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History of Fire Fighting Apparatus
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www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/.../images/history1.jpg
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Seminole
County
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http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/dps/admin/history.asp
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The next great mechanical stride the
department took was the purchase of a steam engine. The first steam Fire
Engine was invented in England in 1828 but was not really accepted in
North America until some time later. So it was in 1867 that the city of
Fredericton bought it's first steamer, and Amoskeag engine and it was
called the "Alexandra". It came to No. 2 Company to have the honour of
being the first Steamer Company in the city.
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www.mymotherlode.com/Fire_Information/
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The Tacoma #4
built in
Cincinnatti by the Ahrens
Company, is an operating tube
boiler fire engine.
Pulled by a team of horses, this
vehicle utilized a steam engine
to pump water. The engine was
used by the North Yakima fire
department.
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http://yakimavalleymuseum.org/community/fire.html
Yakima Valley Musiem
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1892
Horse-drawn
engine, 1892
This example is in the Brigade
Museum at Carmarthen and is typical of the period
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www.llanelli-history.i12.com/fire01horsedrawn...
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Fire Engine in
Metropolitan Frontiers
Atlanta History Center, which is made up of many
components. The three major ones open to the public are the Atlanta
History Museum, which features the museums own collections and exhibits
traveling collections, the Tullie Smith house, a farmhouse from nearby
Dekalb County, and the Swan House, reflecting the urban opulence of
Atlanta in the 1920's
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ngeorgia.com/images/ahc_fire_engine.jpg
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History Of Hampton's Hand Fire Engine
"WINNACUNNET NO.1"
The hand fire engine "WINNACUNNET NO. 1" was built by Button
& Sons, Seneca Falls, New York, as a first class hand engine, with
10-inch cylinders, single air chamber, 24-foot brakes, and a pump
capacity of about 250 to 275 gallons per minute at draft. The hand tub
was built for Michigan City, Indiana in 1853 and its original name was "GERMANIA".
In 1902, the hand engine was sold to West Manchester, New Hampshire and
was renamed "GERMANIA NO. 2".
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www.hampton.lib.nh.us/.../fire/truck01.jpg
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National Railway Museum (York)
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1860
The Detroit Fire Department's
130 years of flames and heroics
In 1860 the city of Detroit purchased its
first steam-powered firefighting equipment. It had a pumping capacity of
600 gallons and minute and was pulled to fires by two horses. Records
show it cost $3,150.
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www.ci.detroit.mi.us/fire/pics/steam.gif
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1873
Phoenix
Fire Steam Engine Company
1873 The Phoenix Steam Powered Pump
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www.phoenixvfd.com/images/steamer600.jpg
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1885
Fire engine & staff, circa
1885
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www2.willard.lib.mi.us/.../images/h14_2407.jpg
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1892
1892
Acadia Chemical Engine, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
Location: 95 Mill St. South in Port Hope,
Ontario Canada
Mailing Address: Box 325, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 3W3
Telephone/Fax: 905-885-8985 or
Contact Us via Email
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www.firemuseumcanada.com
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1887
Horse-drawn steam engine
1887
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1900
This fire
crew from the early 1900's had to make do with a primitive hose-reel.
Their protective clothing would fend off water, not much else. Rumor has
it
that firemen, like the one on the right, would soak their beards in
water
before entering a blaze, and even stuff their beards in their mouths!
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www.firemuseumcanada.com/images/1892-Acadia-h...
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1901
Hay British Infants School 9
Christening the fire engine, 1901
The new engine, like the previous one, was called 'Firefly', and in the
photograph on the left, possibly taken on the same day, local children
can be seen posing alongside the Hay firemen and their smart new fire
engine.
Photograph by
kind permission of
Eric Lewis Pugh
of Hay
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history.powys.org.uk/history/images2/engine.gif
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1902
While many cities used two and three
horse hitches to pull their steamers, it was not until 1902 that the
city of Fredericton purchased the first horses to replace the manpower
in pulling the fire equipment. The first horse was put into service on a
hose cart, followed by one for a ladder wagon. These were rather small
light wagons, with the first drivers being Bill Wilson and Steve
Doucette.
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www.frederictonfirefighters.ca/amoskegdraw.jpg
Fredericton Firefighter Association
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1902
Fire Engine # 5
The City of Paterson
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www.patersonhistory.com/.../firedept5.jpg
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1902
Hose Wagon Engine No 1
The City of Paterson
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www.patersonhistory.com/.../firedept5.jpg
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An Ancient Fire Engine, November 2, 1902
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http://www.bacharach-training.com/HVAC%20History/hvac_archives.htm
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1907
1907 Gordon Brilli fire engine.
This vehicle has had a long and
varied life. It was originally a seven-seater touring car, running on
pneumatic tyres. Later it was converted into an estate fire engine and
fitted with a Merryweather steam fire pump from an old horse drawn fire
engine. Both boiler and engine are in working order and regularly
operated at rallies. It has an opposed piston engine; 4 cylinders - 8
pistons. 1907 Gordon
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source from
www.motoringpicturelibrary.com/browse_images....
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1920
History of the
Carpentersville Fire Department
1915 – 2002
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http://vil.carpentersville.il.us/fire_history.htm |
1920
History of the
Carpentersville Fire Department
1915 – 2002
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http://vil.carpentersville.il.us/fire_history.htm |
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1928
Photo of 1928 Ford Model A engine at San Francisco docks, in front of
the ship "Maldo", taken 1931. Note the siren mounted on runningboard -
this must have been deafening to the crew riding in front of it.
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source from
www.sccfd.org/originals/losaltos/1978.021.004.jpg
Santa Clara County Fire Department
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1932
The Leyland Motors Fire Engine, pictured in 1932
Merthyr Tydfil , South Wales
In 1932, after 21 years service, the old
Morris fire engine was sold to an Abergavenny farmer for £13 5s
0d and was replaced by a Leyland
Motors vehicle costing £927 10s
0d with a maximum output of 400
gallons per minute. This new
fire engine would prove
invaluable to assist in the
emergencies arising from the
"Blitz" at Cardiff and Swansea
during the 1939-1945 War.
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source from
www.south-wales.police.uk/fe/fileupload_getfi...
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1935
The 1935 Dennis 'Ace' Fire
Engine
Wymondham, Norfolk Local
History Fire
Service
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source from
www.wymondham-norfolk.co.uk/.../fir1935a.jpg
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Old Fire Truck
Los Angeles City Fire Department
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source from
www.freqofnature.com/.../index.html
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1946
Chicago 1946
This rare and historically significant photo from the collection of
Thomas Engle, was taken on 16 May 1946 by Acme Newspictures for United
Press Newspictures. It shows what is certainly one of, if not the
earliest, CJ-2A Fire Engine.
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www.film.queensu.ca/.../ChicagoFire2A500.JPG
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1950
This is an
old Leyland fire engine from Mather Avenue Fire Station. The photo was
taken in the 1950's in the Wavertree Mystery. One of the firemen is Roly
Sant.
Regards
Phil Glanister ex Liverpool Fire Brigade
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