1963 American LaFrance 900 Series – Middleburg

1963 American LaFrance 900 Series – Middleburg

1963 American LaFrance 900 Series – Middleburg This apparatus has served four volunteer fire departments in the commonwealth of Virginia. It was first purchased for $28,335 by the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department in Fairfax County and served there until 1978...
1977 American LaFrance – Worthington

1977 American LaFrance – Worthington

1977 American LaFrance – Worthington This handsome engine was built for the fire department of South Elgin, Illinois. The model was typically armed with a two-stage centrifugal pump capable of delivering 1500-gallons of water per minute, with a tank capacity of...
Type 700 Rigid Frame 75 ft. Aerial Truck

Type 700 Rigid Frame 75 ft. Aerial Truck

Type 700 Rigid Frame 75 ft. Aerial Truck The volunteers of Baldwin, New York put this Model 700 aerial truck into service in their Long Island town in 1955.  Twenty years later they sold it to the town of Lynnfield, Massachusetts.  In 2000 the town of Lynnfield...
Type 400 Senior Fire Engine Used in Burlington, IA

Type 400 Senior Fire Engine Used in Burlington, IA

Type 400 Senior Fire Engine Used in Burlington, IA The earliest motorized American fire engines, which appeared around 1910, used an engine called the T-Head:  a single row of four to six pistons  were cast in sets of two in the shape of a large “T”.  One side of the...
Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Pullman, WA FD

Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Pullman, WA FD

Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Pullman, WA FD This engine was delivered to the Volunteer Fire Department of Pullman, Washington, where it was in first line service until 1961, when it was placed out of service and sold to a retired Pullman firefighter.  He...