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Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Lantana, FL Fire-Rescue had this 1974 Ward LaFrance 1000/500 Pumper as Engine 3. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Military Park Fire Control District #4 in West Palm Beach, FL had this 1974 Ward LaFrance 1000/1000 Pumper as #101. It was later acquired by the new Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Same truck as above but in red. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Same truck again but relettered for the county department. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Del Trail Fire Control District #9 in Delray Beach, FL had this 1974 Ward LaFrance 1250/500 Pumper. It became part of Palm Beach County and was relettered eventually as well. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Juno Fire Control District #3 in Juno Beach, FL had this 1977 Ward LaFrance/Maxim 100' Ladder. After it became part of the county, it too was repainted. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 Same rig as above in the Palm Beach County livery. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 This 1978 Ward LaFrance/Gator Rehab was a 1250/750 Pumper. It served Trail Park Fire Control District #7 before becoming part of Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Photo by Mark Carr Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Mark V. Carr - 07-11-2006 West Palm Beach Fire Dept. had this Ward La France as Pumper 306. I do not know any of the specifics on it. Photographer unknown Ward LaFrance Ultravision - BA000049 - 07-11-2006 Some updated info on: West Bradford: 1974 Ward LaFrance Ambassador, canopy cab, 1000/800. This was the first canopy cab ordered by the company, Detroit 6V53, automatic, Wisconsin 3.5 KW generator. It was housed on 9/16/78. It was refurbed, rebodied, and repainted by LTI in 1987. It was repowered with a Cat 3116, 250 HP, in 1989. Transmission blew in early 2000, tough to get parts for. Still in service as of 7/1/06. Ferndale - orginally Upper Darby #3 (Delaware County, PA) 1975 Ward LaFrance Ambassador/Grove, canopy cab, 100 ft steel tiller. Replaced in 1987 and sold to Ferndale (Anne Arundal County), MD. In 1991 it was sold to New Brunswick (Middlesex County, NJ) to become a reserve piece. Still had in 1999. By 2005, owned by an individual in upstate New York. Ward LaFrance Ultravision - GA_Dave - 07-11-2006 This is terrific! My hat is off to every one of you. Every one of the photos posted has made a positive impact to this project, even the distorted ones from Mark! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ![]() Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 07-11-2006 1975 Ward La France Ambassador 1000 Hale/750 Engine 25-2 Jessup Hose Co. #2 Jessup, PA 9 October, 1994 Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 07-11-2006 1976 Ward La France Ambassador 1250/5200'4" Hose 11 Meadowood Community Area Fire Department Rindge, New Hampshire Photo in Keene, NH 8 October, 1995 Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 07-11-2006 1972 Ward La France Ambassador 1250 Hale/750 Engine 1020 Mica Kidd Island Fire Association Mica Kid Island, ID ex Boston, New York photo in Coeur d'Alene, ID 27 May, 1995 Ward LaFrance Ultravision - usonian55077 - 07-11-2006 If anyone has any pics of these WLF rigs from Texas, I'd be interested in seeing them (especially Lubbock and Dallas). Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 07-11-2006 Serena, IL 1974 Ward LaFrance 1000'750 RE-711 #80-1081 Ward LaFrance Ultravision - kieferfire - 07-11-2006 In 1978, Vancouver/Washington placed two Ambassadors in service. Engine 826 has a 1500 gpm-pump and a 500 gwt. WLF # 80-1527. Bill Hattersley photo Ward LaFrance Ultravision - kieferfire - 07-11-2006 Engine 83 in Vancouver/WA was this 1978 Ambassador with 1500 gpm-pump and 500 gwt. WLF # 80-1528. Bill Hattersley photo Ward LaFrance Ultravision - kieferfire - 07-11-2006 Freeman/Washington had this 1974 model, 1000 gpm-pump, 1000 gallon-tank. WLF # 80-1014. Bill Hattersley photo Ward LaFrance Ultravision - kieferfire - 07-11-2006 Salinas/Ca had this nice open cab Ward. It was built in 1972 and has a 1500 gpm-pump and a 500 gallon-tank. WLF # 80-714. Bill Hattersley photo |