The department also received a Pirsch 100-foot TDA in 1955. Here is Ladder 3 in 1973 using Pirsch serial #2226 delivered on 10/31/1955. I'm sorry I got started late tonight and I'm going to leave off here with this post for tonight.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
[quote name='firebuff55407' post='51926' date='Nov 18 2006, 21:39 ']The department also purchased two 1954 American LaFrance 100-foot TDA's. In 1973 Ladder 6 was using ALF #N-22. I believe I read somewhere that this rig was involved in an accident and rebuilt by the shops.
- William Porter Photo from the Duane Troxel Collection.[/quote]
In the summer of 1962, Truck 6 and Engine 2 came together at the corner of Light St and Fort Avenue. The
Seagrave engine drove the truck into a convenience store on the corner, killing someone in the store. The front part of the building collapsed on the truck as it was being towed out. The
Seagrave was junked but the truck was rrebuilt by the skilled folks at Baltimore's shop. At the time, the shop was operating out of a bus garage as the old shop building was being rebuilt. Still they did a great job resurecting that truck.
There's probably more information in Willy Murray's book, The Unheralded Heroes but I'm too lazy to dig it out.
Very awesome shots firebuff55407! Do you have any of Engine 43, Engine 44, or Truck 25 by any chance that you could post?
Kurt
Very nice thread, thanks for sharing.
The BCFD dedicated the John F. Steadman fire station during the convention.
One thing you wiiil notice is that most of the rigs that were assigned to the Steadman at that time were given the Orange treatment just prior to the dedication (E-15, 23, Rescue 1, Water Tower 1, Floodlight 1).
American LaFrance used the convention to unveil their Century series apparatus, which would explain their heavy hospitality.
More later as I think of it.
hawkins point - Thank you for reinforcing what I thought I had read someplace, probably in Unhearlded Heroes, like you said.
Photoguy Kurt 07- Thank you. I'm posting the Baltimore appatatus Duane shot by the year built. I believe the companies you requested will be posted today or tomorrow.
Signal 30 - Thank you. Also, thank you for the very interesting info about the "Steadman" House. Duane only caught a few of the rigs stationed in the Steadman Fire Station out on the street.
Duane did catch both Hi-X 1 and Hi-X 2 out on the streets. They were built on 1956 Chevrolet chassis (no other info).
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Here's identical Hi-X 2.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Baltimore purchased one Ward LaFrance 1000/300 pumper in 1956 which was assigned to Hose 5 (sorry, no photo).
There were a few Baltimore rigs with unknown years that were probably built sometime around the mid-50s. Here is a former Civil Defense rig on a GMC chassis the served as a City of Baltimore Mobile Command center.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Here's another probably mid- or late-50s rig. It is a Ford Vanette Mobile Hospital van in the new colors.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
And yet another is this early to mid-50s Second Line Chemical on an International chassis.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Then there was this (unknown year) former transit bus with a rather unusual paint job, possibly being used as a fire prevetion unit.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
In very late 1956, Baltimore received both an engine and a ladder truck from Peter Pirsch. Neither went into service until 1957. Here is Ladder 11 using 1957 Pirsch 100-foot, seial #2297, delivered on 12/26/1956.
- William Porter photo from the Duane Troxel Collection.
[quote name='firebuff55407' post='52166' date='Nov 19 2006, 18:31 ']Then there was this (unknown year) former transit bus with a rather unusual paint job, possibly being used as a fire prevetion unit.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.[/quote]It was a 1947 Brill, powered by a Leyland motor.
The Baltimore Transit Co. replaced of the last of them in 1967.
In 1973, Duane shot Baltimore Engine 36 using the Pirsch 1000/300 pumper, Pirsch #2298, that was delivered on the same day, 12/27/1956.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
[quote name='firebuff55407' post='51922' date='Nov 18 2006, 21:32 ']In 1954 Baltimore purchased three 1954 Pirsch 1000/200 pumpers. Here is Engine 9 using Pirsch #2155 delivered on 10/11/1954.
- William Porter Photo from the Duane Troxel Collection.[/quote]Look closely, it is Engine 8.
E-9 never ran a Pirsch.
Here is a William Porter shot of the other side of Engine 36 using the 1957 Pirsch.
- William Porter photo from the Duane Troxel Collection.
Baltimore also received two more Pirsch 1000/300 pumpers later in 1957. Here is Engine 51, using Pirsch #2334 in 1973, which was delivered on 9/30/1957.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Also delivered later in 1957 was another Pirsch 100-foot TDA. In 1973, Ladder 10 was assigned this aerial, Pirsch #2235, delivered on 10/1/1957.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
The Baltimore City FD department received two 1958 GMC/National Foam Chemical rigs very late in the year. Duane caught this photo of Chemical 1 at the training area in 1973. Sorry, no other info on these.
- 1973 Photo by Duane Troxel.
Here is a William Porter shot of Chemical 1.
- Photo from the Duane Troxel Collection.
In late 1958 Baltimore City also received two more Pirsch engines and a Pirsch ladder truck. Here is Engine 44 in 1973 using 1959 Pirsch 1000/200, Pirsch #2397, delivered on 11/22/1958.