Past Events Crawler
| March 7, 2010 | Ryan's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | After we pulled up and got things situated, Ryan and his guests filed out and politely listened about the truck. Once that was behind us, it was everyone for themselves: in the driver's seat, in the crew area, and on the tailboard with the coats, jackets and fire extinguishers.... |
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| February 28, 2010 | Joey's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | With a keen eye on the sky, we were able to squeeze into a perfectly dry Sunday afternoon to help Joey celebrate his birthday with his guests. We even decided to toss some water around of our own, all from a set of relatively well-controlled fire extinguishers. Fortunately, a number of Joey's guests -- and Joey himself -- were in firefighting turnout gear of their own, keeping toes and such reasonably dry.... |
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| February 12, 2010 | Flag at Prestige Furniture (Category: Advertising) |
| Click here to View | We were able to help bring a "heightened" visibility to the clearance sale at Prestige Furniture on First Street in Livermore. Along with the large sale sign out front and sign holders on the street corners, Old Glory was flapping in the wind 40 feet or so above the parking lot.... |
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| February 7, 2010 | Ryan's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | As we pulled up to the curb in front of Ryan's place, he and his pals poured out of the house to check out the truck. They wasted little time in filling the cab and overflowing onto the roof ladder, enjoying virtually every area possible the truck could offer.... |
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| February 6, 2010 | Emily's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | Proving that fire engines aren't just for boys, Emily and her guests (without a boy under the age of 25 in sight) had a chance to check out the truck -- each at their own pace -- without the fretted trampling of over-anxious boys... |
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| January 31, 2010 | Bassim's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | The wheels were already turning months before Bassim's birthday when his mom found about us. Once the big day arrived, we were outside the pizza parlor to greet Bassim and his guests as an added bonus for the big day. They had a great time exploring the truck, the gear (as did the big "kids" when the little ones weren't looking).... |
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| January 24, 2010 | Conrad's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | In what's become something of a tradition, we were invited to join Conrad for the fourth time in as many years to now celebrate his (now) 6th birthday. With a welcome break in the rain, we were able to share the engine with Conrad and his guests, splash some water around, and as things were wrapping up... yup, the rain started again (perfect timing for cupcakes!).... |
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| January 9, 2010 | Christian's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | If you're as into the firefighter role as to visit Santa with your turnouts, helmet and boot on as Christian did, it was a natural extension of his interests to have a fire engine show up at his 4th birthday (also with the firefighter theme). The engine stood ready for Chris and his friends as they arrived at his party, exploring the truck and spraying a bit of water, before they settled down for food, cake, a fire engine pinata, and yup, more playing with the fire engine!... |
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| January 6, 2010 | Fire Sprinkler Flow Test (Category: Business Services) |
| Click here to View | The hydrant pressure wasn't *quite* enough to demonstrate the required flow (at least 60psi and 500 gallons per minute) at the top of the seven story building, so the sprinkler installer called for a bigger pump: ours. With a few spins of the hose to the building's Fire Department Connection (FDC) and a few more on the engine, the requirements were met and easily exceeded.... |
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| December 21, 2009 | Quint 188's Ride Home (Category: Fun 'n Games) |
| Click here to View | It was time to move the big boy -- Quint 188 -- from its current location back to Bakersfield to begin refurbishment and repairs. With the help of a big boy trailer, we were able to get 'er done.... |
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| December 6, 2009 | Sierra's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | When the weather is shaky at best, and you've got two handfuls of 5-year-olds showing up, it's handy to have a big red diversion to distract them (and a pinata on hand doesn't hurt, either). When Sierra and her guests finished lunch, it was time for the big red engine to check out, and as that faded from the new best thing of her party, the pinata came out. All told, good times for one and all!... |
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| December 5, 2009 | 2009 Holiday Sights & Sounds Parade (Category: Parades) |
| Click here to View | For the fourth year running, we brought out a few of our big red toys to share during Livermore's downtown holiday parade. With special guests in both trucks, including retiring Chief Bill Cody (Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department), we were scooted to near the front of the parade to recognize Chief Cody and his contributions to the community in leading LPFD for the past several years and more than 25 years in fire service in a variety of roles.... |
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| November 28, 2009 | Roman's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | With fire hats on his guests and birthday boy Roman in his fire rescue uniform, the only missing element from his fire truck birthday was the fire truck -- and we brought that with us. After everyone put on their firefighter badges, they were set free to explore the inside, outside and topside of the fire truck. Roman and his guests were able to try out the gear and flip all the knobs and buttons inside, while the dads also got a kick out of seeing how the ladder works up top.... |
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| November 27, 2009 | 2009 Niles Festival of Lights Parade (Category: Parades) |
| Click here to View | For the third year running, we headed out to help brighten the Niles District (in Fremont) during their Festival of Lights. With two engines and a few thousand twinkling lights on our two trucks, we were in good company with dozens of other entries and their thousands of holiday lights -- together with everyone braving the cold temperatures and intermittent rain.... |
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| November 10, 2009 | Fire Sprinkler Flow Test (Category: Business Services) |
| Click here to View | In order to certify a new fire sprinkler system in a new building on the client site, the fire marshal called for a flow test of the dry standpipe. With all the bits and gauges in place, we were able to flow enough water to ensure the system met the guidelines of the marshal to sign off of the system and demonstrate it will do what it's intended to do in a fire: flow water to the system if the primary water supply fails to deliver.... |
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| November 8, 2009 | Alex's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | With the fire truck jumper in the back yard, the fire on the cake -- once the "3" candle is lit -- and the red balloons, the only thing missing at Alex's fire truck birthday party was, well, a fire truck. Fortunately, Alex's parents had thought of that, too, and we rolled up and opened the truck up for he, his guests (and their parents) to explore and climb.... |
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| November 6, 2009 | John's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | Just because there are more than three candles on your birthday cake doesn't mean you have to give up having a fire truck for your birthday. John's wife felt the same way, so she surprised him with the big boy toy of the year for his birthday: the 53-foot tiller (y'know, a "hook and ladder") truck for his birthday to have all his own to play with for a bit -- and when that was done, we tried out Engine 2, too!... |
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| November 1, 2009 | 2009 Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade (Category: Parades) |
| Click here to View | We had the privilege of participating in the 2009 (13th annual) Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade in downtown Pleasanton. This year's parade paid particular tribute to the members of the United States Marine Corps, with the celebration hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6298. ... |
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| October 28, 2009 | 1st Annual Downtown Halloween Carnival (Category: Fairs & Festivals) |
| Click here to View | After switching gears from the massively huge downtown Trick-or-Treat, the replacement event was a carnival -- the 1st Annual -- aimed at kids 5th grade and under. We rolled our an Engine, decked out with some Halloween decor and treats without tricks, and headed downtown to be a part of this newly christened event.... |
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| October 24, 2009 | Lucas' Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | With the theme set and the guests invited, the only missing bit of Lucas' fire engine-theme party was the fire engine. That's when his dad gave us a ring, and we arrived with lights flashing and sirens blaring to the delight of the birthday boy and his pals. Most gave the outfits a try-out, all checked out the engine, and everyone had a chance to blast water out of the fire extinguishers we brought along!... |
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| October 3, 2009 | 2009 Emergency Vehicle Show (Category: Parades) |
| Click here to View | We rolled on into the 19th Annual Emergency Vehicle Display Show in Ripon, CA for the fourth year running, with another two vehicle from the Fire Trucks 4 Hire group. And pleasantly, this was the first year of our attendance where it was nothing but warm weather and blue skies -- not a rain cloud in sight!... |
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| September 29, 2009 | Standpipe System Test (Category: Business Services) |
| Click here to View | Manteca's Truck 9 was called into to assist with a water flow test of three fire sprinkler systems to ensure the system would work as designed in case of fire. Truck 9 pumped water into the system at 100 gallons per minute as directed by the fire sprinkler company directed, and allowing the system to obtain passing marks for its five-year certification period.... |
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| September 27, 2009 | 2009 Nostalgia Day Car Show (Category: Fairs & Festivals) |
| Click here to View | In its 20th year, the Altamont Cruisers car club held its Nostalgia Day Car Show on the streets of downtown Livermore -- a show of 750+ muscle cars, street rods, custom and classic cars. The club's motto, "Cruisers Against Drugs", is backed by cash: they've been able to donate over $200,000 over the years to local organizations that promote the Tri-Valley youth, help strengthen their families and help keep kids off drugs.... |
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| September 27, 2009 | Nathan's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | When it came time to plan Nathan's birthday, his folks decided to step a bit out of the ordinary, and we were called in. Sending the big boy toy for the big birthday boy -- the oh-so-long tiller ("hook-and-ladder") truck, there was plenty of area for Nathan and his guests (including his big kid guests) to check out, explore, and a few even climbed up a few rungs of the truck's 100-foot ladder.... |
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| September 20, 2009 | Niko's Birthday (Category: Birthdays) |
| Click here to View | Many moons ago, we came out to Kyle's birthday, and as his younger brother then was just a wee lad. Now old enough to move around on his own power, we were called back for a second birthday party. With the current spat of heat in the area, extinguishers just weren't enough to combat temperatures in the low 90s, so we went for the big hose to make a splash and cool off the afternoon.... |
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