[Addison Fire] (RARE) ARFF Air Alert 2 Response.

[Addison Fire] (RARE) ARFF Air Alert 2 Response.
The Air Alert was quickly cleared. Not sure what the issue with the aircraft was.
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[@DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

Back in the 80s the tower had a phone that would ring directly to the dispatch center in Addison PD. The line also had a terminal in the Lieutenant's office at Station 1. The crews at the station would know immediately that a plane had an emergency because the phone in the LT Office would ring simultaneously with the one in PD. They'd be on scene at their standby locations before the tones even sounded. Then they got a new system installed and that phone went away, so crews would sometimes get toned out after the plane had already landed. I don't know if the move to the NTECC system (combined dispatch for Addison, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Coppell) made that better.
There used to also be a strip of road lane maker bumps across the apron in front of the bay that Engine 101 rolled out of (normally that's Truck 101's spot, not sure why/when that changed). Those bumps were called The Medtker (sp?) Strip, after one of the guys at the station. They had a 1980's Sutphen midmount tower ladder with the bucket that hung well off the rear end for much of the 1980s into the 2000s. If you turned too early coming out of the bay the bucket would catch the brick pillars. It happened often enough that they put down a strip so the driver of the truck for that day knew not to turn until he was past them. And yes, the strip was named for the guy who did it the most often.

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

Dang, that's cool. Thanks for the comment.

[@darrens.4322]

That was indeed a rare catch. Thanks!

[@kendallcountyfirebuff4245]

Fantastic catch!!

[@southavenfirebuff1]

Awesome!

[@nubbyg9096]

Their website says 4000 calls, 13,000 people. A truck, quint, engine. 58 fire fighters. So must be big budget, lots of tax income to support that

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

Wealthy residents too.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

How many of those are aircraft emergencies? That's a newer ARFF truck too I don't think they purchased it used.

[@jerrywashere-pu7cd]

This guy benny "cause it's an aircraft emergency"

[@ocfirevideography9989]

Nice

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

is that station at like a military base or sth, or is it that they run an ARFF Crash Tender at a plain normal municipal fire station?

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

Its a normal civilian fire station, serving Addison Texas. It houses Engine 101, Truck 101, Rescue 101 (The arff rig), Squad 101, and Battalion 101. They are a busier station. They are on the NTECC pulsepoint, and you can see if they get a run by any " 101 " unit. Thanks for the comment.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@TexasEmergencyPhotography thank's alot; Very rare to see ARFF units at municipal stations.
I used to live in a town right next to our state's capital city airport, but apart from the Airport FD itself, the surrounding departments don't run any ARFF Crash Tenders despite having a moderate fleet at their stations. Station 1 of the volunteer FD runs 13 vehicles and 5 special operations containers;
I grew up in the city which has the state's largest station, but despite having 47 bays back then (currently upgraded to 55 bays) they aren't really busy with an average of 5.5 to 6 calls per 24 hrs shift

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

@@EnjoyFirefighting Its a smaller airport, but still extremely busy. Dallas Fire station 49 has “ Red 49 “ for the executive airport it covers. Seems to be a trend for smaller airports.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@TexasEmergencyPhotography the one in my response area is the country's 2nd largest; They have 2 stations from the airport FD on site

[@Tbird1549]

Sweet!

[@SilverBond1245]

didn't know Addison had one of those, that's insane. Guess its for the private airport they have.

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

Yep surprisingly it runs maybe 10-15 times a year.

[@SilverBond1245]

@@TexasEmergencyPhotography that's pretty cool

[@ropinhorseman924]

Quite a department, love to visit. Where abouts in OH? Daughters in Columbus.😅

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

This is in north texas, a suburb of dallas.

[@282Diego1985]

Why does a small town like that has a $1mio. ARFF?

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

Just like any other city, they're replacing their rigs after they get worn down.

[@282Diego1985]

@@TexasEmergencyPhotography Well not every smalltown fire Departement with a $6.8 Mio Budget is able to finance such a vehicle. I also dont See thats its necessary for that little airport with Almost no traffic. Buy a 10 year old one used rather than this beast. They cant really use it for other stuff (due to costs, manufacturer Limits, Equipment...). Nice to have but a waste of Tax payers money in this case.

[@HangerBay23]

@@282Diego1985 That "little airport" is the third largest general aviation airport in America.

[@TexasEmergencyPhotography]

@@282Diego1985 Good point, but it is utilized quite alot. Just the other day they used it to fight a 35 acre grass fire.