Ward LaFrance Ultravision

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scranton,pa had the largest fleet of wlf's in the northest part of,pa here is a bit of history on all of them.



x-engine 2 1978 wlf first started out as engine 15

x-engine 6 1978 wlf 1978-1990 in 1990 it went to engine 13 retired in 1993 it is now cut up for scrap



x-engine 7 1978 wlf it started life as a spare in 1990 it became engine 15

x-engine 8 1970 wlf damaged in an accident in 1974 rebuilt with a 195 cab the frame was shortened 2 feet it was refurbed with a new alf century body in 1985 at the alf shops in dunmore,pa it now resides in denaples junkyard in dunmore,pa



x-engine 9 1977 wlf it served engine 9 from 1977 to 1989 then it became a spare it also went to denaples it is literally in a scrap pile



x engine 10 1970 wlf origially engine 9 it was rebuilt in 1986 into an american la france engine using a 1000 series cab and a century body.

it also went to denaples and it was cut up approximately10 years ago



x engine 13 is a 1976 wlf it originally was engine 7 it was refurbed in 1994 using the body from the old engine 10 the one mentioned above and parts from the 5 other junked wards it is still in service as a spare (probably not too much longer)



x engine 14 1971 wlf it was delivered in 1972 it served engine 4 from 1972 to 1987 it then went to engine 14 from 1988 to 1993 it went to renegade fire apparatus for a motor rebuld and a paint job for the cab

in 1994 it went to engine 2 for a few months then to engine 8 in 1995 to engine 9 in 1997 it was scrapped it is still in tact today

also rehabbed in 1985 by the alf shops in dunmore with a alf century body and a complete motor rebuild\



x-engine 15 1977 wlf it was originally engine 2 until 1980 then it was switched with e-2 the 78 wlf



that is the history of wards in scranton