Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services, full scale response

 A spill at Oland's brewery in Halifax January 8 lead to a full scale response from the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services. Don't worry the spill was not beer. In fact it was not a caustic chemical as initially thought, but was steam and hot water. Nevertheless HRM F+ES took no chances and came to the site prepared for the worst.

There was a report that one person apparently sheltered on site and was extracted, but there were no reports of injuries. 

The tally of apparatus was impressive with seven units, not including at least three officers' cars.

 

Spartan  / Carl Thibault 18-588E, Engine 12

 

Pierce 07-417Q (spare)

Pierce Arrow XT 6700, 21-634P, Aerial 12

 

 

Spartan Metro Star / Carl Thibault 11-531E, Engine 8
 

Some rarely seen equipment also made the scene ready for a full scale HazMat operation.

Sterling 04-347S with 05-366TR Command Centre

GMC 5500, 07-419U / Dynamic Truck Bodies, Decon 5

Freightliner FL80 / Metalfab, 97-257R Tactical Support

With temperatures hovering around 0ºC the streets were wet with road salt, so the equipment that came from any distance took on a hazy look.

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Cat on tires

 Another Cat on the move through the Port of Halifax. This one is a rubber tired unit Material Handler (MH model number not known, but a big one, maybe MH3040). A beefy tri-axle Western Star and a four axle trailer from Transport Deen Express out of Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC has the job.

Most of the Cats I see are hauled by Bellemare, so this was an interesting change.

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Scania

 A surprise Scania, spotted off Caldwell Road in Eastern Passage December 12. This one looks quite new, and doesn't appear to be one of the New Brunswick fleet covered here before.

I didn't hang around long enough to see if it had a rear licence plate, so it remains a mystery.

Typical European fit out, it had arrays of driving lights and a pair of Michelin men on the top light bar.

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New Merc

 Mercedes trucks are always interesting to see as they are rare birds in North America. Daimler builds and sells trucks on this side of the Atlantic under the Freightliner, Western Star, (and Thomas Built buses) banners, but the company only sells cars and Sprinter vans with the Mercedes name in Canada and the USA.

Re-builders like big Mercedes trucks however so the chassis or even finished trucks are sometimes imported. I have previously posted photos of the Øverassen airport runway sweepers from Norway, with their unique power trailer arrangement. Several of these arrived in Halifax by ship in October.

These ones were bound for Calgary.

This week's arrival was a single cab unit, which appeared to be fitted for plowing or sweeping. It has extra headlights mounted on a frame just below the windshield. It was also an Øverassen rebuild, and had a Norwegian flag sticker on the side of the cab. It left town with a Volvo, but I was not quick enough to get details of the hauler.

If there was a trailer to go with this rig - I missed it.

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Tandem Straits

 I have always liked tandem axle strait trucks, so am sure to grab a photo no matter how many "round the blocks" I have to make to catch up with one. My catch today was made somewhat simplier as I guessed where the truck was headed and managed to get there in time.

  

The Peterbilt day cab with a low rise van body is operated by Darling International Canada Inc. The truck picks up waste from grocery stores and other establishments and transports it to recycling centres. Darling, based in Texas, was primarily a renderling company, but has branched out to recycle and repurpose materials for a multitude of uses. In 2013 Darling Ingredients acquired Rothsay, which it rebranded as Darling 2022.

I found the truck at my local grocery store, as I had guessed, where it was about to take on cargo from company owned sealed containers. I assume the truck is based at the former Rothsay facility in Truro, NS.

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