Around Town - Part 9

Around Town - Part 9


This had to be a wild ride...




This memorial is at Concord Station 2:

"Dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives and who worked tirelessly throughout the night and days following the F-5 tornado that struck our community"

April 8, 1998...




Cahaba Valley Fire Department : Rescue 184...




Gadsden Fire Department...




Graysville Fire Department : Engine 1...




Graysville Fire Department : Engine 1...




Helena Fire Department : Car 60...




Palmerdale Fire Department : Engine 3...




Southeast Shelby Rescue / Shelby County S.O. rescue boat...




Warrior River Fire Department flags...

HWY 231 MVA

Blount County

Shane Hobson submitted these pictures of a wreck with 2 patients trapped in the community of Summit in northern Blount County. It took an hour to extricate victim #1 and 2 1/2 hours to extricate victim #2.

The patients were flown out by Huntsville MedFlight and Air-Evac 15 from Cullman.

On scene were Blount EMS, Summit Fire, Brooksville Fire, Arab Ambulance, Arab Fire, Arab Rescue, Arab PD and Blount County SO.

Thank you for sharing, Shane!

If you have pictures you would like to have featured here, please email them in along with details of the incident.

8th Avenue North MVA

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Vestavia Hills Rescue 34 rolled up on the wreck and checked the patient...










Rescue 6 arriving...










After a thorough exam, the patient decided he didn't want to go to the hospital... his dog didn't want to go either...

Antiques Around Town - Part 1

Antiques Around Town


1929 Wirt & Knox hand drawn hose cart...




1920 Wheeled fire extinguisher...







Homewood Fire Department's 1926 American LaFrance...













Concord Fire Department...




Sylacauga Fire Department's 1969 Howe...

Fire Station Maps Updated

New Design / Updates

I haven't had time to post too many pictures over the past few days because I've been working so hard to get the new station maps completed.

A special thank you goes to Carl Martin for all the help with locating stations in West Jefferson county. You're a walking encyclopedia, Carl!

If you haven't seen the new design, be sure to check it out. The departments are grouped by county from the front page.