Recent Updates -
04/06/12 - Added a photo of Crescent Springs new rescue pumper to the new deliveries section. It arrived yesterday (4/5) at the station, and will be sent out to get the graphics added next week.
03/11/12 - The Union Fire District sent me some great photos of their new International / Horton assigned to Squad 664, and the department pages have been updated for the new arrival. Also updated the Central Campbell department page with images of the new Ford F-250 assigned to Utility 435.
03/04/12 - Erlanger's new Engine 51 has arrived but is not yet in service. The new arrival marks a change in color scheme for the department with the apparatus now black over lime and support/staff vehicles black over white. Added a preliminary photo of Engine 51 to the new deliveries section - will post a better image once I have it.
02/12/12 - Completely overhauled the links page and expanded coverage to include department web sites and other sites of interest. Also, the new pumper trucks for Erlanger Engine 51 and Fort Thomas Engine 601 have arrived, I am working to get photos and will post once I have them.
01/30/12 - I took a little break on the site over the holidays - the first since I started it, plus I purchased a new computer and it took awhile to get everything up and running. It's good to be back at it and you can expect several department updates in the coming weeks, and hopefully the delayed Crescent Springs and Erlanger trucks will arrive soon. I did catch up with a few newer vehicles placed into service including the Toyota Highlander assigned to Erlanger Medic 98, the Chevrolet assigned to Erlanger Utility 72 and the Ford assigned to Alexandra Car 150 (Fire Chief).
11/20/11 - Added several apparatus to the Verona department page and a detail page for Tanker 870.
11/12/11 - Campbell County Fire District 1 has shifted around several apparatus and the department / station pages have been updated with the new assignments. Also added apparatus detail pages for Engine 503 and Tankers 532 and 533.
10/25/11 - The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) received in August a new Summit trailer which carries 3 Polaris Ranger 6x6 ATV's and 3 Summit R.E.D. Wagons - Rapid Evacuation & Deployment. The new deliveries section and airport dept pages have been updated for the new unit.
10/09/11 - Refreshed photography on the Kenton County Fire Chief's Association and Emergency Management pages. Also added apparatus detail pages for the Kenton County Decontamination and Mass Casualty Units.
09/15/11 - Added Bromley's new pumper truck to the new deliveries section and updated the department page for the new arrival along with the subsequent retirements of the previous Engine 252 and Rescue 274.
08/26/11 - Hebron has received several new apparatus over the last year and the department pages have been fully updated to reflect the new arrivals and subsequent reassignments. Also added quite a few historical apparatus and refreshed the photography on most of the apparatus detail pages.
08/04/11 - Added Point Pleasant's new Ventilation Unit to the new deliveries section. Also added an apparatus detail page for the new unit along with a new page for Rescue 1374.
07/24/11 - Completed a major update of Newport. Added a new image of Truck 911 to the new deliveries section courtesy of the Newport Fire Department. Also finished adding historical stations / apparatus, and added detail pages for Engine 901, Engine 902, Engine 903 and the recently retired Ladder 912.
07/10/11 - Added a historical page covering the Woodlawn Fire Department which disbanded in 2007. The new page can be accessed throught the site map.
06/20/11 - The Park Hills Fire Dept sent me some great photos of their apparatus staged with the Cincinnati skyline as a backdrop. The photos have been added to the site as a separate page that can accessed from the Park Hills dept page. Also, added several images to the Park Hills apparatus detail pages.
06/10/11 - Added Edgewood's new Truck 160 to the new deliveries section and the department page. Also refreshed photography on several of the Edgewood apparatus pages and added a few historical apparatus.
05/04/11 - Updated Point Pleasant for the arrival of the new pumper truck. Also refreshed photography on all of the Point Pleasant apparatus detail pages.
04/29/11 - Added a new page covering the Warsaw - Gallatin County fire department, it can be accessed through the site map. Also added an image of their new Ferrara quint to the new deliveries section along with an image of Newport's E-One quint assigned to Truck 911.
04/06/11 - Covington's new fire boat from Metalcraft Marine is in and being readied for service. Pictures have been added to the Covington department pages and the new deliveries section. Also added images of the historical fire companies to the main Covington page. I have been gathering quite a few historical images of Covington stations/apparatus and will eventually add individual pages for each fire company.
03/23/11 - Added a new page covering the Northern Kentucky Technical Rescue Team - link can be reached through the site map.
03/11/11 - When Hebron received their new Haz Mat unit last summer, the previous Haz Mat was reassigned to Walton. The Walton department page and the Boone County Emergency Management page have been updated for the change in assignments. Also added several historical apparatus to Walton.
03/02/11 - New apparatus updates from Fort Thomas and Newport have been added to the column at the right. Also, Point Pleasant's new E-One is due in any day now. New department pages have been added for Dry Ridge and Grant County Emergency Management.
02/11/11 - Added historical pages covering the Cold Spring Fire Department and the Highland Heights Fire Department. These can be accessed through the site map and they are also linked on the Central Campbell department page.
01/28/11 - Starting to expand the site's coverage into Gallatin, Grant and Pendleton Counties. Department pages have been added for Corinth and Crittenden in Grant County.