Imperial Fire Apparatus Rancocas, NJ

[Engine504Driver]

[quote name='Frank B' timestamp='1290218020' post='412193']

Fairfax VA 1972 Imperial I-584 (one of five) each with a letter after the Imperial # A-E

1000gpm-500gwt

unknown photographer

[/quote]



Original apparatus assignments were:



Engine Co. 11 - Penn Daw (Wagon 11)

Engine Co. 22 - Greater Springfield (Wagon 22)

Engine Co. 26 - Edsall Road (Wagon 26)

Engine Co. 27 - West Springfield (Wagon 27)

Engine Co. 28 - Seven Corners, but almost immediately became Engine Co. 11's second piece (Engine 11)

[Frank B]

<span>Red Bank NJ River Plaza

1972 Imperial #I-535 (model D-12)
</span>

Rich Gergel collection

[Frank B]

<span>Red Bank NJ River Plaza

1972 Imperial #I-535 (model D-12)</span>

[Frank B]

<span>Moorestown NJ Lenola FC

1972 Imperial I-537
</span>

 


<span>1987 Pierce refurb
</span>

[ff002]

<span><span>Moorestown NJ Lenola FC

1972 Imperial I-537</span></span>

 
<span><span>1987 Pierce refurb</span></span>

Nice looking ride...is that a Pierreville body originally?

[Guest]

<span>Red Bank NJ River Plaza

1972 Imperial #I-535 (model D-12)
</span>

Rich Gergel collection

This is River Plaza Fire Company in Middletown Township, not Red Bank.

[GA_Dave]

Nice looking ride...is that a Pierreville body originally?

I believe it's a Thibault body.

[ff002]

I believe it's a Thibault body.

That was my thought originally, but Pierreville used dual paddle handles and the rear beacon holders are classic Pierreville.For that era Thibault always used the metal name plates across the front. Corrections welcome.

[GA_Dave]

That was my thought originally, but Pierreville used dual paddle handles and the rear beacon holders are classic Pierreville.For that era Thibault always used the metal name plates across the front. Corrections welcome.

According to information contained in the Iconografix book on Imperial Fire Apparatus, it had a Thibault body. 

[Frank B]

Is River Plaza in Red Bank's area? for some reason this was in my notes. Was it correct?  

[Guest]

Is River Plaza in Red Bank's area? for some reason this was in my notes. Was it correct?  

Red Bank and Middletown border each other, I believe, but that is about it. Middletown has eleven fire companies. Red Bank has their own FD separate from Middletown. Love the picture.

[Guest]

Is River Plaza in Red Bank's area? for some reason this was in my notes. Was it correct?  

River Plaza is in fact Middletown Township, NJ (Monmouth County). Red Bank, as mentioned, is a seperate municipalty that is close by

[uzbek]

Question on this long dormant thread. I know Imperial as a chassis builder, but from the looks of some of the photos posted, they also built apparatus bodies.

Is this in fact the same company? Does anyone know the time period in which they built bodies?

[GA_Dave]

Question on this long dormant thread. I know Imperial as a chassis builder, but from the looks of some of the photos posted, they also built apparatus bodies.

Is this in fact the same company? Does anyone know the time period in which they built bodies?

Imperial Fire Apparatus was a division of Pemberton Fabricators from 1969-1976 and located in Pemberton, NJ. They built complete fire apparatus, on both custom and commercial chassis. Around 1973, they also began supplying custom chassis to other builders, which became their mainstay operation after exiting the complete apparatus business in 1976. From then on, they were known as PemFab and produced custom fire apparatus chassis until they closed in 1997. The name Imperial was used on their premier custom chassis lines.