Dec 9, 2019
Seagrave Triple Combination Fire Engine – 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...
Dec 9, 2019
1921 La France/Brockway Torpedo Chemical Rig – 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...
Dec 9, 2019
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...
Dec 9, 2019
1924 American La France Type 12 Triple Combination Fire Engine – Oshkosh, WI This engine marks the beginning of the Hall of Flame. Museum Founder George F. Getz, Jr. received it as a Christmas present in 1955 from his wife, Olive and his son Bert. He had...
Dec 9, 2019
1922 American LaFrance Triple Combination Type 75 Fire Engine – 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...
