Dave, the Rescue from Steelton in Post #1714, you have part of the history of the rig correct. It originally started out with the East End Fire Company No. 6 of Steelton as Engine 54. The East End then closed and this engine was given to the Baldwin Hose Company No. 4 of Steelton where it ran as Engine 53-1. It then became Rescue 53 with the Baldwin Company shortly before the 4 remaining companies in Steelton merged and than it became know as Rescue 50.
Jesse Shutt
Fisherville Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Dauphin Company 216)
Upper Dauphin County Emergency Medical Services (Dauphin Company 6)
Past President Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen's Association
05-04-2014, 12:14 PM (This post was last modified: 05-04-2014, 12:15 PM by upstatefire31.)
Quote:Is it just me or is half of that step van missing?
Trav!
Maybe it bought used or even maybe new(leftover from a fleet order) that way. Some stepvans used to have the lift/bucket kinda like a telephone truck. The bucket used to sit right there on the passenger side.
Quote:Maybe it bought used or even maybe new(leftover from a fleet order) that way. Some stepvans used to have the lift/bucket kinda like a telephone truck. The bucket used to sit right there on the passenger side.
I think this was a 1971 Ford C/Bruco 1,000/750 which was purchased by Nottingham in 1984 from Southampton (also in Bucks County, PA). Nottingham had a 1966 Ford C/Thibault which I think was 800/500 and was sold in 1984 to Lake Silkworth (Luzerne County, PA).
Quote:I think this was a 1971 Ford C/Bruco 1,000/750 which was purchased by Nottingham in 1984 from Southampton (also in Bucks County, PA). Nottingham had a 1966 Ford C/Thibault which I think was 800/500 and was sold in 1984 to Lake Silkworth (Luzerne County, PA).
BRUCE CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE 1971 FORD C/BRUCO. I HAD THE INFO FOR THE OTHER ONE.
it was sold to the now defunct sturges hose co in lackawanna county,pa they sold it a few years ago to hi-way auto parts now it is owned by al and mike caines of olyphant,pa