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This is A-34, more commonly known as Ambulance 349, the primary ambulance belonging to the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, VFC #34, Ferndale, Anne Arundel County, MD. It is a 2001 Ford F-350 Superduty chassis.
Another shot showing the station in the background:
Here is a picture of our secondary engine, Engine 342. It's a 1994 Spartan/Quality 1500 GPM Pumper. Ferndale operates two engines. We own this one (342, our secondary). Our primary engine, Engine 341 (a 1991 EEI 1500 GPM Pumper), is actually owned by the county. That's why it's our primary engine
(why put your own property in the position of getting the most wear and tear, and the most risk, when you can put something in that position that doesn't belong to you? ).
In the above photo you get a better look at our station. The three bays to the far right in the photo (one each under each of the three windows under "Ferndale Vol Fire Co") are part of the original station, built in 1945 (the Ferndale VFC was formed in 1942, as The Ferndale Men's Club). Those three bays are now used for our ambulance (far right), brush truck (middle), and Engine 341 (the left of those first three bays on the right). The fourth bay, the second from the left in the above photo (under the tower part of the building), was added in 1958, and is currently used for our utility truck. The fifth bay, the one to the far left in the photo (opened with Engine 342 sitting in front of it), was added at some later date not specified in the company's history. Two vehicles share this bay, Engine 342 in the back, and our rescue squad in the front.
Speaking of our rescue squad, here's SQ-34, a 1990 E-ONE Protector:
Our brush truck:
There are currently no photos available online of our Engine 341, our current utility truck (a Chevy pickup), or our Chief's truck (an SUV, the make and model of which I forget at the moment).
In parting, here are some combination photos:
Another shot showing the station in the background:
Here is a picture of our secondary engine, Engine 342. It's a 1994 Spartan/Quality 1500 GPM Pumper. Ferndale operates two engines. We own this one (342, our secondary). Our primary engine, Engine 341 (a 1991 EEI 1500 GPM Pumper), is actually owned by the county. That's why it's our primary engine
(why put your own property in the position of getting the most wear and tear, and the most risk, when you can put something in that position that doesn't belong to you? ).
In the above photo you get a better look at our station. The three bays to the far right in the photo (one each under each of the three windows under "Ferndale Vol Fire Co") are part of the original station, built in 1945 (the Ferndale VFC was formed in 1942, as The Ferndale Men's Club). Those three bays are now used for our ambulance (far right), brush truck (middle), and Engine 341 (the left of those first three bays on the right). The fourth bay, the second from the left in the above photo (under the tower part of the building), was added in 1958, and is currently used for our utility truck. The fifth bay, the one to the far left in the photo (opened with Engine 342 sitting in front of it), was added at some later date not specified in the company's history. Two vehicles share this bay, Engine 342 in the back, and our rescue squad in the front.
Speaking of our rescue squad, here's SQ-34, a 1990 E-ONE Protector:
Our brush truck:
There are currently no photos available online of our Engine 341, our current utility truck (a Chevy pickup), or our Chief's truck (an SUV, the make and model of which I forget at the moment).
In parting, here are some combination photos:
