Ward LaFrance Ultravision

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Ladder 67 had a 1970 WLF, 85 ft rig.

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Station 69 was a dual WLF station when it first opened with a couple of hand-me-downs. First up was this 1971 WLF, 1000-500.

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Ladder 69 was a 1969 WLF, 100 ft rig which had been Ladder 21.

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Eng. 74 had this 1970 WLF, 1000-500 rig.

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Ladder 75 received this hand-me-down when their station first opened. It was ex.- Ladder 68, a 1971 WLF, 75 ft.

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Houston Reserve Engine 1 was photographed filling in at Station 16. It was a 1969 WLF, 1000-500.

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Reserve Engine 6 definitely looks like she's been "rode hard and hung out wet to dry." This was a 1966 WLF, 1000-300 rig filling in a Station 51 when I photographed it.

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Reserve Pumper 7 also looking worn was filling in at Station 30. It to was a 1966 WLF, 1000-300.

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Reserve Eng. 8 was a 1966 WLF, 1000-300, photographed at Station 8.

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Sorry about the quality of this photo. This 1966 Reserve Pumper 9 was photographed at Station 60. It was a 1966 WLF, 1000-300.

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Engine 18 was an unusual WLF. It was one of a couple of 1972 WLF, 1000-500-22 ft elevating platform. I photographed it at Station 16. I believe its twin was stationed at Hobby Airport.

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Irving, Texas- Home of Texas Stadium and bordering DFW Intern'l Airport had a couple of WLF rigs. First up was Eng. 2- a 1969 WLF, 1000-500.

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Station 4 had this 1970 WLF, 1000-500.

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Katy, Texas had this retired 1974 WLF, 1000-500, parked behind the Station awaiting disposition.

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Mesquite, Texas had several WLF. Eng. 4 was assigned a 1976 WLF, 1000-500.

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Eng. 5 was assigned a 1972 WLF, 1000-500.

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Truck 5 was a 1974 WLF- Hi-Ranger, 75 ft snorkel.

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Missouri City, Texas had this 1980 Ward 79-Maxim, 100 ft-1250-300 which was in the process of being retired.

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North Montgomery County V.F.D. acquired this 1967 WLF, 1000-1000 from Washington Township, New Jersey. It ran as Eng. 92.

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Bob- I don't know who the Ward LaFrance salesman was back in the 60s and 70s in Texas, but I can tell you that he must have been an awfully busy man!