Ward LaFrance Ultravision

[Guest]

No the Motor Home was built from Truck-5, the other WLF Hi Ranger.

[Guest]

WOW! What a collection! Great pictures.



This rig is definitley up there on the list for me with the likes of

Crowns and Hahns. Who didn't run this piece?



I think the Brookfield Twp. truck is the first time I've ever seen a WLF with a mid-mount tower.

[GA_Dave]

Here's something a bit different. This rig was built this way to match a fleet of Ward LaFrance pumpers in Rome, GA. The aerial and bodywork are all Pirsch. If any of our Pirsch experts have the serial number for this one, please send it my way. Thanks!



Ladder 1, Rome, GA

1975 Ultravision/Pirsch

100' Rearmount

#80-1104

[GA_Dave]

Engine 6, Rome, GA

1975 Ambassador

1000/500

#80-1225

Retired

[GA_Dave]

Crash 10, Elmira-Corning Airport, NY

1977 Statesman 4x4

800/1500/300F

#80-1272

[Kevin Lackey]

Come on now, am I going to have to be the only to post some Memphis WLF's ?

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[quote name='taurudak' post='8536' date='Jul 13 2006, 11:51 ']<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Union FC of Walnuttown, Berks Co, PA once ran this 1974 Ward LaFrance 1000/1000 as Eng 32.[/quote]

taurudak additional info:



This Ward LaFr was delivered in March, 1974. In 1992 it was refurbed by a local body shop. On 12-24-05 the vacant Garden State Tannery building in Fleetwood was struck by fire. This Ward pumped for hours at that fire.

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[quote name='taurudak' post='8538' date='Jul 13 2006, 11:56 ']<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> George Clay FC of West Conshohocken, Motgimery Co, PA Sqt 3911 was a 1974 Ward LaFrance 1250/500/55'.[/quote]

taurudak additional info:



This is supposedly the first Tele-Squrt mounted on a Ward LaFr chassis on the east coast. In 1994 it was sold to a fire co. in Oregon. It was flat bedded to that location arriving while a major blaze was in progress. It was unloaded and taken to the fire before it could be placed in the company's station.

[Guest]

[quote name='taurudak' post='8539' date='Jul 13 2006, 12:00 ']<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/usa.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Yardley-Makefield FC of Bucks Co, PA had this 1977 Ward LaFrance 1500/500. Note the large diameter hose reel on the back.[/quote]



taurudak additional info:



This was the first pumper in the Bucks County area with top-mount pump controls. It had two reels at the rear which were loaded with 2000 feet of 4 in. supply line. In 1986 it was rehabed by 3-D which included removal of the rear hose reels. In 1995 it was sold to Jackson Twp.(Luzerne Co.),PA.

[GA_Dave]

QUOTE(taurudak @ Jul 13 2006, 11:56 )



George Clay FC of West Conshohocken, Motgimery Co, PA Sqt 3911 was a 1974 Ward LaFrance 1250/500/55'.





taurudak additional info:



This is supposedly the first Tele-Squrt mounted on a Ward LaFr chassis on the east coast.

Technically, it couldn't have been, it's not a Tele-Squrt. The Tele-Squrt was a product of the Snorkel Fire Equipment Company. The device on the George Clay WLF is a Teleflow, a similar device built exclusively for WLF by Reading Techmatic. It's possible that this was the first Teleflow on the east coast.

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1975 Ward La France Ambassador

1500/

North Tonawanda, NY 5/79



From my collection





   

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1972 Ward La France Ambassador

1000/

Barker, New york 5/80



From my collection





   

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1968 Ward La France Ambassador

1000/500

Cambria, New York 8/79





From my collection





   

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1968 Ward La France Ambassador

1000/750

Matamoras, Pennsylvania 5/81



From my collection



   

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[url="http://www.etfd1.com/"]Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny County, PA[/url]

Unknown Info on this one

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Oak Lawn,IL 1968 Ward LaFrance/Bertram 250/500 Squad-1

Commish photo

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Oak Lawn, IL 1968 Ward LaFrance 1000/500 Eng-23

Commish photo

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Ex-Olge Lee, IL 1970 Ward LaFrance 1000/750

Taken at Indy 2001

Commish photo

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Syracuse, Ny 1973 Ward LaFrance 1500/500 50' Eng-18

Pete Lund Photo/Commish Collection

[SLIPPERYSAM]

Engine 77-1

Ward La France Ambassador