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Ford C Series Chassis Fire Apparatus
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='200675' date='Mar 28 2008, 14:45 ']Good stuff, Juergen! This rig has a Pierce Minuteman body. The Minuteman was a forerunner to today's rescue pumper. The full-depth compartments limited the tank to 500 gallons, but allowed much more equipment to be carried than in the typical Suburban body. Most Minuteman bodies were built on conventional Ford amd GM chassis but some were Ford C's and even a couple were built on custom chassis.[/quote]



Dave, thanks for the info.



Here is some more stuff from the West.

HazMat 253 from Tualatin Valley/OR was a 1985 Ford C-8000 with Marion bodywork.



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Bellevue/WA operated another Ford C/Marion hazmat. This one is from 1980.



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Rescue 513 from the Grant Co FD# 5 was a 1977 Ford C with Marion bodywork. It was equipped with a 250 gpm-pump and a 500 gallon-tank.



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Rescue 57 from Sedro Wooley/WA was a 1985 Ford C-8000 with Marion bodywork.



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Rescue 2 in San Francisco operated a 1987 Ford C-8000 with Welch bodywork.



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Squad 23 from the Sacramento Co FPD was a 1984 Ford C-8000 with bodywork from Beck Fire Apparatus.



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Rescue 1 in Santa Clara/CA was a 1981 Ford C-8000 with bodywork from Westates. Note the large light-tower on top.



Credit to the photographer who is not known.



   
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Rescue 22 in Kirkland/WA was a 1980 Ford C with E\-One body. Note the rescue-boat on top.



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The Salem FD in Oregon had this air-truck. It was constructed in 1969 with a locally built body.



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The Special Operations Unit in Puyallup/WA was this 1989 Ford C-8000 with Marion body.



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Engine 2 in Oakley/Idaho was a 1966 Ford C-850 with bodywork from Young. It has a 1000 gpm-pump and a 500 gallon-tank. Probably bought used from an eastcoast department. Any info ?



Mark Boatwright photo



   
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[quote name='kieferfire' post='201199' date='Mar 30 2008, 13:01 ']Engine 2 in Oakley/Idaho was a 1966 Ford C-850 with bodywork from Young. It has a 1000 gpm-pump and a 500 gallon-tank. Probably bought used from an eastcoast department. Any info ?



Mark Boatwright photo



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1966? According to my Ford truck book, quad headlights appeared on Ford C-series trucks only from 1958 until 1961 at the latest.
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