Philadelphia, PA

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1951 Autocar/US Fire App. Eng-44

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1951 Autocar/US Fire App. 750/250 Eng-54

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1951 Ford/ Approved Wagon-45

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1941 Int'l Insurance Patrol #2

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1951 Int'l/ Insurance Patrol #3

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1971 Oshkosh/Pierce 1000/500 50' Eng-43

Joel Woods photo

[1958 F.W.D.]

[quote name='Dave B.' post='42464' date='Oct 11 2006, 05:10 ']This Autocar was a one-of-a-kind unit. It was made to exactly duplicate a REO. It also resembles DL-1 that is on display at the Fireman's Hall Museum. Nice shot, Randy.[/quote]



ok ok ok so sue me........... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' post='11116' date='Jul 17 2006, 20:56 ']Haz-Mat 1. Saulsbury on a Duplex Chassis. Quartered with E60/L19 in West Philly.[/quote]



Just a minor matter...in case anyone goes looking for them...Haz-Mat 1 -- E.60 -- L.19 are in South Philly at 2301 S. 24th Street.



Great pics. Love to see more Philly stuff.

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Here are a couple more Philly trucks. These were taken at the beginning of September at the viewing/funeral for my father-in-law, Thomas Bitto. He was Captain at L.19 -- Haz-Mat 1 at the time of his passing from Colon Cancer. Served 32 years on the job, and was with HazMat 1 for most of the time that I knew him (over 11 years).



I don't have specs on the apparatus...only the pics that were taken outside the church...so if anyone knows more, please fill in the details.



First off...Engine 53:

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Another of E.53:

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And another:







BTW...I didn't take these. I was inside at the time with my wife and family and rather pre-occupied.

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Second Alarmers Canteen Unit. I the background is E.60.

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[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' post='11099' date='Jul 17 2006, 20:44 ']DL-99.......or the Giant Deluge.....Also known as "Car 99" back in the old days.....A hydraulically powered Intelligiant Monitor on a 1949 Autocar Chassis.[/quote]







This Autocar was a one-of-a-kind unit. It was made to exactly duplicate a REO. It also resembles DL-1 that is on display at the Fireman's Hall Museum. Nice shot, Randy.

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<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> 1958FWD; I got some real deja-vu after seeing some of your color shots; you must have been on the great Philly bus tour on Memorial Day weekend in 1992! Thanks for the memories(has it really been almost 15 years???)

Warren Jenkins

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[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' post='11115' date='Jul 17 2006, 19:55 ']Field Comm 1. The true Philly Buff knows this piece as the "F-100". Uknown chassis with I believe a Gerstenslager Body. Quartered with Engine 8/Ladder 2 in Olde City at 4th and Arch.[/quote]



This was on a Ford chassis. My First Aid Squad ran one just like it...

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[quote name='The Commish' post='11153' date='Jul 17 2006, 20:18 ']1971 Oshkosh/Pierce 1000/500 50' Eng-43

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This also ran as Squrt 38 (Tower Pumper)

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one of Philly's 2- 1972 Ward LaFrance Crash Trucks...

This was Engine 78 F-1 at PIA

   

[1958 F.W.D.]

[quote name='Nine3Probie' post='42613' date='Oct 11 2006, 03:07 ']Just a minor matter...in case anyone goes looking for them...Haz-Mat 1 -- E.60 -- L.19 are in South Philly at 2301 S. 24th Street.



Great pics. Love to see more Philly stuff.[/quote]



Back when those pictures were taken, E60/L19 and HM1 were located at 3031 Grays Ferry Ave, in West Philly, formerly Engine 47's quarters, which was disbanded. E47 has been re-established at 3031 Grays Ferry Ave since, when E60/L19 moved back to S Philly.

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Here is another angle of the Ward LaFrance Crash unit from PIA - Foxtrot 1

It is a 1972 Ward (one of 2 that Philly bought).

   

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Here are a few more of things I had laying around from Philly.



Tower Pumper 8 - 4th and Arch St. The US Mint is in the background.