Kansas

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[quote name='The Commish' date='07 December 2010 - 09:19 PM' timestamp='1291777182' post='414111']

Overland Park,Ks

1958 Mack/American laFrance The American laFrance part of this is what I'm not sure of ?

1500.0

George C. Reichhardt photo

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OPFD 841

OPFD 422

Classic Rig. This was the first fully custom fire engine purchased by Overland Park Fire Department INC. Unit 841 It was one of only eight Mack's to ever serve Johnson County, KS and one of only two C Model's the other was at CFD2. American LaFrance was the primary supplier to Johnson County, KS.



This unit served as a Fully Mack C Model until 1971 when it was responding and hit a tree to miss a school bus. The rig hit square center. The unit was sent to ALF for a complete refurbish and amazingly the Mack C model cab was repaired. The unit was re-powered Diesel and a new 1500 pump added and tank removed. It was painted with a white top and returned as a Mack C model/ ALF.



It served the last years 1971-1985 as 422 from Station 1. It was the department Hose Wagon/Pumper for the ALF Aero Chief. When responding to fires one driver would drive the ALF Aero Chief and the second would drive the Mack/ALF. At the fire the Mack/ALF would reverse out from the ALF Aero Chief and supply the water-way of the ALF Aero Chief from the plug.



PLEASE KEEP POSTING great photos <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/luxhello.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Rick