by Museum Admin | Dec 10, 2019
The Baldwin, New York Fire Department purchased this Model C fire engine from Mack in 1966 and operated it on first line status until 2010, when it was donated to the Hall of Flame. Unusual for 1966, they ordered an open cab rig. It is a triple combination, with a... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
During the bombing campaign of World War II, the German Fire Service found that its two wheel drive fire apparatus often couldn’t negotiate bombed out streets. As a response, during the Cold War the Federal Republic’s Department of Civil Defense built... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
Mack fire engines have always been extremely popular in the states of the northeastern United States, especially New York and Pennsylvania, where Mack operated several factories. This engine was Mack’s second version of a cab forward design. It was introduced... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
ERF/HCB-Angus Pump Escape. English. 1968. Hampshire Car Body – Angus built over 6,500 pieces of fire apparatus during its 61 years of existence between 1933 and 1994. The firm built this rig for the fire service of Nottinghamshire. It served the town of Retford...