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Thunderbolts in PA?
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:35 pm
by thunderbolt1000
Do you siren buffs in PA know of any Thunderbolts near you?
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:01 pm
by 3t22HiLo
The ones that immediately come to mind are White Valley and Murrysville Vfds in Westmoreland County both are 1003's and used for fire calls.
Monroeville 5 in Allegheny county still has a 1003 up but it hasn't sounded in years. Glassport 1 in Allegheny also uses a 1000T.
I'm sure there are others i'm forgetting about.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:34 pm
by carexpertandy
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:24 am
by E712
A couple of thoses T-bolts are mounted really low to the ground!
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:51 pm
by Modulator Master
We have one in Cambria County in the Township of Jackson thats used for fire calls:
Here's its blower.v
Btw if I could, I'd go to Dubois and get their thunderbolt, but I'm not sure if it's there anymore.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:57 pm
by thunderbolt1000
Can you film it in action and post it on youtube if it's tested
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:01 pm
by Modulator Master
carexpertandy wrote:I don't live in PA, but here are some thunderbolt photos:
As for these Thunderbolts the one at the bottem one still works but the one in the top pic has been disconnected sadly.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:03 pm
by Modulator Master
thunderbolt1000 wrote:Can you film it in action and post it on youtube if it's tested
Not really cause Cambria County doesn't have test dates, but Somerset County does, and their test date is the first Saturday of the month at 12:30PM.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:53 pm
by 3t22
I had heard that the Pink 1003 in Parkesburg has a burnt out chopper motor. There were going to either fix the chopper motor, or replace it all together. I think they were really going to try very hard to get the 1003 going once again and might of by now. I know Limerick and I believe also Peach Bottom test monthly but I'm not sure on the dates. I do both plants use 1000s with I think at least one 1000T in Peach Bottom's system.
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:04 am
by thunderbolt1000
3t22 wrote:I had heard that the Pink 1003 in Parkesburg has a burnt out chopper motor. There were going to either fix the chopper motor, or replace it all together. I think they were really going to try very hard to get the 1003 going once again and might of by now. I know Limerick and I believe also Peach Bottom test monthly but I'm not sure on the dates. I do both plants use 1000s with I think at least one 1000T in Peach Bottom's system.
BTW, do you know what will replace that 1003 if it does get replaced?
