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Dennis F14 Metz TL Dublin YRI584
entered service in 1955, from Tara St. fire station, where it spent its entire operational life. This was the first TL in the DFB fleet to have an enclosed cab, with the driver and officer- in-charge in the front section and a canopied rear facing cab for 4 firefighters. Previously, all crew members on older appliances were exposed to the elements. It was first turn-out until 1964, 2nd until 1972 and reserve until 1984. It then was allocated to the training centre and towards the end of its career, it attended community and charity fund raising events.
Now part of the National Transport Museum collections, Howth.
From FireFotos collection courtesy Simon Rowley and used with permission. In Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.
entered service in 1955, from Tara St. fire station, where it spent its entire operational life. This was the first TL in the DFB fleet to have an enclosed cab, with the driver and officer- in-charge in the front section and a canopied rear facing cab for 4 firefighters. Previously, all crew members on older appliances were exposed to the elements. It was first turn-out until 1964, 2nd until 1972 and reserve until 1984. It then was allocated to the training centre and towards the end of its career, it attended community and charity fund raising events.
Now part of the National Transport Museum collections, Howth.
From FireFotos collection courtesy Simon Rowley and used with permission. In Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.
Dennis
Despite the canopy seating, I saw Chicago firefighters very often standing on the rear step while responding to incidents well into the eighties! Traditions die hard.
Added by Rob Johnson on 13 August 2024.