tom bretz a ffII,retired disabled ff/emt from Kingston PA F D,own 2 wardlafranceengs a 49,a66,member of iaff 840,six cnty fire asso,pa state firemen's assoc, pa pump primers,schuylkill historic fire soc(spaamfaa's newest chapter--black diamond),luzerne cnty fire/rescue,life mem of columbian fire co kingston,former app op at laflin,edwrdsvlle,forty fort all in pa
could be,i only saw the little logo on it when they got it that it was donated to them by avenue nj it could very well have been avenuel ,i'll bet this is the 1977
tom bretz a ffII,retired disabled ff/emt from Kingston PA F D,own 2 wardlafranceengs a 49,a66,member of iaff 840,six cnty fire asso,pa state firemen's assoc, pa pump primers,schuylkill historic fire soc(spaamfaa's newest chapter--black diamond),luzerne cnty fire/rescue,life mem of columbian fire co kingston,former app op at laflin,edwrdsvlle,forty fort all in pa
Here are 3 WLF's from Elkhart,IN that I forgot I had shot back on 6/8/1991. First is Engine 2, a 1972 WLF with a 1250 pump and 500 tank. My notes says it has a 3-D body. I'm not sure if thats a rehab or if it came that way originally. Serial#80-651
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
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Elkhart Engine 5. Not sure how it happened, but I have no info on this rig even tho it was taken the same day as the other 2 rigs(and the rest of the dept)
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
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08-31-2006, 11:17 PM (This post was last modified: 08-31-2006, 11:18 PM by GA_Dave.)
After studying the pics for a few minutes, I would say that the ones lettered Engines 2 and 5 are the same. The one for Engine 3 has different pump controls.
Dave, I looked at my database again and 80-651 is what was put down for that rig. And I'm almost 100% sure we shot all those Elkhart rigs on the same day so Eng.2 & 5 couldn't be the same. But being that it was 15 years ago i might be confused too LOL
Dennis
Dennis Metzger
Eden Prairie, MN
Canon EOS T3i
All photos Copyright Metzger.Media 2014 unless otherwise noted
While it appears to be a typical Ultravision cab of the P-80 or P-85 style, this one was powered by a GM V-8. I've discussed this with other some folks, but no one has ever heard of a P-75!
Engine 4, Lake Erie Beach, NY
1967 Mark I
750/1000
#75-03
This rig later served Hanover Center, NY and was then sold to an excavating company for washing mud off their bulldozers.
09-05-2006, 02:22 PM (This post was last modified: 09-05-2006, 02:27 PM by Aaronw.)
Finally got around to getting some pics of this engine
This is probably the most famous Ward Lafrance built, here is Engine 51 used in the TV show Emergency! , it is currently serving in Yosemite National Park as Engine 7 for DNC, the major concessioner in the park (DNC operates Camp Curry, Yosemite Lodge and other guest services in the park), it is staffed on a volunteer basis by employees of DNC. Universal studios once was connected to this company which is how "Engine 51" found its way to Yosemite. The only major modification was the light bar, the old beacon made the engine too tall to fit in the bay so it was replaced with a low profile light bar. I have heard rumors that this engine may be replaced soon and sent to the Smithsonian.
The National Park Service runs their own fire department in Yosemite completely seperate from DNC's industrial fire brigade.