Kansas City area fire apparatus

[MFD76]

[quote name='Steve Loftin' date='03 January 2010 - 04:01 PM' timestamp='1262554911' post='356103']

Stepping back a few years...Rick, are you old enough to remember these girls?



Shawnee, KS



1972 Ford/American #MC-910

1000/500

Diesel/automatic

Engine 731



1976 Ford/E-One #E1-214

1000/500

Diesel/automatic

Engine 720



(SL photos, 1986)

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Wow Steve great photos. Any old Lenexa by chance.



Yes 731 the 1972 was delivered with-out the Q siren. At some point the Q was moved to where the MARS light is in the photo and a white roof top was added and a big white strip painted. An Aero-Dynic was added just before it left the fleet in 1996. It was stationed orginally at Old Station 2 with a 1970 American International bumper pumper and a 1978 ALF Pioneer III. Then it moved to Fire Headquarters when 1 and 2 were combined in 1979. It was in reserve at Fire Headquarters when I was hired by the Fire Department.



720 was sold to Shawnee by Hays Fire Equipment in 1976 and was the FIRST E\-One in the Kansas City metro. Pretty cool. It was the second yellow rig for Shawnee the first was a 1974 American International Bumper Pumper the twin to the RED 1970 IH American. 720 orgianally had two Federal Power Lights on the roof. I was told this rig was wrecked in the late 1980's and it did go to E\-One for a refurb. It came back in 1989 White over Red with the MARS flush mounted between the head lights and new updated E\-One logo plates. It served until June of 2007 as a third line spare. It was donated to Greensburg Kansas after the tornado destroyed the city. The metro USAR guys told me they loved the rig and were responding all over Greensburg blowing the Q siren. They loved the Q but who doesn't. SFD really liked it and it served at all three fire houses before leaving. It looked much better RED.



I really loved their ALF Pioneer III it was sharp deep red. SFD just returned to ALF red with the delvery of the new Pierce Quint for 2's



Thanks for posting Steve great photos

Rick