DCFD Photos, old or new

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[quote name='JFong' post='71483' date='Jan 28 2007, 03:26 ']Wow E-16 is getting a new rig already?[/quote]

You'll notice that ALL the Pierce's are being replaced.

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[quote name='ResQguy' post='71805' date='Jan 28 2007, 21:40 ']You'll notice that ALL the Pierce's are being replaced.[/quote]



I thought that Engine 12, Engine 22 and Engine 33 were keeping their Pierces?

[hp1530]

Oh well, DCFD must be standardizing their front line fleet to Seagraves.

[dcfireman]

   



1968, S101 thru 105



In 1968 – 69, the Department took bids on commercial chassis apparatus and received fifteen nearly identical pumpers from three manufacturers, Ward LaFrance, Pirsch, and Bruco. The specifications were the same; Hale QLD 750 gpm pumps and 250-gallon water tanks.



In1968 Ward LaFrance delivered five 750 gpm pumpers on Ford chassis (S-101 thru 105). They measured 22’6” long and weighed 10 ¼ tons. Seen is Engine 21’s pumper in 1975.

[dcfireman]

   

1969, S106 thru 110



1969 saw five Ford/ Pirsch pumpers enter service, S-106 thru 110. At 23’ 9”, these rigs were 15” longer than the WLF version and weighed ½ ton more.



Engine 7’s pumper is working a fire at the Benning Rd. NE trash facility, 1981.

[dcfireman]

   



1969 S-111 thru 115



Bruco delivered five wagons that had the same pumps and tanks as the previous ten, but weighed in at only 9 tons – despite the fact they were the longest: 25’ 6”. Engine 26's pumper, May, 1984.

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The rear compartment was the tell tale feature on these fifteen apparatus.



The distinguishing feature on the Ward LaFrance pumpers was that the rear compartment was short and squared off. It opened with a paddle-latch. Pirsch and Bruco used twist latches.

[dcfireman]

   



The Pirsch pumpers had a raked single-door rear compartment with a twist latch.

E-7, September 2, 1991.

[Engine2524]

Kevin,

I'm enjoying these great DC photos. Keep them coming. Will you be including DCFD ambulances and chief's cars in this thread?

[dcfireman]

   



The Brucos were distinguished by the long rear overhang, a double door rear compartment, and the wider fillet.

Engine 17’s pumper, 30th and Adams NE, 12-24-91

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Just in time for Christmas, 1984, the DCFD Apparatus Division's paint shop rolled out a new paint scheme, first tried out on Engine 7's pumper (E7's quarters are adjacent to App. Div.).



E7, Dec., 1984

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The new paint scheme was modified by adding red to the compartments and a silver trim to the wheel rims.



Photo: September 2, 1991: E7, oldest pumper in 1st line service; ’69 Ford/ Pirsch

[dcfireman]

   



Engine 4's repainted 1968 Ward LaFrance pumper in May 1985.

[dcfireman]

   



These pumpers easily exceeded their rated capacity of 750 gpm without overheating. Since a 750 gpm pump has only three discharge ports, drivers would occasionally use the prepiped wagon pipe as a fourth discharge.



Engine 17's 1969 Bruco pumper supplies 4 wagons on Christmas Eve, 1991.

[dcfireman]

   



Engine 7 working in February, 1990. The last Pirsch pumper in DC.

[smketrfdny]

Nice shots, Kevin. Though I was never a fan of the Stars and Bars, those were the rigs rehabbed by the shops, IIRC. Not a total restoration, but back when the shops could do almost anything. Considering how beat they got, they did get a few more years out of them



Do you have any pics of old L-11, the Sutphen/Pirsch?

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[quote name='dcfireman' post='70285' date='Jan 23 2007, 21:11 ']Uh-oh. I think I posted some bad scoop. After seeing Steve Skaar's postings of Duane Troxels images of DC's Macks, I realized my previous post #145 identifying a Mack B model as ex-DCFD is wrong. The pumper appears to be 1000 gpm and has cabinets -not a DCFD Mack! Here's the back story: A man walks into Engine 9 one day and says "Metro has one of our old Macks testing the subway pipes." The man is an off-duty fireman, therefore, a very reliable source! The next morning I found the pumper parked in the neighborhood, took a photograph, and put it in an album. 25 years later I scan it and post it on Firepics. Sorry.



Kevin[/quote]



Kevin Your right it is not a DC MAck . Besides the Metro Mack had a Chrystler HEMI in it



Cosgrove

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[quote name='Engine 2524' post='72648' date='Feb 1 2007, 18:18 ']Kevin,

I'm enjoying these great DC photos. Keep them coming. Will you be including DCFD ambulances and chief's cars in this thread?[/quote]

Unfortunately, I never chronicled the buggies or the boxes - my own narrowsightedness. If I have a photo of one, it's because the buggy got in the way of a better shot. This photo shows an H ST. NE scene in 1976: Engine 10, Truck 13, Rescue Squad 1 and Battalion 1's (?) buggy.

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The off duty Deputy Fire Chief responded from a pool party to a Third Alarm - so this is what a DFC buggy looked like around 1992. (Note to Cosgrove: this pic is one of a series...)



   



5th BFC buggy, November, 1990

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Battalion 3 gives the truck a jump.