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CFE January 2003 Meeting - Camarillo,
CA
The first CFE meeting of 2004 was held on Saturday,
January 17, at the Ventura County FD Training Center - Oxnard College
Regional Fire Academy (OCRFA) at Camarillo Airport. Apparatus on display
included rigs owned by the Fire Academy as well as Crowns owned by CFE
members Dave Kromka and Bill Dundas. Dave Kromka, a Ventura County
Firefighter and instructor at the academy, was our host for the day and
was presented with a CFE plaque. In addition to arranging the meeting site
and apparatus display, Dave cooked a hotdog and hamburger lunch for the
group following the business meeting, and after lunch the entire group
went over to nearby Ventura County FD Station 50 where Dave is stationed.
The group was given a station tour as well as a close up look at the
department's new ARFF vehicle. CFE member Bill Dundas then invited all
those who were interested to a nearby light industrial complex where he
showed the group some of the restoration projects he has underway for both
his fire apparatus collection as well as his narrow gauge railroads (yes,
plural!). This included a close up look at the ex-LAFD 1968 Crown Heavy
Utility which currently is undergoing a complete on-frame renovation.
Following this, the group was invited out to Bill's 20-acre property in
the nearby Santa Rosa Valley where work on his future railroads and home
are underway. At this location Bill also has a couple more Crowns hidden
away in interesting places. If you are interested in trains, be sure to
talk to Bill (I promised the train people I wouldn't put train pictures on
this website if they won't put Crown pictures on their sites!).
(Click on a photo below for a
larger view; hit your back button to return to this page).
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Above, rigs lined up on
display at the CFE meeting in Camarillo on January 17, 2004. In the
foreground: OCRFA Engine 3 is a 1971 Crown (S/N F1648), ex-L.A.F.D.,
which was originally equipped with a 50 ft. Snorkel. CFE member Mark
Gerald owns the sister to this rig (S/N F1649) which also had its
Snorkel boom removed. |
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Above right, Dave Kromka recently
acquired this 1982 Crown pumper (S/N F1858) which previously served
Brea F.D. |
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Above left, this Mack CF
pumper originally served the City of Ventura and now runs as OCRFA
Engine 2. Above center, Bill Dundas now owns this ex -Lakeside F.D.
1500 GPM pumper with a 50-foot TeleSqurt which was one of the final
order of Firecoaches completed by Van Pelt. it bears serial number
75001. Above right, Dave Kromka's nicely restored 1962 Crown pumper
(S/N F1268) originally served with Pomona F.D. |
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Above left, OCRFA Engine
1 is this 1966 Crown (S/N F1443) , ex-LAFD, and is currently not
running. Above Center, CFE member Dave Kromka was presented with a
CFE plaque for arranging the meeting site, apparatus display, lunch
and acting as our host for the day. Above left, this ex-CDF 1978 GMC
Type 3 engine last served the state parks department and is now used
for training by the academy. |
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Above left, this 2003 Emergency One ARFF vehicle protects
Camarillo airport from Ventura County Fire Station 50. Above center
and above right, CFE members inspect the restoration progress of the
ex-LAFD, 1967 Crown Heavy Utility (S/N F1494), now owned by Bill
Dundas. |
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Above left, Bill Dundas now owns this 3-axle, 1975 Crown
Quint (S/N F1732) which has a 100-foot midship mounted Maxim aerial.
It originally served Fremont, CA. Above center, CFE members check
out the Crown in the tunnel, part of the narrow gauge railroad being
built by Bill Dundas. Above right, Bill provided this photo of the
rig lit up inside the tunnel before the sides were filled. The rig
is a 1971 Crown, tillered. 100-foot ladder truck (S/N F1654) ex-City
of Orange FD. |
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