[quote name='mgk110' post='269555' date='Dec 30 2008, 14:54 ']Patrick,
I retired FF from E14 told me that the ALF at 14 was reassigned from Co. 1. The story goes that the ALF was purchased for the city by US Steel when the USS office building was under construction downtown. It was built for an FD in Texas that ran into money problems and could not take delivery. It was replaced at 1 by a Ford/Grumman in the early 80's and reassigned to 14. It was then replaced by one of the first Pierce Dashes the city bought.[/quote]
The LaFrance was bought following the Beacon Warehouse Fire. They lost an engine in that fire. This LaFrance replaced it and it went to Engine 1 where it was in service until 1981.
I retired FF from E14 told me that the ALF at 14 was reassigned from Co. 1. The story goes that the ALF was purchased for the city by US Steel when the USS office building was under construction downtown. It was built for an FD in Texas that ran into money problems and could not take delivery. It was replaced at 1 by a Ford/Grumman in the early 80's and reassigned to 14. It was then replaced by one of the first Pierce Dashes the city bought.[/quote]
The LaFrance was bought following the Beacon Warehouse Fire. They lost an engine in that fire. This LaFrance replaced it and it went to Engine 1 where it was in service until 1981.
Ed Saliba Jr.
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
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