1946 Maxim Fire Engine Triple Combination Fire Engine – Cheshire, CT

1946 Maxim Fire Engine Triple Combination Fire Engine

Maxim built engines and ladder trucks primarily for the volunteer fire departments of New England and the Middle Atlantic states. The company enjoyed a high reputation for quality, especially its ladders. This medium capacity engine has a 500 gpm pump, a large 300 gallon water tank, and an advanced power booster hose reel. Its cab is enclosed, a novelty in the 1940s.

It served the Volunteer Fire  Department of Cheshire, Connecticut, which donated the rig to the Hall of Flame in 1984. It is awaiting restoration.