Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Phoenix, AZ

Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Phoenix, AZ

Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Phoenix, AZ The Phoenix, Arizona, Fire Department ordered this engine in 1921 for a newly built fire station at 4th Avenue and Moreland (now in downtown Phoenix).  With a 1,000 gpm pump and a huge six cylinder engine, the rig...
Chemical Car Ex – Lookout Mountain, TN

Chemical Car Ex – Lookout Mountain, TN

Chemical Car Ex – Lookout Mountain, TN The Brockway “Torpedo” light truck was a popular chassis for fire engine makers trying to meet the needs and budgets of small fire departments.  American La France built rigs like this one to provide a quick...
1924 American LaFrance Type-40 Chemical Car “Santa Fe”

1924 American LaFrance Type-40 Chemical Car “Santa Fe”

1924 American LaFrance Type-40 Chemical Car “Santa Fe” The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad bought this “chemical car” as a quick response rig to attack grass fires along the train tracks near its San Bernardino, California yards.  A rig like this is...
Triple 1922 Combination Type 75 Fire Engine Ex – Edgerton, WI

Triple 1922 Combination Type 75 Fire Engine Ex – Edgerton, WI

Triple 1922 Combination Type 75 Fire Engine Ex – Edgerton, WI Edgerton, Wisconsin bought this  engine in 1921.  Pumping capacity is 750 gallons per minute at 120 pounds per square inch of pressure at the pump. A few years later the EFD removed its chemical tank...