information on the west point units...
the 59 Ford/Oren was originally owned by the Chesapeake Corporation for use by their forestry division for controlled burns. It proved to be too large and they donated it to West Point. the original lettering for Chesapeake stayed in place and the words donated by were added to it. the west point markings were added in front of the rear wheels this unit was refurbed and repainted at one point and the west point lettering was repainted on the door. this unit is no longer owned by the department but it is owned by a member. if you look closely at the paint on the panels in front of the rear wheels you can still see where the old lettering is. Also during the refurb the grill and front bumper were replaced with chrome. one more interesting note about this unit is that the steamer connection on the officers side is under the crew seat and you have to open the crew's door to get to it.
the Lafrance midmount to my knowledge was a 49 but i could be wrong. my Dad did alot of work to this unit as a volunteer in west point. the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Graphics were never removed. West Points Markings were put on either side under the jump seat. there was also a west point sign on either side of the ladder. to my knowledge this unit only left the station on 2 fires in the 10 to 12 years west point owned it.
the white tiller i don't know much about but i do know that it was given/sold to west point by the Williamsburg Fire Department hence the white paint. the ladder was pulled by the chassis of a former garbage truck. the reason there were 2 ladders in west point at this time was this was about the time that the la france replaced the tiller.
the lafrance is sitting in a field in Suffolk or Chesapeake and hasn't been tended to for many years.
the tiller's where abouts are unknown to my knowledge
the 59 Ford/Oren was originally owned by the Chesapeake Corporation for use by their forestry division for controlled burns. It proved to be too large and they donated it to West Point. the original lettering for Chesapeake stayed in place and the words donated by were added to it. the west point markings were added in front of the rear wheels this unit was refurbed and repainted at one point and the west point lettering was repainted on the door. this unit is no longer owned by the department but it is owned by a member. if you look closely at the paint on the panels in front of the rear wheels you can still see where the old lettering is. Also during the refurb the grill and front bumper were replaced with chrome. one more interesting note about this unit is that the steamer connection on the officers side is under the crew seat and you have to open the crew's door to get to it.
the Lafrance midmount to my knowledge was a 49 but i could be wrong. my Dad did alot of work to this unit as a volunteer in west point. the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Graphics were never removed. West Points Markings were put on either side under the jump seat. there was also a west point sign on either side of the ladder. to my knowledge this unit only left the station on 2 fires in the 10 to 12 years west point owned it.
the white tiller i don't know much about but i do know that it was given/sold to west point by the Williamsburg Fire Department hence the white paint. the ladder was pulled by the chassis of a former garbage truck. the reason there were 2 ladders in west point at this time was this was about the time that the la france replaced the tiller.
the lafrance is sitting in a field in Suffolk or Chesapeake and hasn't been tended to for many years.
the tiller's where abouts are unknown to my knowledge
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