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11.1.1962

New Apparatus Introductions and Deliveries

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Yankee Walter Corp. exhibited this huge crash truck at the Toronto IAFC conference. Employing all-wheel drive from twin engines, it carries 2,500 gallons of water and appropriate liquid foam. Similar equipment has been ordered for service at New York, Washington and Boston airports

Campbell, Calif., recently accepted this 1,000-gpm American LaFrance pumper which Chief George R. Maxwell believes will cut minutes from operating procedures at fires. Equipped with a 4-stage, high-pressure booster pump and front-mounted soft suction for the volume pump, it features special compartments where four Scott Air-Paks are stored. Held in place by spring-clamps, the breathing units may be quickly donned by fire fighters when required

Photo by William P. Bratton

East Chicago, Ind., has placed this Maxim 1,000-gpm pumper in service. Full use is made of preconnected lines with a discharge connection brought out below each 1 1/2-inch hose bin at the rear, as well as 2 1/2-inch connections below the divided main hose bed. Two 2 1/2-inch suction connections are located above the soft suction hose shelves recessed above rear step. All controls are on pump panel

This rural unit built by Zeligsou Truck and Equipment Co. for Eureka Springs, Ark., on a Government-release Chevrolet 4 x 4 chassis, is equipped with a 270-hp GMC engine. It uses a front-mount Barton American U-50 500-gpm pump and 500-gallon tank

South Bend, Ind., has placed this new 85-foot Pitman Snorkel in service. Mounted on an FWD chassis, it carries 208 feet of ground ladders

Lompoc, Calif., Fire Department, Chief John C. Baker, recently took delivery of this Crown 1,250-gpm pumper. Powered by a Hall-Scott 324-hp engine, it has a Waterous CD 4 pump, power steering and oversize air brakes. Front-mounted soft suction employs all-Dacron hose and seat belts are provided for five men.—Photo by Robert A. Minor

—Photo by Robert A. Minor

Fairbanks, Alaska, has placed this 100-foot Seagrave aerial in service. Powered by a 935-cubic-inch Hall-Scott engine, it has a fully insulated, heated cab for winter comfort. Delivery entailed driving overland to Seattle, transporting by ship to Port of Valdez, Alaska, and again overland to Fairbanks

Delafield, Wis., Volunteer Fire Department, Chief Frank J. Klier, now operates this 750-gpm front-mount pumper built by American Fire Apparatus Co. at its Marshalltown, Iowa, plant. On an International Harvester Co. chassis, it features a special pump control panel mounted on radiator front for operator’s convenience

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The Parkway S & S ambulance is the 1963 leader for the Hess & Eisenhardt Co. Featuring a unitized body on a Cadillac chassis, it employs the S & S Fireball flashing light, said to be the most powerful ever used on an ambulance

Memphis, Tenn., is operating this Peter Pirsch five-man sedan-type 1,250-gpm pumper. Preconnected hard suction employs squirrel-tail connection with gate

West New York, N. J. is now operating this Howe Defender four-wheel-drive pumper. Powered by a 300-hp Waukesha engine, it mounts a Waterous 3-stage 1,250-gpm pump and 300-gallon booster tank

New Miller-Meteor Classic ambulance is a feature of the 1963 line offered by Divco-Wayne Corp. On a Cadillac chassis, it is offered in 42 or 48-inch headroom and is said to employ new roof-bow construction for greater roll-over protection

The Christopher Co. recently delivered this Fire Rescue Patrol unit to the West Bend, Wis., Fire Department. It features combined ambulance, booster pump and squad capabilities

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Niantic, Conn., Fire Department has acquired this forest fire and rescue unit built by Reading Body Works, Inc., Reading, Pa., on a Dodge Power Wagon chassis. It employs unitized welded-steel construction with reinforcement at critical stress points for rugged terrain usage

P. E. Van Pelt Co., Oakdale, Calif., recently delivered this 1,250-gpm pumper to Palo Alto Fire Department. Built on a four-wheel-drive Oshkosh chassis with a Hall-Scott 1091 engine, it is equipped with a 200-gpm auxiliary pump and air brakes, and should climb a 45 per cent grade at more than 5 mph

Baltimore recently placed this 85-foot Snorkel in service as Water Tower 1. Built by Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., it is mounted on an International Harvester Co. chassis powered by a 230-hp, V-8 engine

—Baltimore F. D. photo

LaFrance Fire Engine and Foamite Limited, Toronto, Canada, recently demonstrated its new telescopic hydraulic boom aerial lift to Ontario fire chiefs. Said to be available in extension heights up to 100 feet, 3-inch steel tubing conducts water from pump to a deck gun on aluminum platform

—Photo by Richard Mathews

Chief Leonard Dreier, North Tonawanda, N. Y., Fire Department points out contrast between original Hydrant Hose Company cart and new Ward LaFrance pumper recently placed in service. The semi-cab-forward Ward is rated at 1,000 gpm and powered by a 285-hp Waukesha engine

—Photo by Bert Olson

Peter Pirsch & Sons Co., Kenosha, Wis., recently completed this intermediate aerial truck for the Fort Worth, Tex., Fire Department. The semi-cab-forward style features Pirsch aluminum alloy, lattice, solid T rail construction

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The Saanich, B. C., Fire Department recently added this Centurion five-man cab pumper on FWD chassis to its roster. Powered by a 285-hp Waukesha engine, it mounts an American Marsh 850 igpm pump

—Victoria Times photo by Irving Strickland

Lancashire County, U. K., Fire Brigade recently received delivery of this 100-foot Merryweather hydraulic turntable ladder, the first of four on order. Mounted on a Bedford chassis, it includes a transistorized telephone system for intercommunication between turntable operator and ladderman

New Orleans, La., Fire Department recently received these 85-foot American LaFrance aerial trucks. All carry 235 feet of ground ladders and are fitted with 200-gpm pumps and 250-gallon booster tanks

—N. O. F. D. photo by T. J. Picone, Jr.

Well-equipped Rescue Squad 1, now in service with the Berkely, Calif., Fire Department, was built to specifications on a tiltcab chassis. It features syncro-mesh transmission, Westinghouse air brakes and automatic Berg emergency brake. It is powered by a 215-hp engine

Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District, Ore., recently received this new unit built by Coast Apparatus, Inc., on a GMC chassis. Powered by a GMC 165-hp, V-6 engine, it mounts a Waterous P.T.O. 2-stage pump which is rated at 350 gpm at 120 psi or 70 gpm at 600 psi and an 800-gallon booster tank

The Portland, Ore., Fire Department recently took delivery of three more Seagrave, cab-forward, 750-gpm pumpers powered by Hall-Scott engines. The engines are equipped with P.T.O. booster pumps, and they also feature no-spin differentials, electric sunders and Bendix power steering

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