Arnold McKinley

6 episodes into the new series and we haven't seen Arnold? what? Why does Mattel suddenly not care about him at all anymore? He's also part of the rescue team!! Is he classed as a part time character now? He's not even in the intro title sequence which is sad cause he's just as important as the other firefighters. In the odd occasion where he does appear and speak it's usually just to announce the emergencies. How is this fair? Why do I feel so bad for him😅😅 #justiceforarnold

Here's something I did in my time off. I had the idea of drawing Fireman Sam and the other Firefighters in the Style of the Characters from Chicago Fire. All Turnout Gear, Vehicles, and Possibly the Fire Station are based off of the entire Chicago Fire Department. In this drawing, I drew the Firefighters in the Style of the CFD and gave them ranks in terms of the CFD Which are Almost Equivalent to the UK Fire Service Ranks. Oh, and I gave them each a Second Job outside of the Fire Service. The Firefighters are...

1. Fireman Sam - UK Rank: Leading Firefighter, CFD Rank: Captain

2. Elvis Cridlington - UK Rank: Leading Firefighter, CFD Rank: Lieutenant

3. Penny Morris - UK Rank: Leading Firefighter, CFD Rank: Firefighter

4. Norris Steele - UK Rank: Station Officer, CFD Rank: Battalion Chief

5. Ellie Phillips - UK Rank: Firefighter, CFD Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic

6. Arnold McKinley - UK Rank: Firefighter, CFD Rank: Fire Engineer

Notes: Ellie is an ALS (Advanced Life Support) Certified Paramedic and the Fire Station Physician approved by the Home Office, South Wales Fire and Rescue, and NHS Wales.

The Vehicles:

1. Jupiter - 1996 Seagrave Patriot 100' Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder (Truck 81)

2. Venus - 1989 Spartan Gladiator/3-D Heavy Metals Rescue (Squad 3)

3. Fire Ambulance 1 - 2002 Ford F-350/MedicMaster Type 1 Ambulance (Ambulance 61)

Additional Vehicles named Jupiter:

1. 1991 Pierce Arrow/Luverne (1500/500/30F) Custom Pumper (Engine 51)

2. 2007 Pierce Dash 95' Mid-Mount Platform Ladder (Ladder 253)

Additional Vehicles named Venus:

1. 2013 International Workstar

2. 2004 International 7600 (3,000 Gallons) (Water Tender 56 - Phoenix Fire Department)

These Additional Vehicles will be coming soon alongside the Pontypandy Fire Service Divisions of Mountain Rescue, Animal Rescue, Search and Rescue, Coast Guard, and Air Rescue (Air Support). Additionally, the Pontypandy Police will also be coming soon.

If anyone was wondering, I have a lot of things that I put in to make my version of the Fireman Sam Series. The list is seen here.

1. Fire Service Bunker Gear from the Chicago Fire Department.

2. All Vehicles in the Fire Service are also from the CFD. Except for Wallaby 2, Neptune, Titan, Juno, Wallaby 1, the Mountain Rescue 4x4, and the Mobile Command Unit.

3. All Police Vehicles are from either Chicago PD, NYPD, LAPD, or any Country in Europe (Which does include the European Union and the UK).

4. Police Uniforms are from the Chicago Police Department and LAPD.

5. The Fire Service has Station Uniforms for Mountain Rescue.

6. Pontypandy Police now works closely with Scotland Yard, NCA, and any UK Police Force as well as International Counterparts.

7. The Mobile Command Unit will be from the U.S. but it will be from Arizona or California.

8. CFD, LAPD, and Chicago Police are frequently visiting the Fire Service with approval from the U.S. Fire Administration, UK Home Office, FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth, and Developmental Office), Scotland Yard, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Fire Brigades Union, International Association of Firefighters, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, State of Illinois, State of California, Cook County, Los Angeles County, City of Chicago, City of Los Angeles, and the U.S. Department of State.

9. Steele now has his own Vehicle from across Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

10. Venus is now a Rescue Squad with a Water Tender Unit for Forest Fires. Jupiter is now a Technical Rescue unit and all Firefighters are certified in Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF).

11. Ellie is Certified, Licensed, and Approved by the National Health Service of Wales as a Doctor in Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Arnold is the Union President, and Sam is Second in Command of the Fire Station when Steele is out of the Station.

Do you guys think we may get another firefighter in the coming seasons, as we haven't had any new firefighters since Ellie and Arnold joined?

If you guys could ask any Fireman Sam characters a question, what would you ask them?

Hey, does anyone have a theory/head-cannons/ships or unpopular opinions on any Fireman Sam characters? I would love to hear them

Here is an update, I finished the drawing for all characters in different uniforms before their debut in the Fireman Sam Series. In this drawing, Uniforms from many services were displayed and I thought... Why not? Here's a list of those characters and what services they were a part of.

1. Station Officer Steele - Pontypandy Fire Service

2. Elvis Cridlington - Pontypandy Fire Service

3. PC Malcolm Williams - Metropolitan Police Service (London)

4. Ellie Phillips - London Fire Brigade

5. Krystyna Kaminski - Pontypandy Fire Service (Air Rescue/Air Support)

6. Sergeant Rose Ravani - South Wales Police/Heddlu de Cymru

7. Penny Morris - Newtown Fire and Rescue Service

8. Ben Hooper - United States Coast Guard

9. Fireman Sam - Pontypandy Fire Service

10. Tom Thomas - Royal Australian Air Force

11. Arnold McKinley - Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

List of Uniforms are included. Here they are.

1. Station Officer Steele - Iconic Blue tunic and Yellow leggings (1987)

2. Elvis Cridlington - Updated Blue Tunic and yellow leggings (2003)

3. PC Malcolm Williams - Motorbike Patrol (Metropolitan Police)

4. Ellie Phillips - Ergotech Action (2010 to 2018)

5. Krystyna Kaminski - Pontypandy Fire Service Flight Suit

6. Sergeant Rose Ravani - Mounted Police Unit

7. Penny Morris - Updated Turnout gear (2015 to 2022)

8. Ben Hooper - Rescue Swimmer dry suit (USCG)

9. Fireman Sam - Updated turnout gear (2008 to 2015)

10. Tom Thomas - Royal Australian Air Force Flight Suit

11. Arnold McKinley - Ballyclare Structural EN469 Fire Protection gear

Also, you may have noticed I have a new safety feature. This will be introduced for an indefinite period of time.

The Latest on my fan art. During this weekend, I have been working on a drawing for the Multiverse. With authorization from @Fireman Fan 152 , @The Lothian Buses Hub , and @Harveythecartoonfan2006 , I was able to combine my AU of Fireman Sam with theirs. In this Multiverse are Firefighter Penny Morris and Firefighter Arnold McKinley with Credit to Harveythecartoonfan2006, Firefighter Elvis Cridlington and Station Officer Steele with Credit to Fireman Fan 152, and Fireman Sam with Credit to The Lothian Buses Hub. Firefighter Ellie Phillips, Jupiter, and Venus were courtesy of Me. Background is also given credit to Fireman Fan 152. Jupiter and Venus are similar to Truck 81 and Squad 3 with the UK Standard Design and the vehicle types are a 1989 Spartan Gladiator 3-D Heavy-Metals Rescue and a 1996 Seagrave Patriot 100' Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder from the Chicago Fire Department. The roles for them are as follows below.

Roles:

Norris Steele: Station Officer/First Person in Command

Elvis Cridlington: Firefighter/Station Mess Hall Manager

Penny Morris: Leading Firefighter/Station Mechanic

Fireman Sam: Leading Firefighter/Second in Command

Ellie Phillips: Firefighter/Station Medic (also a Doctor in Paediatrics)

Arnold McKinley: Firefighter/Union President of the Fire Brigades Union

Favorite Quotes:

Norris Steele: "Great Tangled Hoses!!"

Penny Morris: "I'm gonna need your help!"

Elvis Cridlington: "Great Balls of Fire!!"

Arnold McKinley: "I can't wait to get behind the wheel of that."

Ellie Phillips: "You're on!"

Fireman Sam: "Great Fires of London!!" (UK) "Great Fiery Chimneys!!" (USA)

I know this wouldn't happen in the Series but I heard of Fire Service in the UK that has an Ambulance. If the Pontypandy Fire Service in Wales were to have one like the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service (In Partnership with the East Midlands Ambulance Service) in England, who would drive the vehicle? Helen has her own which is used for the Search and Rescue team in Partnership with Mountain Rescue, Fire Service, and the Pontypandy Police.

Options:

1. Ellie

2. Penny

3. Elvis

4. Arnold

5. Sam

6. Station Officer Steele

How old would you say the firefighters and other rescue team members are? in my au, they are all about the same age, but if we talked about the actual show, i would say:

Sam (31-35)

Elvis (26-30)

Penny (28-32)

Ellie (23-25)

Arnold (22-24)

Station Officer Steele (60-67)

Chief Fire Officer Boyce (61-68)

Tom (32-35)

Krystyna (30-34)

Moose (34-36)

Ben Hooper (29-32)

Jodie (26-30)

Jerry Lee (27-31)

Lizzie (40-43)

Nurse Flood (39-41)

This is for the CGI version. For Series 5, I would say:

Sam (40-44)

Elvis (25-27)

Penny (26-28)

Steele (60-64)

Tom (30-33)

For the Classic Series, I'd say:

Sam (35-38)

Elvis (20-24)

Penny (28-32)

Steele (63-65)

Trevor (50-55)

So, what would you say? What are your theories?

Here are the final results for the Polls on which Drawing I shall do. This is in No Particular Order and the Winner is deemed Best for last.

1. Phoenix Fire Department (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)

2. Brandweer Nederland (The Netherlands)

3. Fire and Rescue New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia)

4. Toronto Fire Services (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

5. Räddningstjänsten Skåne Nordväst (Skåne, Sverige) (Sweden)

6. South Wales Fire and Rescue (Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

South Wales Fire and Rescue is the winner and will be saved as the Best for last.

Updates on drawings will follow.

I did some drawings of the Pontypandy Firefighters if they were part of the Chicago Fire Department. The first one is Sam and Ellie arriving at Firehouse 51, the second one is Ellie standing alongside Ambulance 61 and the last one is all the Firefighters (Sam, Elvis, Arnold, Penny, Station Officer Steele, and Ellie) at Firehouse 51 in front of Truck 81 and Squad 3. Sam would be in charge of Truck 81 with Penny and Arnold alongside him. Elvis would take charge of a Crew on Squad 3 and Ellie would be working alongside another Paramedic on Ambulance 61. My best bet would be that Boyce is the Deputy District Chief of their district.

Ranks of each firefighter in my drawings (CFD Ranks):

1. Firefighter/Engineer Arnold McKinley

2. Firefighter Penny Morris

3. Fire Paramedic Ellie Phillips

4. Lieutenant Elvis Cridlington

5. Captain Samuel Peyton Jones

6. Battalion Chief Norris Steele

Looks like Mattel has completely forgotten about Arnold, just one episode so far has Arnold in it. And that's it

Who would think I can design new Uniforms for the Firefighters? I made their turnout Gear similar to the CFD (Chicago Fire Department) but I gave them the Official Brunswick Star of the Pontypandy Fire Service with Sam's Turnout Coat featuring the Flag of the United Kingdom because Wales is in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ranks are different too because it was a gift from their friends at CFD Firehouse 51 home to Engine Co. 51, Battalion Chief 25 (Now Deputy District Chief 2-2-6), Rescue Squad Co. 3, Truck Co. 81, and Ambulance 61. These ranks are as follows with the Roster.

Ranks

Firefighter/Engineer: Arnold McKinley

Firefighter: Penny Morris

Battalion Chief: Norris Steele

Fire Paramedic: Ellie Phillips

Captain: Samuel Peyton Jones

Lieutenant: Elvis Cridlington

More Custom Art with new Uniforms to follow.

What is going on with Arnold in series 14?! They either hate him or are making him a part time character. Lets hope he gets more appearances.