Scott,
I have been a little tardy with my responses – sorry. Will you ever forgive me ? Fort Washington & Edge Hill info from Al Powell’s files – the rest are mine. Will try to catch up tomorrow.
Bruce
FORT WASHINGTON
1964 Mack C-95F, canopy cab, 1000/500, delvd 4-29-64, $26,000, in 1977 painted LG from RW, referred to as the "hose wagon"-carried 5 inch hose, windshield above back step, gas powered, in 1987 sold to collector
1964 Ford C-800/Bruco, std.tilt-COE, custom enclosed 14 ft
walk-in rescue body with rear entry door, $5790 for
chassis from local dealer, in 1965 custom body built on chassis, delvd Nov, 1965, equipped with 10 KW generator, air bank for refilling bottles, 5-ton winch, 10-ton hydraulic jack, 500 ft of rope, line throwing gun, 1000 ft of electrical cable and floodlights, in 1980 repowered with Caterpillar diesel motor and Allison auto trans, generator upgraded to 12 KW Kohler diesel, six 5000 PSI DOT cascade bottles with filling station, in 1994 offered for sale-available June,1994-sold to Jon's Truck Sales-Rogersville,MO-picked-up on flat bed and taken to MO along with 1980 Duplex/Pierce from Edge Hill
EDGE HILL
1967 Hahn 78, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1000/500, model C-10-39, delvd 2-28-67, in 1980 sold to Brandywine-Coatesville (Chester Co.),PA, in 1987 moved to Washington Hose during consolidation of Coatesville FCs-Eng.43-1, housed 10-21-67, front suction intake, no booster reel on top, white
Scotchlite side stripe added at Coatesville, in 1995 sold to Franklinville (Bradford Co.),PA-22-23, Allison auto trans, in 7-07 offered on E-Bay no.300135574 by proprietor of Behmerwald Landscape Nursery-wdonn-4904 Garges Rd-Schwenksville,PA-purchased in 2002 to water nursery-irrigation system installed-so no longer needed-no garage-lettered for nursery-sold 8-3-07 to billbee23 for $1875
1967 Hahn 78, Cincinnati canopy cab, 100 ft Thiabault midship mounted aerial ladder, 250 gpm Hale pump, 250 gal tank, diesel motor, auto transmission, model HA-102, delvd 6-21-67, in 1980 sold to Shiloh No.2, East Manchester Twp.(York Co.),PA, in 1989 the main ladder was damaged and was replaced, in 1991 sold to Harrisburg Community College, seen 6-5-93 owned by Friendship-Mt.Joy Lancaster Co.),PA-ladder painted white-body all red-large white letters FD MJ on cab front, in 2000 sold to Mt.Joy resident, in 11-03 seen offered for sale at Bison Motors-Rt 15-Lewisburg,PA, housed 10-21-67, in 8-07 sold to Grant Miller-owner Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction-Lock Haven (Clinton Co.)-offered for re-sale-asked $9500, in 10-07 offered on E-Bay by mbros21-located in Mill Hall,PA-6 KW generator-Detroit diesel-26,251 original miles
PO-MAR-LIN
1964 Duplex/John Bean, Cincinnati canopy cab, 750/750. This was the first canopy cab purchased by the company. It cost $28,000 new, housed 5/15/65. It was sold in 1988 to a developer in Texas to provide fire protection to his development being built.
OXFORD
1969 Dodge C-800/Hahn, full-cab, 1000/750, model HS-10, delivered 1/19/70 at a cost of $25,000, Chrysler 413 CI gas engine, 5-speed/2-speed rear manual transmission. It was sold in 1985 to a dealer.
SADSBURYVILLE
1964 Autocar/Hahn 78, canopy cab, 750/1000, 60 gallon foam tank, model C-7, delivered 11/24/64, 9 KW generator, $30,000, placed into service 1/1/65, housed 8/7/65. This truck represents a couple firsts for this company, a canopy cab, and a new paint scheme, white over red. The engine was rebuilt in 1979. The motor blew a head gasket in the spring of 1994. The original water tank developed a hole in late 1998. Pump rebuilt in 12/02. Still in service today !
1970 International/Welsh, 750/250, front mount pump, open compartmented utility body, 4X4 field piece, positraction rear end, and a V-8 gas motor. It was sold in 1981.
SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY RESCUE
1966 GMC, full cab, open utility body, body purchased used, 3/4 ton chassis, air unit, had air compressor. Housed 5/19/73. Replaced in 1975.
NORCO
1962 International VCO/John Bean, 3-man tilt cab, 500/1000, high pressure pump, received in 8/62, sold in 1983 to a McDonald Douglas plant in Florida to be used in the plant fire brigade.
I have been a little tardy with my responses – sorry. Will you ever forgive me ? Fort Washington & Edge Hill info from Al Powell’s files – the rest are mine. Will try to catch up tomorrow.
Bruce
FORT WASHINGTON
1964 Mack C-95F, canopy cab, 1000/500, delvd 4-29-64, $26,000, in 1977 painted LG from RW, referred to as the "hose wagon"-carried 5 inch hose, windshield above back step, gas powered, in 1987 sold to collector
1964 Ford C-800/Bruco, std.tilt-COE, custom enclosed 14 ft
walk-in rescue body with rear entry door, $5790 for
chassis from local dealer, in 1965 custom body built on chassis, delvd Nov, 1965, equipped with 10 KW generator, air bank for refilling bottles, 5-ton winch, 10-ton hydraulic jack, 500 ft of rope, line throwing gun, 1000 ft of electrical cable and floodlights, in 1980 repowered with Caterpillar diesel motor and Allison auto trans, generator upgraded to 12 KW Kohler diesel, six 5000 PSI DOT cascade bottles with filling station, in 1994 offered for sale-available June,1994-sold to Jon's Truck Sales-Rogersville,MO-picked-up on flat bed and taken to MO along with 1980 Duplex/Pierce from Edge Hill
EDGE HILL
1967 Hahn 78, Cincinnati canopy cab, 1000/500, model C-10-39, delvd 2-28-67, in 1980 sold to Brandywine-Coatesville (Chester Co.),PA, in 1987 moved to Washington Hose during consolidation of Coatesville FCs-Eng.43-1, housed 10-21-67, front suction intake, no booster reel on top, white
Scotchlite side stripe added at Coatesville, in 1995 sold to Franklinville (Bradford Co.),PA-22-23, Allison auto trans, in 7-07 offered on E-Bay no.300135574 by proprietor of Behmerwald Landscape Nursery-wdonn-4904 Garges Rd-Schwenksville,PA-purchased in 2002 to water nursery-irrigation system installed-so no longer needed-no garage-lettered for nursery-sold 8-3-07 to billbee23 for $1875
1967 Hahn 78, Cincinnati canopy cab, 100 ft Thiabault midship mounted aerial ladder, 250 gpm Hale pump, 250 gal tank, diesel motor, auto transmission, model HA-102, delvd 6-21-67, in 1980 sold to Shiloh No.2, East Manchester Twp.(York Co.),PA, in 1989 the main ladder was damaged and was replaced, in 1991 sold to Harrisburg Community College, seen 6-5-93 owned by Friendship-Mt.Joy Lancaster Co.),PA-ladder painted white-body all red-large white letters FD MJ on cab front, in 2000 sold to Mt.Joy resident, in 11-03 seen offered for sale at Bison Motors-Rt 15-Lewisburg,PA, housed 10-21-67, in 8-07 sold to Grant Miller-owner Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction-Lock Haven (Clinton Co.)-offered for re-sale-asked $9500, in 10-07 offered on E-Bay by mbros21-located in Mill Hall,PA-6 KW generator-Detroit diesel-26,251 original miles
PO-MAR-LIN
1964 Duplex/John Bean, Cincinnati canopy cab, 750/750. This was the first canopy cab purchased by the company. It cost $28,000 new, housed 5/15/65. It was sold in 1988 to a developer in Texas to provide fire protection to his development being built.
OXFORD
1969 Dodge C-800/Hahn, full-cab, 1000/750, model HS-10, delivered 1/19/70 at a cost of $25,000, Chrysler 413 CI gas engine, 5-speed/2-speed rear manual transmission. It was sold in 1985 to a dealer.
SADSBURYVILLE
1964 Autocar/Hahn 78, canopy cab, 750/1000, 60 gallon foam tank, model C-7, delivered 11/24/64, 9 KW generator, $30,000, placed into service 1/1/65, housed 8/7/65. This truck represents a couple firsts for this company, a canopy cab, and a new paint scheme, white over red. The engine was rebuilt in 1979. The motor blew a head gasket in the spring of 1994. The original water tank developed a hole in late 1998. Pump rebuilt in 12/02. Still in service today !
1970 International/Welsh, 750/250, front mount pump, open compartmented utility body, 4X4 field piece, positraction rear end, and a V-8 gas motor. It was sold in 1981.
SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY RESCUE
1966 GMC, full cab, open utility body, body purchased used, 3/4 ton chassis, air unit, had air compressor. Housed 5/19/73. Replaced in 1975.
NORCO
1962 International VCO/John Bean, 3-man tilt cab, 500/1000, high pressure pump, received in 8/62, sold in 1983 to a McDonald Douglas plant in Florida to be used in the plant fire brigade.
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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