Ppfd - Thanks for your comments on why apparatus lasted longer back in 50s and 60s.
GA Dave - I think you hit the nail square on the head with EMS being a reason apparatus doesn’t last as long today.
gfd1- Thanks for the interesting insight into Baltimore’s 1939 ALF pumpers. I’ve been trying to figure out what the “SL” in all the reserve apparatus numbers meant- it really perplexed me. While I’ve never heard another department use this, “Second Line” does makes sense Thanks for that valuable info.
Ted – Thanks for the Ahrens Fox photo from 1918.
Operaone – Thank you for the compliment and good luck with purchasing a scanner.
MatttheEPFDBuff- Another good reason why apparatus lasted longer on the old days- IT HAD TO! Another thing I think we forget about is that in the old days the fire department shops were staffed better and were equipped better for repairs and rebuilds than they are today. That was maybe because they had to be. It was much more commonplace for rigs to be in service for 30 years or more back then.
reckscoop – Thank you. You are very observative. The bronze-colored 1973 Nova you see in many of the photos was actually a rental car. Duane flew to Baltimore for the 1973 IAFC Convention.
GA Dave - I think you hit the nail square on the head with EMS being a reason apparatus doesn’t last as long today.
gfd1- Thanks for the interesting insight into Baltimore’s 1939 ALF pumpers. I’ve been trying to figure out what the “SL” in all the reserve apparatus numbers meant- it really perplexed me. While I’ve never heard another department use this, “Second Line” does makes sense Thanks for that valuable info.
Ted – Thanks for the Ahrens Fox photo from 1918.
Operaone – Thank you for the compliment and good luck with purchasing a scanner.
MatttheEPFDBuff- Another good reason why apparatus lasted longer on the old days- IT HAD TO! Another thing I think we forget about is that in the old days the fire department shops were staffed better and were equipped better for repairs and rebuilds than they are today. That was maybe because they had to be. It was much more commonplace for rigs to be in service for 30 years or more back then.
reckscoop – Thank you. You are very observative. The bronze-colored 1973 Nova you see in many of the photos was actually a rental car. Duane flew to Baltimore for the 1973 IAFC Convention.
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