Cairo, IL Auxilliary FD operated this 1963 GMC/Towers 750 gpm pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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South Park, IL had this 1958 IH/Fire Fighter 500/750 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Fayetteville, IL ran this 1939 Dodge/Central 500/100 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Mount Vernon, IL operated this 1963 Ford C/Towers 1000/150/75' Snorkel. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Here's an unusual combination. East Alton, IL had this 1969 Young/Towers 1500/300 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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The Town of Essex (I don't know where) had this big Mack tanker. Looks like something out of Pennsylvania. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />[/quote] This is Essex, Illinois.
Bellwood, IL operated this 1941 Pirsch 500/100 quad. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Anna, IL had this 1991 GMC/Towers 750/1500 tanker. Ron Manwaring pic/Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Willisville, IL operated this 1965 GMC/Darley 750/1000 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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[quote name='tascman' timestamp='1319146623' post='461106']
Cairo, IL Auxilliary FD operated this 1963 GMC/Towers 750 gpm pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> [/quote] Great pic, an unusual Dept. in a truly depressed city. Hope there's some good in their future. 
[quote name='ShoreFire' timestamp='1319148792' post='461115']
Great pic, an unusual Dept. in a truly depressed city. Hope there's some good in their future.[/quote]i will tell you a better distressed city scranton,pa the police and fire unions just a back settlement going back to 2002 with back pay and raises and bonuses going both departments and mayor chris doherty now does not know how to get the money for this for the past 10 years he has hired his political cronies at reduiculiosly high salaries plus raises every year for people that served no purpose at all and also pocketing taxpayers for use for his vacations and to support his extravagent lifestlyle and his past 3 mayoal campaigns he just laid off policemen and firefighters and permantley closed engine 9 which was a major engine co in scranton,pa and he brownouts certain engine co's on a dalily basis and truck 4 on a regular basis and to fool the people of scranton he moves rescue 1 to truck 4 when truck 4 is closed to fool the people of that neighborhood that there is fire protection there when there actually isn't
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Here's a few more from the "Muster Box". I may have posted this before. This image shows a Chevy pumper lettered for Hershey, PA. The notes say that this rig is Downingtown, PA. Maybe chatter between private owners. Jim Burner pic/Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> [/quote] 1940 Chevy Hale
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Las Vegas, NM ran this 1953 American LaFrance 700 Series 750 gpm pumper. Check out all the warning devices perched atop the windshield. Looks like a propane tank mounted just before the rear fender. What would that have been for? Dick Adelman pic/Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> [/quote] I looked up some of the climate data for Santa Fe, NM and found that the average lows for Nov through April are below freezing with record lows down to -18 degrees. I wouldn't have thought that for the state of NM, but I guess that happens when your above 7,000 feet.
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It is Las Vegas, New Mexico- not far from Sante Fe, NM where they do get snow! [/quote] I looked up some climate data on Santa Fe and found that the average low temperatures for Nov-April are below freezing, with record lows dow to -18 degrees. I wouldn't have thought that for NM, but I guess thats what happen when your above 7,000 feet.
[quote name='tascman' timestamp='1319146790' post='461107']
South Park, IL had this 1958 IH/Fire Fighter 500/750 pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> [/quote] Anyone know anything about this company? Did they build their own bodies or contract them out??
[quote name='tascman' timestamp='1317503145' post='458706']Here's a few more from the "Muster Box". I may have posted this before. This image shows a Chevy pumper lettered for Hershey, PA. The notes say that this rig is Downingtown, PA. Maybe chatter between private owners. Jim Burner pic/Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> [/quote]Scott, Somehow this one slipped by me. Will you ever forgive me. Interesting history on it. See below. Bruce 1940 Chevrolet field piece, full cab, 200/150, Hale HHB rotary pump, possible Hale body, purchased used from the Radnor Fire Company (Delaware County, PA) on 3/29/55 for $1,000 by the Alert Fire Company of Downingtown (Chester County, PA). It was sold by Alert in 1970 to Bill Harrison of East Erandywine Township who was a used car dealer. Mr. Harrison took the truck to the Manhiem Auto Auction to be resold. It went through at least four private collectors after it left Alert. One of the last of which was Hope Emerich of Hershey, PA. She bought it out of a junk yard and painted it with Hershey on the door. It was never in the Hershey FD. By 1994 it was owned by Bruce Stegner & Herb Barber of Franklin Square, NY. They repainted it.
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian Southeastern PA Region
Thanks to all for comments, corrections, observations, and such. Bruce, I always enjoy your updates concerning the PA stuff. I hope you all will continue to enjoy. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
 ' /> [size=5]Mehlville, MO had this 1981 Hendrickson/Towers 4x4 1500/500/50' squrt. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' /> [/size]
South Gate, CA had this 1972 Crown 50' telesqurt equppied with a 1500 gpm pump. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Tulare County, CA Engine # 11 was this 1976 Ford C/Pierce/Crown 50' squrt wih a 1000 gpm pumper. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Here's a nice shot showing LAFD Wagon # 9 which is a 1972 Crown 50' telesqurt. Slide taken in September of 1973. Mattson Collection <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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