Out of pure curiosity, I have decided to ask all you some questions about your emergency vehicles. For example:
Do you currently have a fire department where you live?
What kinds of apparatus (equipment, manufacturers) does your department have?
Have you ever caught a fire truck, ambulance, or police car on camera before?
Do you currently have or used to have an emergency vehicle collection (as in toys)?
Those are just some questions for thought, and now let me share with you what I have seen when it comes to emergency vehicles in Livonia:
Livonia Fire & Rescue operates out of 5 stations. Our apparatus roster includes 6 engines (1 reserve), 6 rescue squads (1 reserve), 1 tower unit, 1 special operations unit, 1 heavy rescue, 1 battalion chief, a couple of trailers, 1 haz-mat unit, etc. Most of our apparatus is manufactured by American LaFrance, though we have 1 Pierce (heavy rescue), and 2 Fords (special operations and batt. chief), etc. In the past, we have supplied our apparatus with Chevrolet, Pierce, and Sutphen. I have not captured any apparatus on camera before, but I have seen almost every single one, whether its out on a call or out for a little drive, in addition to those private ambulance companies also on the road. Like most cities, we also operate a police department, and I have a collection of emergency vehicles (mostly Matchbox and Hot Wheels) that I have even assigned into my own little stations.