Radnor Fire Company, Wayne Delaware County. Station 15
Radnor is the only Delaware County station located on Rt 30 (Lincoln Highway) it is next to Bryn Mawr Fire Co station 23 (Montgomery County) and Berwyn Fire Co station 2 (Chester County)
Radnor has a very interesting history and had one of the very first motorized Fire apparatus built, on a Knox chassis
Radnor did a Great job presenting it's apparatus history on there web site.
[url="http://www.radnorfire.com/"]http://www.radnorfire.com/[/url]
Knox Model D-6 Chassis, powered by a 20 horsepower 2-cylinder air cooled engine coupled with a planetary transmission and was known as the “Fireman’s Herald”, green with black fenders and 2 electric headlights. It had two 35-gallon chemical tanks mounted each with 200 feet of hose. In addition it carried 1000 feet of 2 ½” hose, had a 14-foot extension ladder and 12-foot roof ladder. It also carried two 3-gallon extinguishers, hooks, axes, crow bars picks and lanterns.
[color="#FF0000"]Seen at a Firemans convention. Unknown photographer/source[/color]
Radnor is the only Delaware County station located on Rt 30 (Lincoln Highway) it is next to Bryn Mawr Fire Co station 23 (Montgomery County) and Berwyn Fire Co station 2 (Chester County)
Radnor has a very interesting history and had one of the very first motorized Fire apparatus built, on a Knox chassis
Radnor did a Great job presenting it's apparatus history on there web site.
[url="http://www.radnorfire.com/"]http://www.radnorfire.com/[/url]
Knox Model D-6 Chassis, powered by a 20 horsepower 2-cylinder air cooled engine coupled with a planetary transmission and was known as the “Fireman’s Herald”, green with black fenders and 2 electric headlights. It had two 35-gallon chemical tanks mounted each with 200 feet of hose. In addition it carried 1000 feet of 2 ½” hose, had a 14-foot extension ladder and 12-foot roof ladder. It also carried two 3-gallon extinguishers, hooks, axes, crow bars picks and lanterns.
[color="#FF0000"]Seen at a Firemans convention. Unknown photographer/source[/color]