St. Louis Metro

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Also purchased the same year were two 1949 Seagrave 1000/200 pumpers. Here is Engine 29, Seagrave #E-1726, delivered in March of 1949, StLFD #70.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Here is Engine 37's (formerly Engine 1) 1949 Seagrave 1000/200, Seagrave #E-1725, StLFD #47.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Great job Steve! For 1965 photos, the clarity is superb!



Couple of questions,



Who is Duane? I've heard the name and seen the fine work he has done in the past. Is/was he a firefighter?



As for St. Louis, not to sound dumb! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_redface.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> but, I've always wondered as far as open cab trucks.

Were there any precautions used in rain, snow or washing the apparatus?



Were the trucks radio equipped, when did they start equipping them?



I notice no mirrors in some of the backing shots, did they not use them?



Thanks for the fine contribution!

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The department also purchased a 1949 Central 1000/200 pumper, StLFD #12, which we never saw in 1965.



The department purchased one 1949 Mack 1000/200 pumper, StLfD #27 which was assigned to Engine 18. We actually caught them hooked to a hydrant at two separate fires on our 1965 trip.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Here's another shot of Engine 18's 1949 Mack 1000/200 pumper working. Not the support iron holding up the "Squirel-Tale" hard suction. This is one of the few Squirrel tale suctions that was hooked up to the pump panel side (most were hooked up to the officers side of the pump).



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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In 1950 the St. Louis Fire Department bought four 1950 Mack 1000/200 pumpers as follows:

95-LS-1207 StLFD #64 E12-25 1950 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1208 StLFD #85 E?-37 1950 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1209 StLFD #84 E35-SpE46 1950 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1210 StLFD #88 E27-SpE48 1950 Mack Open 1000/200



Here is Engine 35's 1950 Mack 1000/200 hooked to the hydrant with a dry line.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Duane got this shot of Engine 37 in 1976 still operating one of the 1950 Mack 1000/200 pumpers , 95LS-1208 (former Engine 7). Note that by 1976 these Macks were using soft suction hose as seen here.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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Duane also got this shot of Engine 37's 1950 Mack 1000/200 backing into the station.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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In 1951 St. Louis purchased five additional Mack 1000/200 pumpers as follows:

95-LS-1249 StLFD #69 E33-H6 1951 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1250 StLFD #80 E15-SpE 1951 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1251 StLFD #5 E32/H5 1951 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1252 StLFD #67 E24/H12 1951 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1253 StLFD #51 E31/H10 1951 Mack Open 1000/200



Here is Engine 24 in 1965 pumping at a working fire.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Here is Engine 24's 1951 Mack 1000/200 pumping at a fire on 9/11/65 at 5149 Eastern for a fire near a school. Here's the assignment as we recorded it:

0825 hours E13, H&L17, 809

0826 hours, Box 2718 E43-24



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Duane took this photo in 1976 of Hose 5 was operating with 1951 Mack 1000/200, Mack #95LS-1251.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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Here is Hose 10 in 1976 operating 1951 Mack 95LS-1253. I wonder how many different vehicles those large deck guns were mounted on in their careers.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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In 1976 StLFD Hose Wagon 12 was using 1951 Mack 1000/200, 95LS-1252.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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Here is an unknownHose Wagon operating with one of the other two 1951 Mack 1000/200 pumpers.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel

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This rig was long gone by the time Duane visited in 1976. In 1965 it was Reserve H&L 26 with a 1952 Mack A-model tractor and 1930 Mack 75-foot spring-hoist aerial ladder. It had served as H&L 16, 11 and 17 previously.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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In 1952 the department bought three additional Mack 1000/200 pumpers as follows:

95-LS-1276 StLFD #66 E39-HW2 1952 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1276 StLFD #87 E41/H1 1952 Mack Open 1000/200

95-LS-1277 StLFD #34 E6-SpE47 1952 Mack Open 1000/200



This 1952 Mack 1000/200, 95LS-1277, was assigned as Reserve Engine 47 in 1976.



- 1976 Duane Troxel Photo

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Here is a shot taken in 1965 of Engine 39 returning to quarters with their 1952 Mack 1000/200, Mack #95LS-1275.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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The St. Louis Fire Department purchased a 1953 Central 1000/200 pumper on an Available or Duplex chassis. It was running as Engine 19 in 1965, StLFD #54.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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Another Mack tractor was purchased in 1953 to tow a 1935 Mack 85-foot spring-hoist aerial. This rig, StLFD #60, had served as H&L 13 and 8 before being assigned as Reserve H&L 24 in 1965, (but we never saw it).



Also in 1953 the department purchased this 1953 American LaFrance 100-foot TDA, ALF #L-4750, StLFD #20 which was assigned to H&L 13 at Station 40.



- 1965 Photo by Steve Skaar

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In 1954 the department purchased two additional Mack 1000/200 pumpers as follows:

95LS-1357 StLFD #33 E2-23-22 1954 Mack Open 1000/200

95LS-1358 StLFD #52 E6-34 1954 Mack Open 1000/200



Here is Engine 22 in 1976 running with 95LS-1257.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel