Canadian Apparatus from the 1970's

[Ian Stronach]

I spent a lot of time in Vancouver, BC in the 1980's and photographed much of their apparatus.  Here are a few.  The aging fire boat J.H. Carlisle was retired in 1971 and not replaced as the False Creek area that justified is existence no longer had the high challenge lumber mills.  In its place the VFD acquired four "Super Pumpers" from King Seagrave, which were assigned to the four stations surrounding False Creek, Stations 1, 2, 3 and 4.  The units were built on Ford chassis with 350 H.P. diesel engines, 1,750 igpm single stage pumps, 300 GWT and Stang Intelli-giant guns with 2.5 and 3.5 inch tips.  At the time these were the highest capacity pumps in Canada.

 

Pump 1 - 1971 King Seagrave-Ford - 1,750/300