Birmingham Rescue Units

Partial List

Below are just a few of the many rescue units Birmingham has...

Rescue 1...




Rescue 2...




Rescue 6...




Rescue 8...




Rescue 12...




Rescue 13...




Rescue 16...




Rescue 19...




Rescue 20...




Rescue 22...




Rescue 27...




Reserve Rescue 603...




Reserve Rescue 605...




Reserve Rescue 606...




Reserve Rescue 611...




Reserve Rescue 612...




Reserve Rescue 613...

Ambulances Around Town

Ambulances Spotted In Birmingham

AMR Birmingham at Cooper Green...




LifeGuard on Grants Mill Road...




Rural/Metro at BMC-Princeton...




NorthStar at UAB ER...




LifeCare at UAB...




HEMSI out of Huntsville, AL...




Blount EMS in Tarrant...




Center Point Rescue 4...




Alexander City at UAB ER...




LifeSavior. This one is Carl Martin's. He shows it in parades...




Old Cadillac ambulance...




I spotted this old ambulance in an alley in Homewood. It has been converted into a shoe hospital unit...

North Shelby Fire District

North Shelby (1980's)

North Shelby is a paid fire department but they use to have volunteers, as well. That's where I got my start. I dispatched for North Shelby until I was finally old enough to be a volunteer firefighter. I wanted to work there more than any other place on earth! North Shelby and the guys out there have always been and always will be special to me.

Below are some pictures of the old Engine 72 at Station 2.




Engine 72 was a Jaco...




Here's my old turnout gear... when riding on the back was still legal...




Here's a shot of us on Caldwell Mill Road as we approached Valleydale. NOTHING can make your eyes water like hearing that Federal Q scream as you move through traffic... especially, when you're riding on the tail-board...




It's hard to tell from this shot but Keith Hayes was the apparatus operator...