[quote name='gravenut74' date='02 October 2010 - 05:11 PM' timestamp='1286052697' post='405548']
That LaFrance was one of two trucks the city purchased from Va. Leesburg if I remember. One was a 73 Seagrave that went to Truck 29 and the other was that ALF it was assigned to Reserve pool as RT 41 Its nick name was "Barney" it was sold to a collector in France.
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Thanks. I remember now that they did get a couple used aerial trucks, but had forgotten where they came from.
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That LaFrance was one of two trucks the city purchased from Va. Leesburg if I remember. One was a 73 Seagrave that went to Truck 29 and the other was that ALF it was assigned to Reserve pool as RT 41 Its nick name was "Barney" it was sold to a collector in France.
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Thanks. I remember now that they did get a couple used aerial trucks, but had forgotten where they came from.
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Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau
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Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau
October 25, 1858 - October 25, 2020 = 162 years old
The sixth oldest paid, documented, Fire Department in the United States
First established in 1782
"In God We Trust - All Others We Take For Granted"
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