Crown Firecoaches

[Guest]

[quote name='Crown' date='02 February 2010 - 05:02 PM' timestamp='1265154126' post='361807']

I thought I should share a bit more information on this rig.



She was built for the Carmichael Fire Department in 1965 which is a suburb or Sacramento. She was delivered painted a deep red color similar to what San Francisco used and was repainted yellow after just a few years. She was later sold to the El Dorado County Fire Department and remained in service in the same general area in the Sierra foothils above Sactamento.

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

She tended to get relettered when moved from dept. to dept. under El Dorado County so there are pics floating around with different lettering on this same rig. She was repowered from her original Hall-Scott 1091 gas motor to a Cummins NTC-330 in the late 90s and was then sold by El Dorado County to Ozawkie, KS. When Ozawkie received this rig, they repainted the yellow which had become tired when Carmichael painted it so many years ago and added updated lighting to the existing lighting, strobes and so forth. For the most part, Ozawkie kept the rig original.

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

I am happy with this rig the way I received it and have no intention of backdating or otherwise restoring it. The yellow paint is in beautiful shape and I happen to like it and the door logo is very kewl. No porta-tank on the side when I took the photo as I was using it for its intended purpose at the time. For more pics, take a look at http://www.crownisking.org/eventsfiex08b.html

[/quote]





She served at Cool CA as part as the El Dorado Fire District, or Northside Fire District. Cool is Northeast of Sacramento just south of Auburn CA near the confluence of the American River.