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Kansas City area fire apparatus
#41
Streaching it for the metro area here is



Paola, Kansas 1980 Pierce Arrow 1500/500 with a 1996 55ft Tele-Squirt retrofit

Engine 2

The bell is from Paola's retired ALF 700 Series engine



Paola has a very nice 1983 or 84 Pierce Dash as Engine 1 it is white over red.


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#42
Intresting history here:

1954 American LaFrance one of four purchased by the Shawnee Twp of Johnson County, Kansas. The four engines were given to Lenexa, Monrovia, South Park, and Lake Quivira for their use in the city limits as long as the engine responded to unincorperated Shwnee Twp on fires. A large prade in October 1954 was held through all Northern Johnson County Citys to welcome the four new Engines.



The Lenexa, Monrovia, and South Park engines had 750gpm pumps with electric booster reels and the Lake Quivira Engine had a 500gpm pump with manual booster reels. Now the funny part Lenexa, South Park, and Lake Quivira had drivers left side pump panels and the Monrovia Engine had a officers right side pump panel.



In 1962 Monrovia was anexed into the City of Shwnee and this unit was transfered to become a city fire engine. Monrovia Sent their newer Ford Cab over ALF to Lake Quivira and Lake Quivira sent there 1954 ALF engine to Shawnee as part of the deal. This Engien became the First Shawnee Engine 3 in 1971 and served at 3's until 1974 and then became a reserve. Both remained with Shawnee until 1980 and were sold.



This engine went to a small Missouri town and was kept in the orginal condtion and very well cared for. In late 2005 this small town recieved a fire act grant and called Shawnee and asked if they would like their Engine back. The Cheif at Shwnee said we will add it to the our colletion consisting of a Fully Restored 1930 REO Speedwagon and a Open Top 1955 Howe Defender. It was returned and with just gold leaf added it returned to service. The City Manager asked that it be lettered Shawnee instead of Monrovia. It door logo reflects how all four looked in 1954 at delivery.



(The 1930 REO Speed Wagon is in the transport trailer in the back ground. It is the baby of the three)


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#43
All four had this door design. It should say Monrovia but at the City Manager request it was lettered for Shawnee.


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#44
Rear


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#45
Shawnee, Kansas Quint 1 (71) 1500/300 80ft Ladder. Its replacment a 110ft ALF is on order.


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#46
Shawnee, Kansas


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#47
Overland Park, Kansas Truck 4 (44) 2000/300 100ft Tower


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#48
Overland Park, Kansas Engine 4 (44) CAFS


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#49
Overland Park, Kansas Rescue 4 (44) Tech-Heavy-Haz-Mat Rescue


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#50
Overland Park, Kansas 1985 Pierce Dash one of four Training Engine 430


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#51
Merriam, Kansas 1980/1984 Pierce Arrow-LTI 1250/250 85ft Tower

Retired Truck 61


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#52
Ex Merriam, Kansas 1983/1894 Pierce Arrow 1500/750/30 Foam

Retired Engine 620, 621

Now Capplinger Mills, Missouri


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#53
KCFD Truck 8 Ex Truck 11


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#54
KCFD Reserve Rescue 4


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#55
KCFD Retired 1976 Pierce Mustange/ Dodge Power Wagon mini-pumper (note the four Detiz red rotating warning lights)



KCFD had six of these for Brush Buggys and they were retired in 1993-94.



The red 1972 Ford/ Ward LaFrance was aquired from the Air Force when Richards Geubar AFB closed. It never entered service in the KCFD.


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#56
Retired KCFD


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#57
KCFD Fuel Wagon kept at Fire Acadmey


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#58
KCFD retired Reserve Engine 1 or Reserve Pumper 1



This is an example of a bad idea with good intentions. When the first lease purchase was done in 1996 for Pumpers and Rescues they looked at the entire fleet and determinded the inservice Engines ranging from 1979-1995 were not suited for reserve service.

In 1997 KCFD took delivery of four E\-One/ Freightliner Engines for reserve use only. Three RP 2,3,4 were 1250/500 and RP 1 was 1250/1000. These proved to small and underpowered for even reserve use. One however was traded with the Cyclone II Pumper at Pumper 1 since they needed 1000gal tank in the area they cover. Now all are retired and gone.


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#59
KCFD Fire Acadmey Engine


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#60
[quote name='Steve Loftin' post='296086' date='Apr 10 2009, 10:47 ']??[/quote]



Steve,



Both of our Pierce's suffered an Arson Fire in late 1983 inside the Fire House. The three career firemen awoke at 0500 with both rigs on fire in the bay. Only the cabs were destoryed and they were refurbed at Pierce and the Tower retested at LTI. So they have 1984 cabs with the Truck beign a 1980 and Engine a 1983. Both units were given refurb numbers.



Stay Safe, Rick
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