Bored FF's on Hiway 1 east of Strathmore AB in a spring snow storm

We spent most of Thursday afternoon standing on the hiway.  Most of it was standing around waiting for tow trucks.  A couple resourceful FF's found some constructive work to keep them busy while waiting. The result is below. SRFD's finest.

se-1197 pt 3

Some more pics of Se-1197 and some of the 2003 Superior E-one tankers.

Enjoy.

SE-1197 pt 2

Here is the revised badging for Strathmore. It was designated as Rural Rescue, but has been since redesignated to Carseland Engine 1.

The only modifications worth mentioning are the addition ok a 4KW Honda generator and LED side markers over the rear wheels.























Behind the Engine here is one of our 2003 E-one Superior Kodiak Tankers.

SE-1197

Here are photos of a 1990 Superior Pierce Lance. These pictures were taken at our inspection visit. It spent the first 15 years of its life as Engine 5 at the Richmond Fire Department.

Since 1995, It has been serving in Wheatland County for the Strathmore Rural Fire Department. 3 years in the Strathmore Hall, and the last year + in the Carseland hall.

Its ULC badge says that its Serial # SE-1197

300 Gallon tank, 1050 GPM Hale pump, and a killer Q2 on the front bumper.

I'm posting this data in support of a program intended to record the history of the Canadian Fire Truck building industry. You can check it out at http://www.firetruckarchive.ca

I'll post updated photos of the new decaling later.

Body found in Burned out car east of Calgary

Strathmore RCMP attended a call this morning where a body was found in a burned out car on Range Road 285 near Hiway #1.

The major crimes unit has been called to the scene.

No other information has been made available at this time.

A map of the location is below.


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Heads Up Folks!

The solar panel creates approx 27v of electric during the day light, even if there is 'very little sunlight' / cloudy day, etc.

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So even after shutting down 12v ('READY' indicator) the 27volts created by the solar panel is still LIVE traveling down thru the harness in the C PILLAR (as long as sun light is hitting the solar panel)

So be aware that if you were to cut thru the C PILLAR in an attempt to remove the roof there's an arc potential there to be concerned with which could very well jump accross or short out with the Air Bag wiring thus deploying Air Bags.

There are 2 solutions to this issue..

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2) Remove the inner headliner material just above the rear / driver side / seat postion / look up and locate then disconnect or cut either the 'red or blue' wire you see there.

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County against highway re-alignment, not freeway status

Kirsten Munday

Standard Editor
After looking at the plans, hearing the concerns and understanding the facts, Wheatland County council will be making a request that the proposed alignment of Highway 1 remain within its present corridor.
"Nobody I talked to was in favor of it," said Reeve Ben Armstrong.
The concerns Wheatland County will be expressing in their letter of opposition to the proposed re-alignment, are in line with the County's policies. They are not interested in seeing farmland fragmented, or removed from production just to make the highway wider, and provide another option to enter Calgary from the east. The plan would join Highway 1 with Highway 22X once completed.
The example used for what is happening, although it could be quite different after completion, is what happened south of Calgary with Highway 2 and MacLeod Trail.
"We would prefer it here (present location), that is our motion," said Councillor Glenn Koester. "We represent the public and this is our motion. Maybe that will have more impact because we're a county."
County Manager of Infrastructure and Transportation, Dave Churchill, said requesting that Alberta Transportation keep the highway within its present right-of-way is just about the only thing they can do.
"We're not opposed to the designation of freeway status. We are opposed to the fragmentation of farmland to achieve that," said Armstrong.
The motion to make that request was approved unanimously, and will be sent as soon as possible.
A major concern for landowners within the possibly affected areas was the time it will take to know what is, or isn't, going to be affected.

"If it's two years I guess they can live with that," said Councillor Glenn Koester.

"If we can find out, somehow, what the timeline is, it would be nice to have a letter out there for our ratepayers, with a date."
A letter to that affect may be difficult to obtain, said Henry Devos, Division Manager with McElhanny Consulting services, the company hired to complete the study about this highway re-alignment.
The process will likely see completion of the study by fall next year, at which point it will be submitted to the province for approval. It's the approval process that Devos said he has no control over, and can't even guess as to how long that could take.
The other reality is that once the plan is approved, there is no way to say when the road would be built.
"The province doesn't ask us when they should spend money," said Devos. "There are other bypass plans already approved… and those need to be funded."
The plan is looking to create two options for entering Calgary from the east, Highway 1 and Highway 22X. This would be very similar to what was done to allow people to use Highway 2 and MacLeod Trail south of Calgary. To accomplish that, the present route for Highway 1 would dramatically change around Gleichen, and would mean a lot of agricultural land would be taken out of production.
"There are some very real concerns we're going to have to deal with," said Devos. "I couldn't begin to understate the concerns these people have… We don't simply discard public information we don't like."
Those concerns are quite wide in range, but the biggest ones were surrounding what farms can do, knowing at some point in the future their land could have a freeway running through it.
"What we're showing tonight are concepts. We want to show people intent, we're not trying to show them a plan," said Devos.
That plan could mean the difference between expansion and selling an operation for some area farmers.
Councillor Ken Sauve, who represents the area east of Strathmore up to Gleichen surrounding Highway 1 said he had the chance to speak with a few landowners during the open house.
"Our concern is with the disruption of agricultural lands. The landowners in my division are adamantly opposed to this, so what do we do?" asked Sauve of council. "I don't want to miss the window we may have to possibly stop this."

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