"The Joker"

Published by the Miles Greenwood Historical Fire Apparatus Society

The Southwest Ohio Chapter of the Society for the Preservation And Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America

David J. Jones, Editor

September 2007

Club News:

The next Miles Greenwood meeting will be held Sunday, September 16th, 2-6pm at Chip Lytle's place in Middletown. Chip has a variety of apparatus that we will be on display. The address is 5001 Lefferson Road, Middletown, Ohio 45044. Take Exit 32 (Middletown/Route 122) off I-75. Go west on Rt. 122. Turn left onto Dixie Highway (AKA Cincinnati-Dayton Rd & Main St). Proceed south on Dixie Hwy. Turn right on to Lefferson. Look for old fire trucks and pull into the driveway.

The September business meeting will be held during the picnic. All MG members and their families are invited. Please bring a covered dish, your own beverage, and a chair if you like. Chip says fire trucks are welcome and visitors may arrive early and stay late if they like!


The 4th Annual 9-11 Memorial Motorcycle Ride takes place Saturday, September 8th. The event kicks off at the Cincinnati Fire Museum (315 W Court Street) at 11:30am and ends at the Cincinnati Harley Davidson Store (1799 Tennessee Avenue). Once again, the Miles Greenwood Chapter has been invited to display our fire apparatus at the Harley Davidson Dealership from noon until 5pm. There will be food and live music. Please contact Mark Radtke if you can bring your rig. The event benefits The Cincinnati Fire Museum and the Warthogs Police & Fireman Memorial Fund and is always a fun opportunity to share your fire truck with the public. If you don't have a truck or a motorcycle, come on down anyway to visit!


Mt Healthy's Fire and Police Departments, along with Arlington Memorial Gardens, will host the third annual Patriots' Day parade at 2 pm on Sunday, September 9th. The parade begins on McMakin Avenue at the Mount Healthy city building, heads south on Hamilton and then west on Compton, ending with a program at Arlington. Brett Cunningham, a member of the FEMA team that responded to the 9/11 crisis for several weeks, will be the featured speaker. A flag raising and 21-gun salute will round out the program. Contact Nick Placke for information.


For the October 16th Miles Greenwood meeting, we will be traveling to Wilder KY South fire station. It is located off of Route 9 (AA Highway), south of I-275. Directions, coming from Ohio, are west on I-275 to the Wilder exit, Route 9. Turn right (south) onto the AA Highway. Travel south 4 traffic lights, to Gloria Terrell Drive (Waffle House and McDonald's will be on the left corner). TURN RIGHT onto Gloria Terrell Drive. Go about 500 feet, just beyond the Shell station, and turn left. You should see the station. Parking is around the back of the station. For those coming from I-75 and I-71, get to I-471 and head south to west I-275. Follow directions above.


Our webmaster Bill Strite would like remind the membership to continue to submit photos & information to publish on the club website. Bill can be reached at webmaster@milesgreenwood.org

Wanted:

The Georgetown KY Fire department is celebrating our 200th anniversary this year. We are putting together a small celebration including an antique fire apparatus show and a muster demonstration, bucket brigade competition a fire prevention parade to follow and close out the festivities. Our plan is to have the festivities October 13th 2007, 1200 hrs. If you could assist us in any way it would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to forward this email to any one that that also might be able to give any assistance. Contact: Captain Paul Goodman Georgetown KY Fire 859-983-9744


My husband is restoring a 1929 (rebuilt in 1935) Stutz fire engine that was used in Arnold, Pennsylvania. I would like the patches, badges or whatever decorations would be seen on a uniform for a chief in that town of that era. Any information you can provide will be appreciated. Thanks. Judy Buntin NITNUB007@aol.com.


Vintage fire truck for a wedding. Hello, my name is Jessica Hayes and my fiancé is a firefighter with the City of Cincinnati. We are getting married on May 10, 2008 and we would LOVE to rent a vintage fire truck for our wedding day. Please contact Jessica if you can help. Jessica.Hayes@hamilton-co.org or office:513-946-4729


March 02, 2007 - I am restoring the 1st fire truck our department purchased in 1951. I have located all the parts that have been lost over the last 55 years except for three Hardie nozzle brackets (see attached picture). Is there any chance you could share my search request with you members to assist us with the parts? We are willing to purchase the brackets once they can be located. We have been searching locally for several years without luck. Here is the link to our fire truck web site: http://rides.webshots.com/album/483681592tjBocg. Thank you for your time with this important matter. Sincerely, Bill Bailey ThaliaVolunteerFD@cox.net, TVFD 407 Thalia Road Virginia Beach, Va. 23452-1835,Phone: 757-288-5761


May 10, 2008 the Village of Carroll, Ohio will be celebrating its 175th anniversary, and the Greenfield Twp Fire Department will be celebrating its 60th anniversary. We would like antique fire apparatus for our parade that day. If anyone is interested, please contact Chief Terry Morris Greenfield Township Fire Dept. 3245 Havensport Rd NW Carroll, Ohio 43112 740-756-4644or chief560@greenfieldtwp.org.


For Sale:

1945 Mack pumper for sale, served Earl Navy Base, NJ. Fair condition. Located in Northeast PA. $3000.00 email for pictures: wendy@hazleton.net.


1967 International V200 Ex-Penn Township FD - Vandalia , MI -23907 miles. Standard Transmission. 285 hp motor, believed to be 549-FTV gas. 1967 Bean (FMC-Tipton) Body. Model 5A9H7.520.6-13 Unit HPV 500 Pump B1-114-767. Believed to be rated 500 GPM along with a high-pressure. Test 1-14-67. The rig is fully functional, is very good condition and comes with the loose equipment that you see mounted as well as high pressure hose/nozzles and some other small items. Asking $8,000, price is negotiable. For more information, please contact: Valerie Menefee Home 314-631-2136 Cell 314-560-8739 South St. Louis.


1981 Mack MS200P-11261 -Diesel motor-Automatic transmission 1981 Fire Power Body (Jackson Metals) 1000 GPM pump 500 Gallon tank. This rig was purchased new by the Shrewsbury Fire Department and was in frontline service through 1994. It was later sold to Holloran Contracting who does local road work. They repaired the bodywork and repainted it to match the color of their other work vehicles. It now has the cab painted solid white and body a dark green. Rig runs fine and is fully operational. Asking $8500, but the price is negotiable. Contact Matt Holloran at 314-773-9400. St. Louis, MO.


1978 American LaFrance Century 1500 GPM pumper. Ex-Des Moines, IA. Contact Tom Schneider at 859-283-2676


1967 Ford Fire Truck. Gas Engine, 5-speed, manual transmission. All hoses, ladders, tarp, reels, axe, included. Runs very well, it does 65-70 on the highway. Brakes have just been maintained. Sirens, lights and emergency band radio are operational. No rust. Body is in excellent condition. Make Offer. Being sold on consignment to raise funds for a local grade school, Royalmont Academy in Mason Ohio. Contact: Peg Wiederhold 513-398-7351 studio@go-concepts.com.

Events:

September 8, Cincinnati OH. 4th Annual 9-11 Memorial Ride to benefit the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Memorial service at the fire Museum at 11:30am. Live music, food, fire apparatus display at Harley-Davidson Cincinnati, 1799 Tennessee Avenue starting at after noon.


September 9, Mt. Healthy, OH. 9-11 Memorial Parade. Contact Nick Placke (513)-931-9397 for details.


September 16, Miles Greenwood club picnic at Chip Lytles place in Middletown (Blueball), Ohio. 5001 Lefferson Road Middletown, Ohio 45044.


October 10, Cincinnati Firefighters Memorial Service. 12 noon at 6th Street & Central Avenue, downtown Cincinnati.



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Contact the Miles Greenwood Society at: President: Jeff Placke 7808 Seward Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45231, 513-931-939, jfp081@aol.com

Editor: David J. Jones 1632 Robinson Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45223, 513-541-1318, jonesd332.yahoo.com

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