doesn't have comparable weight ratings. Toss in the fact that Ford will ship with an ambulance prep package, which I don't know if GM does. Our Ford's also have a factory installed electronic idle control that I'm not sure is available on the GMs. Works great with our underhood generators.
Ford's fuel filler also runs lower in the frame, minimizing wasted space in an apparatus body, I guess this is an issue with the GM product which runs higher along the frame and eats into compartment space.
I could be wrong on some of this stuff, but in discussions had at FDIC and other events, this is what I believe is the truth.
Who were you talking to, Ford reps??? I sell GMC medium duty and we match Ford's ratings in every class. We also have an 80,000 lb frame rail while Ford's is only 35,000. The ambulance prep package isn't offered as a package but what you need will be put on the truck if spec'd correctly.
All fuel lines are below the frame rails so once again it sounds like Ford BS.
GM's (both GMC and Chevy) trucks are true medium duty trucks that are derated while Ford's are beefed up pick up trucks with extended frames.
Just wanted to clear up anything you might have heard at FDIC.Steve Dragon
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I stand corrected. I won't say which apparatus dealer gave me the info, but we buy from them due to circumstances way beyond my control. I honestly thought the guy knew of what he was talking. Their name starts with A and they're in Illinois.
So I suppose my question is that if one were to try and purchase a unit on that would directly compete with a Ford F-550 4x4, would it look like a GM pickup cab and front clip, or a GM style medium duty unit?
Would the info that I was wrong on apply to a one-ton type pickup chassis? Perhaps that was how I was mis-informed.
I certainly apologize for the incorrect info. I usually don't speak up unless I feel I've been properly informed. Apparently I wasn't...
I like the GM chassis but what I dont like is the choice of engines. I have not driven a chevy before but the numbers speak and there is no diesel in the 5500 and below that matches a ford. When is chevy going to offer a more powerful diesel in the lower weight classes.
npfd801 & dragonfyre
I'm not trying to stir anything up & I'm definitely not saying I know more about trucks that you guys - BUT . . .
Just from reading your two post - I think you are talking about 2 different things in regards to the "fuel filler" / "fuel line" issue.
To me it seems that npfd801 is talking about the 'goesinta' ("fuel filler") while dragonfyre is talking about the 'comesoutta' ("fuel lines").
For the record I concur that dragonfyre is correct in that all fuel lines are below the frame rails. I also freely admit that I have no knowledge of just how high the fuel filler extends above the frame rail on either brand of chassis.Take Care - Stay Safe - God Bless
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So I suppose my question is that if one were to try and purchase a unit on that would directly compete with a Ford F-550 4x4, would it look like a GM pickup cab and front clip, or a GM style medium duty unit?
Not really an apples-to-apples comparison. To make it more comparable, try a F650/F750, Sterling, etc.God Bless America! Remember all have given some, but some have given all.
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You might want to check out Custom Fire Apparatus over in Osceola, WI. They have the Foresight body, which can be set up as a pumper, a rescue, or a rescue/pumper.
When I was up there last weekend, they had one finished. It was a Ford F-550 chassis, crew cab, v-10, set up with a rear pump. For more info, you can go to Custom Fire.
Here is one of the first Foresight setups they made:
If you would like more info on the Foresight, you can send me your contact information, and I can have Custom send you some stuff. I will be there on Monday to look at a truck we are getting from them.-Bozz
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I stand corrected. I won't say which apparatus dealer gave me the info, but we buy from them due to circumstances way beyond my control. I honestly thought the guy knew of what he was talking. Their name starts with A and they're in Illinois.
Joel.....YOU know better!!!!!!
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A third Shreveport firefighter is behind bars as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged criminal activity at a local fire station.
Billy Glass, 37, was arrested on a warrant charging him with one count each of cruelty to the infirm and principal to prostitution. The investigation continues, and police believe additional arrests may be forthcoming.
Investigators took Glass, of the 2700 block of Caplis Sligo Plantation Road in Haughton, into custody, and he was subsequently booked into the Shreveport City Jail on the warrant. Glass bond is set at $105,000.
The arrests of three Shreveport firefighters are related to a single shift at Station 8 in the Queensborough neighborhood.
During a news conference at Government Plaza on Tuesday, Fire Chief Craig Mulford did not give any details regarding the ongoing investigation into the alleged criminal activity at the station.
Since Friday, three firefighters have been arrested, each on charges of cruelty to the infirm and principal to prostitution.
Three more are on administrative leave, Mulford said.
Im confident the legal system will run its course and justice will be served, he said. Meanwhile, well continue to strive to be a fire department that makes our city proud.
The investigation within the department began June 26, two days after Mulford received a formal complaint up the chain of command. Shreveport police became involved later once the internal investigation had substantial information, Mulford said.
The six firefighters on leave have been replaced with department veterans who know the neighborhood.
Fire stations are open to the public, but because of the unfortunate set of circumstances, Mulford said he is taking steps to protect everyone involved.