Ok, that's not gaudy.

This, is gaudy.

 

So far none of the white ones pictured have been from Newport. I'm guess that's because ours are all red...

 

Still on that are ya Steve?
He remembered wrong, that's all.

 

The year was 1990. The place was the big red buffalo barn. (I am sure you know where I am talking about, although I have heard they moved the buffaloes somewhere else.) White fire trucks arrived. There used to be an ad agency there, I worked for that agency as an assistant desktop publisher/gopher. I was the one doing all the driving, picking up copy, picking up photos, taking stuff to the printers, etc. When not doing that, they actually let me assist the regular desktop publisher. Anyway, the Fire Dept was only there for an inspection, no fires or any med call. And they showed up in a white fire engine.

Jim

 

Some fire trucks have sponsors like race cars.

 

From the Newport Beach Website:

Newport Beach’s idyllic location and Mediterranean climate make the City one of the most desirable places to live, work, and visit in the world. Newport Beach has grown into a thriving City filled with residential, mercantile, retail, manufacturing, commercial and high-rise occupancies, not to mention significant vessels anchored in Newport Harbor who demand White painted Fire boats.

The Newport Beach (with 1/2 white paint) Fire Department provides a full range of customer care to our residents and visitors of our beautiful coastal City. Our customers enjoy exemplary fire and life safety services provided by our firefighters, paramedics and lifeguards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our dynamic full service Fire Department with WHITE/red trucks is committed to excellence and superior customer service. The Fire Department has been renowned for participative community involvement since its inception on April 17, 1911. Back then we had White Mac firetrucks

The Department’s Fire Operations Division provides fire suppression and emergency medical service from eight strategically located fire stations. The Life Safety Division provides emergency preparedness, community education, and fire prevention. Our Lifeguard Division protects swimmers along 7.1 miles of ocean beach with highly trained professional and seasonal ocean lifeguards with White-Painted Lifeguard Trucks.

It is our honor to serve you the “Newport Way with Mostly White FireTrucks.”

 

I looked on their website and could not find anything regarding white fire trucks. I know I am getting old, but I could have sworn the truck that showed up was all white, not just 25% white.

Jim

 

Maybe I'm off, but the fire trucks above look red to me - not white. I don't think the 75% Red, 25% White makes it a "white" fire tuck, but then again people have their own way of seeing things that doesn't always jive with mine...

As for an all white one - I haven't seen an all white one, but I didn't move to this area til '97 so who knows if they had ones around before that.


As for this
How much of that was actually on the website & how much was edited????

 

Tried to find the red barn I used to work at back in 1990. It was converted into office space by none other than the architect who master planned Irvine, and parts of Newport Beach. Apparently it was demolished sometime in the 90's, it stood at the NE corner of Bison and MacArthur Blvd., facing Mac Arthur. I just did a Google maps search, and that intersection is all built up now. There was nothing there but the red barn when I worked there, now it is all shops, and businesses. Looks nothing like it did when I was there. Saw a you tube video of it.

Forgotten OC, The Buffalo Ranch, Newport Beach, CA - YouTube

Anyway, back to the white fire truck issue. I stand corrected. I just called the OCFA and was informed that all their trucks are red, and the only white trucks she remembers were in the city of Stanton before they took over the coverage. I lived in Anaheim about a mile from the Anaheim/Stanton border, back when Stanton used their own Police and Fire services before letting everyone go and contracting with the OC Sheriff and OCFA. So it must have been a white and mostly red fire truck that arrived at the red barn for the inspection. I know I am "seasoned", but I didn't know my memory was THAT bad. Stanton is/was nowhere near Newport Beach.

Jim

edit: According to some websites regarding the buffalo ranch, they state in the 50's and 60's there were as many as 115 buffalo there. However, the ranch kept shrinking due to land being sold off for development. I know when I worked there, there was only one small corral behind the building, with only 20-30 buffalo.

 

I wish that area was still the way it was. I like old barns MUCH more than I like office buildings and shops!

 

I agree, and I am really surprised that the people in charge at the time would let that building be destroyed. It had historic significance back then. And all they kept was one silo? Shameful in my opinion.

Jim

 

Welcome to Newport! Nobody seems to care about the past around here - they just want bigger, more expensive, newer, NOW!

This place can be beautiful for sure, but sometimes the people I am surrounded by really make me want to move...

 

Hmm....

I did find the Stanton Township FD, a fine '75 IH, mostly white too...

 

Interesting, that is not the one I remember, but then we have already established that my memory sucks.

Jim

 

Wrong Stanton - that's why I think.