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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Turn Back The Clock pt. 15

Suburban Ambulance Service (1985)

Bill Kleiber sent in a new set of pictures from "back in the day" when he worked for Suburban Ambulance Service. These fantastic pictures are a great representation of what Suburban was like back in the mid-80's.

Thank you, Billy!

* Do you have pictures you would like to share? If so, please contact me. Credit is given for every photo submitted.


The owners of Suburban Ambulance Service; Ronnie Swann (R) and Dennis Reno (L). Ronnie Swann also worked for Birmingham Fire & Rescue as a Paramedic on Rescue 6. Sadly, Ronnie passed away a few years ago...




Suburban Ambulance Service on a run with Birmingham Fire & Rescue in Roebuck...




Suburban Ambulance Service on a run with Birmingham Fire & Rescue in Roebuck...




4 Suburban Ambulances lined up...




Bill Slaughter (sunglasses) with other Suburban medics...





Unknown Suburban Paramedic with 415 and other units...




1985 Gulf Shores Code Team Competition. From left to right: 1. Dwight Wren, Sr.; Currently retired from Centerpoint and Hoover Fire Departments and is enjoying life. 2. John Bresnan, currently the Chief of Homewood Fire Department; 3. Rusty Lowe, currently a Lieutenant with Hoover Fire Department; 4. Frank Wampol, currently a Captain with Hoover Fire Department...




Greg Collins and Chip Cartledge...




429 and 5 other Suburban Ambulances...




Another view of 429 and the 5 other Suburban Ambulances...



Suburban medics unloading a patient from an ambulance in the days before one person could unload the stretcher. I wonder how many people have bad backs because of those old stretchers...




Damage to Suburban 418. Billy tells me that 418 was bought from B&B Ambulance (Fultondale) in May, 1980...




Damage to Suburban 418...




Damage to Suburban 418...




Birmingham Fire & Rescue and Birmingham Police Department...

11 Comments:

At 5/31/2006 03:49:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Most of these were from the "big move" of East End Hospital to MCE, I think it was January 1985.
I sure miss Ronnie !
"kid"

 
At 5/31/2006 07:33:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The unknown in the 1985 Gulf Shores code team picture is Dwight Wren Sr.
He's retired from Centerpoint and Hoover Fire departments and is enjoying life.

 
At 5/31/2006 08:12:00 PM , Blogger DAVE911 said...

Billy, thanks for the additional information! I bet that day was hectic.

Scott, thank you for the help with the ID. Hope you're doing great, Buddy!

 
At 6/02/2006 01:32:00 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I know Dennis Reno and i known Ronnie when they ran Montgomery speedway.I miss Ronnie too. Victor Davenport ex- employee

 
At 6/05/2006 06:20:00 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry to have to correct you Dave but that is not Billy Slaughter. It is obviously Freddie Prince Sr.

 
At 6/21/2006 10:07:00 PM , Blogger AJ said...

The Photo of Suburban 418 looks like it was at Trussville Nursing Home and was driven David (Crash) Glass and I happen to be his partner that night....
AJ

 
At 8/21/2006 02:27:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you all so much for being friends with my father, I really miss him also!!!!!!!

 
At 8/21/2006 02:28:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ronnie Swann

 
At 8/21/2006 02:28:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ronnie Swann

 
At 8/21/2006 02:57:00 PM , Blogger DAVE911 said...

At 8/21/2006 02:27:38 PM, Anonymous said...

Thank you all so much for being friends with my father, I really miss him also!!!!!!!


Email me when you get a second. My address is on the right side of the page. Thank you!

Dave

 
At 5/10/2008 02:53:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I worked for suburban ambulance in about 1989-1991 era. I still have a few fond memories and would like to get in touch with some of the EMTs I worked with


Scott Hays

 

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