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# 2523 From Dennis : First, thanks for the offer to be put in the main Stovebolt Gallery. Second, since I have found this site, I have become addicted. Since my retirement, I became the 9-1-1 Director for our Parish (county to the rest of the U.S.) -- Tangipahoa 9-1-1 -- and I check out Stovebolt as least three or four times most everyday, trying to learn how to do more than just hold a screwdriver. Thanks so much for this site! After retiring from the Hammond Fire Dept. on September 15, 2001, I still wanted to be a part of the fire service. So I decided to start my own department . A friend of mine had this truck in a warehouse and sold it to me when he found out I was looking for a truck. It is a 500 GPM pump with a 250 gallon booster tank (which was totally rusted, so I removed it for more in order to allow for more people to ride). It is great fun for all of the parades and festivals we have in southeast Louisiana.Here in southeast Louisiana. We live to have festivals (five in our Parish alone, one only second in size to Mardi Gras in New Orleans -- and this town has only 10,000 people in it!). The pumper is always ready to roll and have fun.
Thanks again for this site. It has been a big help to me. Dennis It’s the little things that force us out of bed in the morning. Dennis’s little thing happens to be a one and a half ton fire truck. What a great addition to the Art Deco “Big Bolt” Collection. ~ John Lucas, Stovebolt Curator
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