United States Forest Service

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A tribute to the crew of Engine 57.

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Angeles National Forest Model 50, 1950 Ford COE

65 gpm aux pump, 300 gallon tank, crew 5 (2 in the cab, 3 on the bench behind the cab)



Credit Angeles National Forest archives

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Modoc National Forest Model 51, 1991 IH



95 gpm aux pump, 300 gallon tank, crew 5



Photo by Aaron Woods

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Fire Crew.

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Sequoia National Forest Model 51, 1990 Ford F800



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Angeles National Forest Model 58, 1960(?) IH



The Model 58 was a slight variation of the Model 56 with a gas pump instead of a PTO pump.



Credit Angeles National Forest archives

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BDF Engine 31.

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Old and new, Mendocino National Forest Model 62, 2004 Pierce / IH, the red engine 852 sitting beside it is an old Model 51 now operated by a local VFD.



Photo by Aaron Woods

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Mariposa Helitack, Sierra National Forest

These helitenders carry tools and other equipment for the helitack crew. There is also a small room behind the cab that can be used for providing a control tower of sorts for a helibase. It does not carry fuel for the helicopter.



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[Aaronw]

Coronado National Forest Model 22 / 1993 Dodge

The Model 22 is built on a flatbed truck with commercial tool boxes and a slip on pumper unit.

85 gpm aux pump, 200 gallon tank, crew 3



BTW it is not much fun being Smokey in Arizona during July, the poor kid sucked down a quart of Gaterade in nothing flat. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devil.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



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Los Padres National Forest Dozer and transport



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Forest Service utillity.

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Sierra National Forest Dozer tender



Dozer tenders carry tools for performing maintenance / minor repairs on the dozer, and carries the crews gear. It also provides transportation a bit easier to get around in than a semi-truck hauling a dozer.



Photo by Aaron Woods

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Sierra National Forest dozer and transport.



Photo by Aaron Woods

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Another USFS Utillity.

[Aaronw]

The Model 51 was first introduced in 1968-69 and the last was built in 1990. The last one (E-52 Summit station Sequoia National Forest) was retired in 2005. There are still a few being used by the USFS as reserve engines.



Sierra National Forest Model 51 Ford F600.



Credit Sierra National Forest archives

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Sierra National Forest Model 51, IH Loadstar



Credit Sierra National Forest archives

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Model 60, IH



The Model 60 was the replacement for the Model 56. It was an evolution of the earlier engine, with the major change being the adoption of a crew cab to put all the firefighters inside. the larger truck also allowed for a larger tank. The first Model 60s came out in the late 1960s, and they were replaced by the Model 61 in the late 80s.



300 gpm PTO pump, 500 gallon tank



Photo by Aaron Woods

[Aaronw]

San Bernardino National Forest, Model 61, IH



The Model 61 is simply the Model 60 using a standard cab truck, with the addition of an enclosed crew position at the front of the pumper body. This resulted when the major truck manufacturers suggested large crew cab trucks were not profitable, and they were going to be discontinued. Although crew cabs never were discontinued, this crew in the pumper body style lasted into the early 90s with the first batch of Model 62s.



300 gpm pto pump, 500 gallon tank



Photo by Aaron Woods

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Sierra National Forest Model 62A, Ford F800



The Model 62 was an improved version of the Model 61, it has a larger capacity 2 stage pump, slightly larger crew position and rearranged (and slightly larger) storage compartments. They key identification feature to tell a Model 61 from a Model 62A is the hose reels which are higher on the Model 62A. When introduced it was simply the Model 62, but it has gone through 4 significant upgrades so a letter is used to differentiate the 4 generations.



400 gpm 2 stage pto pump, 500 gallon tank



Photo by Aaron Woods