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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Bill Blackhurst on November 01, 2008, 02:54:40
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Playmobil City Fire Department District 1 Station 1 is centrally located on the west side of Playmobil City. The apparatus assigned to this station are: Engines: E111, E112, E113, Tower Ladder TL114, SUV Unit 1181, Specialty Trailer ST11A, Water Supply Tanker T1, District 1 Chief's car, Arson Unit 119, Medic M11, & a car transport trailer unnumbered. District 1 Station 1 has 3 engines assigned to it which one of its engines will always respond with other District 1 Stations 2, 3, or 4's calls no matter what type of alarm it is as backup. The apparatus O.I.C. on scene has the authority to cancel the extra engines response, keep it responding for assistance, or have it transfer to their station to cover other calls while the units on location secure the current situation.
The Great Lakes shores are on the west edge of the city where the Playmobil City Harbor & Port is located, & is a heavily industrialized area.
PCFD District 1 Station 2 is located in this area protecting it with Engines: E121,
E122, E123, Tower Ladder TL124, SUV Unit 1281, Specialty Trailer ST12A, Medic M12, Arson Unit 129, special diving rescue units WSRRT 1, WSRRT 2, & fire battling/rescue ships 11 & 12. This station has received the departments new heavy duty rescue unit numbered HR127, which is stationed here due to heavy industry related rescue calls.
PCFD District 1 Station 3 is located in the upper northeast of the city in the most heavily forested area. It is the home base for the brush firefighting units: B1, B2, B3, B5, & B6. Engines: E131, E132, E133, Ladder L135, & 2 Motorcycle Medics MCM 11, MCM 12, are also assigned to Station 3. District 1 Station 1: Water Tanker T1 & District 2 Station 1: Water Tanker T2 will be dispatched to any forest fire response by District 1 Station 3 as a backup water supply.
District 1 Station 4 is in the Southeast section of the city. Playmbil City International Airport is positioned on the center border line of PCFD Districts 1 & 2 territories, & is protected by its own in house fire equipment, but both District's 1 & 2 Station 4's respond when there is an incident involving the airport. District 1 Station 4 area is protected by Engines: E141, E142, E143, Ladder L145, SUV Unit 1481, Specialty Trailer ST14A, & Medic Supervisor Car MSC1.
There are plans to add a station number 5 in both Playmobil City Districts 1, & 2 in the next year, there has been an addition of 2 engines added to each station eliminating the need for both station's 11, & 21 to send an engine on all fire calls backing up their sister stations 2, 3, 4, & 5.
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Playmobil City Fire Department District 1 Station 1 assigned equipment.
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Picture of Engines assigned to PCFD District 1 Station 1; E111, E112, E113.
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Fire Chief District 1 response car, & arson investigators car 119.
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Tower Ladder TL114.
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SUV Unit 1181.
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Water Tanker T1's crew.
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Water Tanker T1.
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Haz Mat crew, Medic 11, & EMS crew.
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Specialty Trailer ST11A.
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Another view of ST11A.
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Bill,
That is truly incredible!! :wow: :wow: Your backdrop and layout are great and the lettering is sooo good on your equipment it seems stock! I hope you get to keep this display up or does it have to come down after the photo op?
I tried to count your personnel but kept losing track. How many personnel does this station have? This is another excellent job Bill, thank you for sharing (your photos are tremendous, by the way!).
Gepetto
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Absolutely stunning, Bill! That backdrop is so effective but, I suspect, very simple and all the ore effective because of that. And the engine numbers, as Gepetto says, look as if they came with the original. How did you do them? :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Wow that's a really large staffing team you have! :o
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Thank you Gepetto, Playmofire, & Little Jo for your positive reviews!
Now let me see if I can answer your questions.
Gepetto : I am afraid that this display is so large that it has to be stored when it's not being used :'(. There are 13 interior structure firefighters shown in this setup, that is enough to staff Station 1 in District 1. I also have 34 more of the same equipped firefighters not in the pictures to actually staff District 2 a mirror image of District 1.
There are 6 apparatus operator/drivers, 6 apparatus OIC's, 7 Haz Mat personnel, 3 Chiefs; District Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, & 2 arson investigators, & 3 EMS personnel also shown in these pictures. The last time I counted the new style grey firefighter figures I had 90 of them, & at least 50 of the older style. I actually have enough vehicles, & personnel to equip 8 stations similar to the size shown in these pictures :-[.
Playmofire: The back drop is handmade out of paper. The numbers, & letters on the apparatus are red or white vinyl 1/4" Gothic style adhesive decals that are available at 5 & dime shops here. The engines had to have a white background cut from white stock for the red ID numbers.
Little Jo: Yes, it is a very large staffing team shown, but is not even half of the collection I have!
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8 more stations!! Holy cow! Do you keep them together by Station or store them by equipment type or just mixed?
No wonder you asked about dusting! :lol: :lol:
I really enjoy seeing your displays Bill, they are so thoughtfully put together and are very informative. Thanks again.
Gepetto
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8 more stations!! Holy cow! Do you keep them together by Station or store them by equipment type or just mixed?
No wonder you asked about dusting! :lol: :lol:
I really enjoy seeing your displays Bill, they are so thoughtfully put together and are very informative. Thanks again.
Gepetto
Hello Gepetto!
I have them stored by District's 1 & 2. I have @ this time: 3 3879 ladder trucks, 3 3182 ladder trucks, 2 3525 ladder trucks, 27 3880 fire engines, 3 5716 fire engines, 6 3181 SUV's, 6 3178 equipment trailers, 6 3177 chief's cars, 2 3178 custom water tankers, 3 3191 custom large brush units, 2 3216 custom small brush units, 2 3128 fire boats, 12 3180 Haz Mat teams, 2 5721 Zodiac boats, 2 3070 Rescue SUV, 1 3063 Rescue boat, 4 3789 helicopters, 2 5704 helicopters, 1 5842 helicopter, 2 4428 rescue sets, 2 3175 fire stations with 7583 addons, 3 7142 car trailers, 3 7891 water trailers, & multiples of 3176, 3179, 3881, 3882, 3883, 4608, sets to name about 85% of it. Plus, there is my EMS service :P!
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I sure am glad I am a normal Medieval\Roman\Pirate collector!! ::) ::) ::)
Gepetto
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I sure am glad I am a normal Medieval\Roman\Pirate collector!! ::) ::) ::)
Gepetto
Sometimes I wish I would have started collecting those themes instead :doh:! I didn't tell you about the modern city life, harbor, hospital, under ocean, ships, police, farm, construction, Antartic Dino, cars, trains, & airport, theme collections I have, did I :love:?
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I think you are doing very well by your original decision Bill, you just need more space! :lol: :lol:
Gepetto
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I think you are doing very well by your original decision Bill, you just need more space! :lol: :lol:
Gepetto
I need alot more space.....mega space.....I could take down the pictures on the wall's :!:......oops, I'd better not 'cause I may not have any furniture either, WIFE----> :hmm:!
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Are the very compact response cars (first picture) similar to real cars used in Germany?
-Tim
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Are the very compact response cars (first picture) similar to real cars used in Germany?
-Tim
I have seen photos of what are called feuerwher SMART cars which the Playmobil sets #3177 seem to be modeled after.
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the (brandweer) firedepartment of Amsterdam has much smarts (small park space) especially for inspections in the city.
groet peter
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Hello Bill,
Great stuff as allways ! I found it quite fascinating to read how everything fits in and how each station interacts with the others. I don't really understand the system you use in the USA fully but you explain it really well. I am currently working on a similar setup for my fire service based on UK practices. All told i have 5 stations covering 5 areas of varying size and risk. Each sector has a specific risk associated and appliances allocated to suit. One of the larger areas has a substantial chemical complex in its midst. As a result the local station has several specialised appliances including a FoT (Foam Tanker) and CIU (Chemical Incident Unit). I haven't made the CIU yet as i am stuck for suitable vehicles to carry the vast array of equipment :lol:. Our brigade HQ will be getting hold of a new appliance soon in the form of a TTL (Turn Table Ladder) or to use the US term a Tower Ladder. This is down to their being a large number of high rise structures in the area.
Anyway i digress :lol: but you can see the inspiration your posts have given me ;D. Keep up the good work Bill !
Tim
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Hello Bill,
Great stuff as allways ! I found it quite fascinating to read how everything fits in and how each station interacts with the others. I don't really understand the system you use in the USA fully but you explain it really well. I am currently working on a similar setup for my fire service based on UK practices. All told i have 5 stations covering 5 areas of varying size and risk. Each sector has a specific risk associated and appliances allocated to suit. One of the larger areas has a substantial chemical complex in its midst. As a result the local station has several specialised appliances including a FoT (Foam Tanker) and CIU (Chemical Incident Unit). I haven't made the CIU yet as i am stuck for suitable vehicles to carry the vast array of equipment :lol:. Our brigade HQ will be getting hold of a new appliance soon in the form of a TTL (Turn Table Ladder) or to use the US term a Tower Ladder. This is down to their being a large number of high rise structures in the area.
Anyway i digress :lol: but you can see the inspiration your posts have given me ;D. Keep up the good work Bill !
Tim
Thank you Tim! I'm glad you approve! In the fire department I belonged to years ago, there was mutual aide agreements between all departments in my county. When there was a call in any department's area, There would be automatically 2 other different city departments dispatched also! It kept call volume up, & if the responsible dept. got on scene, & didn't need the other responding cities units they could return them to service. This system worked well because there wasn't so much equipment duplication between departments. If one city had a Ladder Tower, & another city had a well equipped rescue tender, & another had a water tanker or Haz Mat team, they knew they could rely on each others manpower, & equipment. Dispatch knew by the call assignment's, & situation which department's to send on different calls from other cities. Every department wasn't trying to have one of everything to cover their own area, & could concentrate on specializing in a certain piece of apparatus, & equipment, finding funding easier. The fire department I first got started with had a well equipped minipumper 4WD rescue truck that was stocked with every conceivable piece of rescue equipment. It ran on 3/4 of our counties vehicular rescue entrapment calls all in different cities. At that time we had the reputation of being one of the best, & we took pride in that fact ;D! BTW, I can't wait to see your fire brigade photo's :)9! Do you have any straight ladder trucks or Tower Ladder Platforms now, or is this going to be your department's first?
Tim
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Hello Bill,
Its starting to make sense now and i can see how it all fits in. Its a shame that this country takes a backward approach to its Fire and Rescue Service. The latest cost saving/environmentally friendly initiative by the West Midlands fire service (my local brigade) is to hold back the Major Rescue Unit (Rescue Truck) until a PRL (Pump Rescue Ladder) crew has assessed the situation and decides wether its required. As a rule the PDA (Pre Determined Attendance) would require the MRU to be dispatched to certain RTC's (Road Traffic Collision *we cant use the word accident anymore because apparently there is allways someone to blame*) or incidents wether it end's up being needed or not. Usually the PRL would get there first and send a message to controll who would turn the MRU back half way. It seems that this is no longer the case and the MRU will not leave the station until called in by the first crew on scene. As the MRU is a 'slower' appliance it is going to loose valuable time due to this crazy cost saving initiative, which is disguised in the crusade on saving the environment. Quite a step back from when we had appliances for every situation.
I am a bit rusty on this so if i make any mistakes i will get Gordon to correct me. The TTL (Turn Table Ladder) i am working on, which in theory is similar to one of your real life tower ladders is an old 'failed' custom attempt that is being reworked. The real life TTL is an older concept which has fallen out of favour due to the growing use of HP's (Hydraulic Platforms). Instead of having hydraulic booms with ladders up the side and a basket (HP) it has extending ladders and a basket (TTL) 8}. Some of the 'proper' TTL's didn't have baskets at the end, just really long extending ladders. Unlike the US counterparts these vehicles are crewed by two fire fighters and carry a bare minimum of equipment.
My first attempt at one of these failed due to the impractical design of the 'ladder' mechanism, but the vehicle chassis as a whole was quite sturdy. I have managed to overcome the ladder problem with a complex hinge mechanism and some special parts from DS. If the weather picks up i will spray it tomorrow and it might be ready to unveil over the weekend. It will be assigned to my brigade HQ where it will be available for use throughout the brigade area.
Sorry for rambling on again...
Tim
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Hello Bill,
Its starting to make sense now and i can see how it all fits in. Its a shame that this country takes a backward approach to its Fire and Rescue Service. The latest cost saving/environmentally friendly initiative by the West Midlands fire service (my local brigade) is to hold back the Major Rescue Unit (Rescue Truck) until a PRL (Pump Rescue Ladder) crew has assessed the situation and decides wether its required. As a rule the PDA (Pre Determined Assessment) would require the MRU to be dispatched to certain RTC's (Road Traffic Collision *we cant use the word accident anymore because apparently there is allways someone to blame*) or incidents wether it end's up being needed or not. Usually the PRL would get there first and send a message to controll who would turn the MRU back half way. It seems that this is no longer the case and the MRU will not leave the station until called in by the first crew on scene. As the MRU is a 'slower' appliance it is going to loose valuable time due to this crazy cost saving initiative, which is disguised in the crusade on saving the environment. Quite a step back from when we had appliances for every situation.
I am a bit rusty on this so if i make any mistakes i will get Gordon to correct me. The TTL (Turn Table Ladder) i am working on, which in theory is similar to one of your real life tower ladders is an old 'failed' custom attempt that is being reworked. The real life TTL is an older concept which has fallen out of favour due to the growing use of HP's (Hydraulic Platforms). Instead of having hydraulic booms with ladders up the side and a basket (HP) it has extending ladders and a basket (TTL) 8}. Some of the 'proper' TTL's didn't have baskets at the end, just really long extending ladders. Unlike the US counterparts these vehicles are crewed by two fire fighters and carry a bare minimum of equipment.
My first attempt at one of these failed due to the impractical design of the 'ladder' mechanism, but the vehicle chassis as a whole was quite sturdy. I have managed to overcome the ladder problem with a complex hinge mechanism and some special parts from DS. If the weather picks up i will spray it tomorrow and it might be ready to unveil over the weekend. It will be assigned to my brigade HQ where it will be available for use throughout the brigade area.
Sorry for rambling on again...
Tim
Hello again Tim :wave:!
Don't be concerned about rambling, I enjoy reading about how things are done in your country compared to mine, & the projects you are working on! I hope you get the project painted as planned, because I'd like to see it!
Best Wishes,
Bill
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wow amazing like your collection. im into this collection to i've got a huge collection with loads of branches and units and every one and each of them i designed a patch. i also build a web page system on my laptop to keep track of every item in the collection. keep it up im glad to see other people fascinated by this theme.
ryan :)
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wow amazing like your collection. im into this collection to i've got a huge collection with loads of branches and units and every one and each of them i designed a patch. i also build a web page system on my laptop to keep track of every item in the collection. keep it up im glad to see other people fascinated by this theme.
ryan :)
Thank you Ryan! I'm glad you enjoyed my collection! There are several members here with the same interests as yours! We look forward to seeing your contributions too! :)9
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This is what I call an inspirational thread dear Bill :wave:
Generating comments after 3 years :)
Karim :)
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Not as enduring as your masterpieces Sir Karim! ;)
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This is what I call an inspirational thread dear Bill :wave:
Generating comments after 3 years :)
Karim :)
yeah Bill, that's quite and achivement! :)9 :)9 :)9 :)9 :)9